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Pilot boarding arrangement for cargo ships
All arrangements used for pilot transfer shall efficiently fulfil their purpose of
enabling pilots to embark and disembark safely. The appliances shall be kept clean,
properly maintained and stowed and shall be regularly inspected to ensure that they
are safe to use. They shall be used solely for the embarkation and disembarkation of
personnel.
The rigging of the pilot transfer arrangements and the embarkation of a pilot shall
be supervised by a responsible officer having means of communication with the
navigation bridge who shall also arrange for the escort of the pilot by a safe route to
and from the navigation bridge. Personnel engaged in rigging and operating any
mechanical equipment shall be instructed in the safe procedures to be adopted and
the equipment shall be tested prior to use.
Transfer arrangements
Arrangements shall be provided to enable the pilot to embark and disembark safely
on either side of the ship.
In all ships where the distance from sea level to the point of access to, or egress
from, the ship exceeds 9 m, and when it is intended to embark and disembark pilots
by means of the accommodation ladder, or by means of mechanical pilot hoists or
other equally safe and convenient means in conjunction with a pilot ladder, the ship
shall carry such equipment on each side, unless the equipment is capable of being
transferred for use on either side.
Safe and convenient access to, and egress from, the ship shall be provided by
either:
a pilot ladder requiring a climb of not less than 1.5 m and not more than 9
m above the surface of the water so positioned and secured that:
i) it is clear of any possible discharges from the ship;
ii) it is within the parallel body length of the ship and, as far as is practicable,
within the mid-ship half length of the ship;
iii) each step rests firmly against the ship's side; where constructional
features, such as rubbing bands, would prevent the implementation of this
provision, special arrangements shall, to the satisfaction of the
Administration, be made to ensure that persons are able to embark and
disembark safely;
iv) the single length of pilot ladder is capable of reaching the water from the
point of access to, or egress from, the ship and due allowance is made for
all conditions of loading and trim of the ship, and for an adverse list of
15°; the securing strong point, shackles and securing ropes shall be at
least as strong as the side ropes;
v) an accommodation ladder in conjunction with the pilot ladder, or other
equally safe and convenient means, whenever the distance from the
surface of the water to the point of access to the ship is more than 9 m.
The accommodation ladder shall be sited leading aft. When in use, the
lower end of the accommodation ladder shall rest firmly against the ship's
side within the parallel body length of the ship and, as far as is
practicable, within the mid-ship half length and clear of all discharges; or
vi) a mechanical pilot hoist so located that it is within the parallel body length
of the ship and, as far as is practicable, within the mid-ship half length of
the ship and clear of all discharges.
Access to the ship's deck
Means shall be provided to ensure safe, convenient and unobstructed passage for any
person embarking on, or disembarking from, the ship between the head of the pilot
ladder, or of any accommodation ladder or other appliance, and the ship's deck. Where
such passage is by means of:
i) a gateway in the rails or bulwark, adequate handholds shall be provided;
ii) a bulwark ladder, two handhold stanchions rigidly secures to the ship's structure at
or near their bases and at higher points shall be fitted. The bulwark ladder shall be
securely attached to the ship to prevent overturning.
Shipside doors used for pilot transfer shall not open outwards.
Pilot boarding arrangement for cargo ships - Use of mechanical pilot hoist
All arrangements used for pilot transfer shall efficiently fulfil their purpose of
enabling pilots to embark and disembark safely. The appliances shall be kept clean,
properly maintained and stowed and shall be regularly inspected to ensure that they
are safe to use. They shall be used solely for the embarkation and disembarkation of
personnel.Ships' personnel should particularly note the requirements for correct maintenance for mechanical pilot hoist.
Use of Mechanical pilot hoists
The mechanical pilot hoist and its ancillary equipment shall be of a type approved by
the Administration. The pilot hoist shall be designed to operate as a moving ladder
to lift and lower one person on the side of the ship, or as a platform to lift and lower
one or more persons on the side of the ship. It shall be of such design and
construction as to ensure that the pilot can be embarked and disembarked in a safe
manner, including a safe access from the hoist to the deck and vice versa. Such
access shall be gained directly by a platform securely guarded by handrails.
Efficient hand gear shall be provided to lower or recover the person or persons
carried, and kept ready for use in the event of power failure.
The hoist shall be securely attached to the structure of the ship. Attachment shall
not be solely by means of the ship's side rails. Proper and strong attachment points
shall be provided for hoists of the portable type on each side of the ship.
If belting is fitted in the way of the hoist position, such belting shall be cut back
sufficiently to allow the hoist to operate against the ship's side.
A pilot ladder shall be rigged adjacent to the hoist and available for immediate use
so that access to it is available from the hoist at any point of its travel. The pilot
ladder shall be capable of reaching the sea level from its own point of access to the
ship.
The position on the ship's side where the hoist will be lowered shall be indicated.
An adequate protected stowage position shall be provided for the portable hoist. In
very cold weather, to avoid the danger of ice formation, the portable hoist shall not
be rigged until its use is imminent.
Associated equipment
The following associated equipment shall be kept at hand ready for immediate use
when persons are being transferred;
i) two man-ropes of not less than 28 mm in diameter properly secured to the
ship, if required by the pilot;
ii) a lifebuoy equipped with a self-igniting light;
iii) a heaving line.
Lighting
Adequate lighting shall be provided to illuminate the transfer arrangements overside, the
position on deck where a person embarks or disembarks and the controls of the
mechanical pilot hoist.
Rigging
The rigging of the mechanical pilot hoist arrangements and the embarkation of a pilot shall
be supervised by a responsible officer having means of communication with the
navigation bridge who shall also arrange for the escort of the pilot by a safe route to
and from the navigation bridge. Personnel engaged in rigging and operating any
mechanical equipment shall be instructed in the safe procedures to be adopted and
the equipment shall be tested prior to use.
Transfer arrangements
Arrangements shall be provided to enable the pilot to embark and disembark safely
on either side of the ship.
In all ships where the distance from sea level to the point of access to, or egress
from, the ship exceeds 9 m, and when it is intended to embark and disembark pilots
by means of the accommodation ladder, or by means of mechanical pilot hoists or
other equally safe and convenient means in conjunction with a pilot ladder, the ship
shall carry such equipment on each side, unless the equipment is capable of being
transferred for use on either side.
Pilot hoist maintenance
Mechnical pilot hoists must be
of an approved design and are subject to annual survey as part of the annual
and renewal survey for the vessel's safety equipment certificate. Ships' personnel should particularly note the requirements for correct maintenance for mechanical pilot hoist.
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