BY ORDER OF THE
SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE
AIR FORCE MANUAL 48-114
23 JULY 2019
Aerospace Medicine
RECREATIONAL WATERS AND
MISSION TRAINING POOLS
COMPLIANCE WITH THIS PUBLICATION IS MANDATORY
ACCESSIBILITY: Publications and forms are available on the e-Publishing website at
www.e-Publishing.af.mil for downloading or ordering.
RELEASABILITY: There are no releasability restrictions on this publication.
OPR: AF/SG3/4PB
Supersedes: AFI48-114, 27 October 2014
Certified by: AF/SG/3/4
(Maj Gen Robert I. Miller)
Pages: 35
This publication implements requirements of AFPD 48-1, Aerospace and Operational Medicine
Enterprise. It provides guidance and procedures on the operation and maintenance of swimming
pools, mission training pools, hot tubs and spas, splash pads, therapeutic pools, and natural
bathing areas under Air Force (AF) jurisdiction. It applies to individuals at all levels who
operate, maintain, and monitor swimming pools, mission training pools, hot tubs and spas, splash
pads, therapeutic pools, and natural bathing areas AF-wide, including the Air Force Reserve and
Air National Guard (ANG), except where noted herein. This publication may be supplemented at
any level, but all supplements must be routed to the Office of Primary Responsibility (OPR)
listed above for coordination prior to certification and approval. Refer recommended changes
and questions about this publication to the OPR listed above using the AF Form 847,
Recommendation for Change of Publication; route AF Forms 847 from the field through the
functional chain of command. The authorities to waive wing or unit level requirements in this
publication are identified with a Tier (“T-0, T-1, T-2, T-3”) number following the compliance
statement. See AFI 33-360, Publications and Forms Management, for a description of the
authorities associated with the Tier numbers. Submit requests for waivers through the functional
chain of command to the appropriate Tier waiver approval authority, or alternately, to the
requestors commander for non-tiered compliance items. Ensure that all records created as a result
of processes prescribed in this publication are maintained in accordance with Air Force Manual
33-363, Management of Records, and disposed of in accordance with Air Force Records
Information Management System Records Disposition Schedule. The use of the name or mark of
any specific manufacturer, commercial product, commodity, training curricula, facility standards,
or service in this publication does not imply endorsement by the Air Force.
