Safety Flash
Safe embarkation and disembarkation of Marine Pilots
Safe embarkation and disembarkation of Marine Pilots
- IMCA
- Safety Flash
- IMCA SF 24/20
- Inspection and MaintenanceMarine OperationsStructural and Asset Integrity
- Regulation and legislationStructural and asset integrity
- Inspection and maintenancePersonnel transfer
- Ladder
- Pre-use checksStop-work authority
- Marine industry
- Vessel
Summary
A marine pilot halted boarding after identifying a broken ladder step; the ladder was replaced before embarkation. The flash identifies omitted inspection before rigging and emphasises checks of new ladders, knot-free steps, officer checks before use, proper securing and compliance with IMO pilot-transfer requirements.
Classifications: Regulation and legislation; safety legislation; regulatory requirements.
Classifications: Structural and asset integrity; asset integrity; structural integrity.
Classifications: Inspection and maintenance; asset inspection; equipment maintenance.
Classifications: Personnel transfer; crew transfer.
Classifications: Ladder; ladders.
Classifications: Pre-use checks; pre-use inspection.
Classifications: Stop-work authority; stop work; stop-work intervention.
Classifications: Marine industry; shipping industry; maritime sector.
Classifications: Vessel; aboard ship; onboard vessel.
Summary
During the embarkation of the Pilot to the vessel, the Pilot observed that a step on the Pilot ladder was not in good condition (broken). The Pilot implemented the Stop Work Policy and informed the Master of the vessel, noting that the Pilot ladder would need changing before he would embark.
IMCA SF 24/20. Themes: inspection and maintenance, marine operations, structural and asset integrity.