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

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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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