MIL-HDBK-1027/4A
Corridors. Six feet wide corridors are recommended from entry to
locker room and from locker room to pool area to accommodate student class
groupings.
Divers' Locker and Equipment.
Space is required for safety divers
assigned to ASTC's.
Equipment Drying and Storage. A drying environment is required
separate from the moisture laden pool environment. Storage and drying area
must have high capacity HVAC systems to provide heat, humidity removal, and
air volume to dry flight suits, survival vests, flight helmets, and boots
which are stored here for daily use by students. Design area to accommodate
storage and drying racks with long pegs for items such as boots and helmets.
The area must be large enough to allow good air circulation around all stored
items. One or two commercial washers are used here to process flight suits
which are worn by students into the pool. Washing the suits in non-pool
water is necessary to remove pool chemicals and prolong their usable lives.
Provisions for drying 40 sets of clothes in 12 hours are desirable.
Equipment Repair. This space is used for repair of equipment used
in the drying and storage area described above plus parachute drag material
and other pieces of cloth-type training equipment. Commercial sewing
machines and other tools are used here by aircrew survival equipmentmen (PR)
in maintenance and repair for the devices.
Janitor's Closet.
Specify galvanized or other corrosion resistant
shelving.
Lobby. Bulletin boards and directories in lobbies exposed to
moisture migration from the pool area must have moisture seals and non-
corrosive construction.
Locker Room. Provide
one full height open wire type locker, 2'-0"
wide, and clothes hook for each
military staff person and garment changing
area with wall mounted number 8
finish stainless steel mirror. Provide
permanent built-in curb mounted
lockers except where future flexibility is
required. Minimize blind spots
and/or visual obstructions except as required
for privacy.
Men Students' Locker Room. Use built-in lockers on curbs for ease
of maintenance unless future flexibility is expected. Provide adequate
lockers and clothes hooks for trainee occupancy load and adequate garment
changing area with wall mounted number 8 finish stainless steel mirror.
Minimize blind spots and/or visual obstructions except as required for
privacy.
Men Students' Showers. Private shower stalls should be used.
Separate shower room from adjacent area with a threshold. Provide towel
hooks in the drying area and soap dispensers and toiletry shelf in each
stall.
Men Students' Toilet. Specify ceiling hung partitions for easier
cleaning and drainage to eliminate rusting of floor mounts. Provide solid
plastic partition finish for better hygiene and graffiti resistance. Provide
shelf for temporary stowage of hand carried items such as hats and books.
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