The best pilot ladders for the safety of maritime pilots

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"Rope Ladders" by PTR Holland

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IMPA has published examples of best practice together with a letter from Capt. Simon Pelletier, President of IMPA.

A counterfeit ladder is a pilot ladder that purports to be a genuine approved ladder, from a manufacturer that has been certified by an approved body in the manufacture of pilot ladders to a certified standards.

SOLAS/IMO/IMPA Regulations require additional safety measurements for pilot's boarding and disembarkation since recently. These magnetic holders of two types, one is manually set and the other is a remotely controlled one, fixes both pilot ladder and accommodation ladder (gangway) strongly onto the hull of the ship. Thus, the pilot can climb more safely. We are negotiating with ISO, IMO, IMPA etc in order to standardize these items for pilot safety.

Pilot going onboard, using pilot ladder port side, 1,5 meters above the water.

European Maritime Days 2024: About DanPilot's focus on digitalisation and our two innovation projects in remote and drone-assisted pilotage as a supplement to traditional pilotage.

In this video, you can take a look at what happened when the Napoli broke her back and was run aground on the south coast of the UK.