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Maintenance of pilot ladders

The Ship-owners P&I Club has issued bulletin on the maintenance of pilot ladders to bring major concerns to the attention of the crew and ensure that pilot ladders and other associated pilot boarding arrangements are maintained to the highest standards at all times.Pilot ladders remain the most efficient way for pilots to board vessels and even though this is a simple process improper pilot boarding arrangements continue to give rise to claims.

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Near Miss: Pilot Ladder Failure

IMCA has issued new Safety Flash including key safety matters and lessons learned from near miss incident due to equipment failure. The incident reported occurred during an embarkation offshore, in which a rope on a pilot ladder snapped. The person boarding the vessel managed to hold onto the hand line which was rigged alongside the pilot ladder, thus preventing himself from falling overboard.

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