Almost every large ship carries a simple rope ladder used by harbor pilots to board offshore before entering port. This explains how pilot ladders work, why proper rigging matters, and how small ...

The UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has released its 2022 annual report which includes details of its investigation into pilot ladder safety. The MAIB canvassed 105 UK Competent Harbour ...

The IMO Convention for Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS Chapter V, Regulation 23) sets out the principal requirements for the rigging of pilot ladders. There is further detailed technical specification ...

The MAIB report, on behalf of the Isle of Man Ship Registry, concludes that the bosun and other members of the crew, had been working for an extended period within 2 metres of an unguarded deck edge, ...