BP 344: 2024 revised accessibility rules

7202 OFFICIAL GAZETTE VoL. 120, No. 28 -—_— VOL. 140, No. 28 4. The construction or renovation of public i. Allocate on a per-class basis, transport utilities covered by these rules areas for disabled passengers. shall be subject to compliance with the body These areas shall be nearest to designs and specifications as provided the entrance and/or exit doorways under existing rules and regulations of the vessels. 5. Posters or stickers shall be conspicuously ii. Give priority to passengers with displayed inside the units. disabilities’ embarkation and 6. Public transportation shall have designated disembarkation through the seats for persons with disabilities assignment of "time windows." a. Regular buses shall have at least five Passengers with disabilities shall (5) designated seats for persons with be given a twenty (20) minute disabilities near exit/entrance doors period to embark ahead of the b. First class, premiere, and air- three (3) hour embarkation time conditioned buses shall have at least prior to the ships departure and four (4) designated seats for persons shall be allocated a maximum of with disabilities near the door one (1) hour for disembarkation c. Passenger trains shall have at least after the ship's arrival ce (6) designated seats Beficat for d. The designated seats shall be inde with disabilities nearest to identified by the International Symbol d. Passenger airplanes shall have at OlAccess. . least two (2) designated seats for = Owners ar oparglors of iL buses persons with disabilities near the front operating in highly urbanized cities exit/entrance door on a per aircraft shall install in their units audiovisual type basis aids such as buzzer, bells, flashing e. For regular and air-conditioned ints; tocinform the driver: of < dig city buses, other passengers may alighting passengers. use these designated seats if not f. At least one deck in passenger ships occupied and yield them to incoming shallbe provided with accessible ramps persons with disabilities whenever passageways, access to gangways. the occasion arises galleys, safety equipment and bunks f. For provincial buses, regular and air- berths/cabins with dimensions conditioned buses, passenger trains, conforming with the requirements. and airplanes, the designated seats for hos sly with disabilities may be RULE V - ADMINISTRATION AND occupied by other passengers only ENFORCEMENT if no persons with disabilities shall PTH a : occupy these seats at the start of the L ots crg for:Administration..ap P The administration and enforcement of the a. Jeepneys shall have at least two @) provision of these Rules and Regulations seats, preferably the front seats as shall be vested in the Secretary of Publi- designated seats for persons with Works and Highways and the Secretar, disabilities of Transportation, in accordance wit~ b. For jeepneys, other passengers may the functions and jurisdiction of the- use these designated seats if not respective Departments as provided for by occupied and yield them to incoming laws as follows. passengers with disabilities only if a. The Secretary, through the Heads = the yielding passenger can still be attached agencies of the Departme=: accommodated at the back of Public Works and Highways c. In domestic shipping, each vessel with the technical assistance of tr= shall: National Building Code Developmer: