In a recent Local Marine Notice 12/22, the port of Port Hedland has made the industry standard ISO 799-1 mandatory for all ships calling the port from may first 2023. This means that ship are only allowed to use pilot ladders over 30 months old after they have been tested […]
Pilot Ladder Safety
An Awareness Project : Pilot Transfer Safety Signs
This summer, on July 18th 2022, one of the pilots of YALPAS Pilotage company, Captain Cafer Kiribrahim (64 years old), died when boarding by pilot boat “Yalova Pilot 2” to tanker named “Alhena” at Yalova anchorage area. This tragic incident made all maritime pilots in Türkiye very sad. We bid farewell to Captain […]
ICS and IMPA shipping guidance can help curb pilot transfer fatalities
Source: ICS Press release A guide to maritime pilot transfer safety has been updated amid industry concerns about poorly rigged ladders causing severe injuries or fatalities. The ‘Shipping Industry Guidance on Pilot Transfer Arrangements’, produced by the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) in partnership with the International Maritime Pilots’ Association […]
Marking and Certification of pilot ladders
A high quality pilot ladder starts its life at a high quality manufacturer. Evidence of the authenticity of the ladder, as well as the standards it is manufactured to, can be found on the ladder itself, as well as on the documentation that comes with it. All documents must be […]
Pilot on The Ladder
Source: Chesapeake Bay magazine, November 16, 2020 For Bay Pilots, Getting to the Top Isn’t Easy story & photos by Bill Band It was just a routine trip up the Bay. At 19:30 I had boarded the Polish-flagged bulk carrier at the Chesapeake Bay entrance, and nine hours later I […]
Survey on Pilotladder Legislation
Capt. Ewan Rattray suffered a serious injury while boarding a vessel as a Pilot in 2018. He is still working in the ports industry and has decided use his professional knowledge and academic skillset to conduct much needed research into the boarding and landing of pilots. The purpose of this […]
American Club alerts members to Pilotladder Safety
In the latest Members Alert dated August 25th, 2020 the American Club, one of the major P&I clubs in the world, joins the cause for Pilotladder Safety. It is good to see the international attention to the website is growing, also amongst P&I clubs! For more information check out https://www.american-club.com
Well done MAGLEBY MAERSK!
Another good practice example: a simple poster at the pilot ladder station on how to DO IT RIGHT , THE FIRST TIME . Thanks to the MAGLEBY MAERSK
Some Thoughts On The Pilot Ladder Poster – Article
Recently, Schelde Pilot Arie Palmers wrote an article on the information displayed on the REQUIRED BOARDING ARRANGEMENTS FOR PILOT -poster, also known as: ” The wheelhouse poster” : Goodmorning! recently I finished a small article on the well known ‘pilot ladder poster’. We all know there are different errors in […]
An Offline Copy
Recently, after boarding a ship, I discussed the pilot ladder’s layout with the master, showing him the new website at the same time. At that point he told me there was only limited internet access onboard, so he would be very interested in an offline copy of the website to […]