Safety Flash
Pilot ladder requirements
Pilot ladder requirements
- IMCA
- Safety Flash
- IMCA SF 07/17
- Inspection and MaintenanceMarine Operations
- Regulation and legislation
- Inspection and maintenance
- Ladder
- Pre-use checks
- Marine industry
- Port and quayside
Summary
A pilot in an Australian port identified a newly supplied pilot ladder that failed to meet IMO or ISO standards. The flash reminds members to specify compliant ladders with knot-free steps, check new ladders before use, and ensure officers verify condition, fitness for purpose and proper securing before rigging and use.
Classifications: Regulation and legislation; safety legislation; regulatory requirements.
Classifications: Inspection and maintenance; asset inspection; equipment maintenance.
Classifications: Ladder; ladders.
Classifications: Pre-use checks; pre-use inspection.
Classifications: Marine industry; shipping industry; maritime sector.
Classifications: Port and quayside; quayside; harbour; harbor.
Summary
A member has reported an incident in which a vessel was supplied with a new pilot ladder which did not meet International Maritime Organization (IMO) or International Organization for Standardization (ISO) standard.
IMCA SF 07/17. Themes: inspection and maintenance, marine operations.