CHIRP reports tha about an incident that concern failures to comply with the pilot ladder regulations.
The incident
According to CHIRP, the trapdoor type combination, accommodation ladder platform were less than five metres above the sea.
The Pilot told the Master that in moderate sea and swell conditions access would not have been possible due to the risk of the pilot being caught under the platform by the waves.
The pilot ladder position is constrained by the design of the vessel and believes that a safer position should be considered to provide pilots and other visitors to the ship with an alternative means of access when the freeboard height is close to the regulation 9.0 meters
CHIRP notes.
Human factors
- Alerting: Be assertive, positive and constructive and propose a solution
- Situational Awareness: Had the bridge team properly considered the current and forecast sea conditions prior to ordering the deployment of this embarkation ladder?
