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Pilot Ladders: First sign of vessel’s safety standards ?

Shipping is changing drastically and not all changes are liked by shipowners, ship managers, and seafarers.

But if there was one change that is being welcomed by all is this…

Shipping industry now takes every personal injury or death very seriously.

For tanker operators, the oil Majors even require a death onboard any of their vessels to be reported to them.

We have to consider this change as a welcome change.

The KPI for Personal injuries and deaths need to be set to zero, an absolute zero.

But one area where we keep hearing about the loss of life or injuries for that related to embarking and disembarking of pilots.

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Comments (2)

Gary Clay June 3, 2020

The following statement in the article is factually incorrect...'Pilot ladder needs to be secured with appropriate shackles to a strong point on the deck. Use of ropes to secure the pilot ladder is a big no-no.' Ropes should ALWAYS be used shackles should NEVER be used. This information in incorrect and highly dangerous. I am a pilot and have been for 19 years. We struggle to improve safety when such incorrect information is shared.

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han January 6, 2020

is there any certificate requirement also for embarkation ladder of life raft?

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About Capt Rajeev Jassal

Capt. Rajeev Jassal has sailed for over 24 years mainly on crude oil, product and chemical tankers. He holds MBA in shipping & Logistics degree from London. He has done extensive research on quantitatively measuring Safety culture onboard and safety climate ashore which he believes is the most important element for safer shipping.