Tag: ladders

Matthew Williams, Secretary General of the International Maritime Pilots' Association (IMPA), offers insights into recent updates and regulatory changes related to maritime pilotage, emphasizing the need for proactive measures to mitigate risks.

The Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions (CDPP), on behalf of the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA), has successfully prosecuted a ship’s master and shipping company, following a serious accident involving a ship’s pilot in 2023. 

Latest IMPA Safety Campaign on pilot ladders raises awareness of the need for pilot transfer arrangements to be procured, inspected, maintained and rigged in compliance with SOLAS regulation V/23, taking complete account of the ISO 799 standards. IMPA highlights the need to secure pilot ladders at intermediate length and conduct mandatory training, inspection and maintenance.

SteamShip Mutual P&I Club presents guidelines regarding gangway and accommodation ladder inspection and maintenance.

SSM issued a risk alert, in which highlights that a new regulation refers to the construction, installation, maintenance and testing requirements as detailed in MSC.1/Circ.1331 ‘Guidelines for Construction, Installation, Maintenance and Inspection / Survey of Means of Embarkation and Disembarkation’.

The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) published its investigation report about fatal fall from the pilot ladder of Formosabulk Clement.

A recent Safety Flash by the International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) focuses on an incident in which a crewmember suffered a fractured pelvis falling 4-5 metres from a temporary access ladder onboard a cargo vessel.

In its annual report, UK MAIB referred to pilot ladder incidents and accidents and to the actions that can prevent these accidents. 

Australian Maritime Safety Authority published a Marine Notice to remind shipowners, operators, masters, crews, recognised organisations, marine pilots and pilotage providers about their obligation to provide and ensure continued safe pilot transfer arrangements on ships.

The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) has confirmed the successful prosecution of a master and a vessel company in Western Australia’s Perth Magistrates Court on May 23, 2023.