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 […]
Pilot Ladder Safety
Does He Make it Across every time?
Pilot Boarding is a critical operational and the most frequent operation on Container Ships. The ship is well prepared to embark or disembark the Harbour Pilot’s safely In accordance with SOLAS Regulation V/23 & IMO Resolution A.1045(27)
Marine Pilot Survives Pilot Ladder Accident at Port of Durban
On Tuesday, a South African marine pilot narrowly escaped injury after a rope ladder broke while he was disembarking the ship in Durban’s harbor.
Pilots seek action on unsafe “trapdoor” arrangements
The American Pilots’ Association has written state pilotage authorities calling them to take action on the use of dangerous “trapdoor” pilot-access arrangements.