Use this checklist every time the pilot ladder is rigged
The Pilotladder
- Is the pilot ladder in good shape?
- Check for wear and tear
- Check for broken steps or spreaders
- Are all steps and ropes clean?
- Is all extra equipment present and ready for use?
- Lifebuoy and light
- Manropes if required
- Heaving line
- Lifejacket
- Officer with communication to bridge.
- Is the pilot ladder rigged to the correct height?
- Has the retrieval wire been rigged correctly? (above the spreader, leading forward)
- Has the pilot ladder been secured to the deck in a correct way?
- Haven stanchions and bulwark ladder been fitted and secured to the deck?
- Is there adequate lighting at the point of embarkation / disembarkation?
The Combination Ladder
- Is the accommodation ladder in good shape?
- Check for wear and tear
- Check if it is clean and the siderails free of grease
- Is the retrieval line rigged correctly?
- Is the accommodation ladder secured to the ships side, independent of the ladder?
- Is there at least 5 meters of space under the platform?
- Are the hand railings / hand ropes rigged correctly, both inboard and outboard?
- Does the pilot ladder extend 2 meters above the platform?
- Have both pilot ladder ropes been secured to the ship, at 1.5 meters above the platform?