We operate in a high risk environment and the riskiest part being embarking/disembarking the ship on the pilot ladder. They continue to cause death and serious injury! We take pilot ladder safety very serious and continue to push for better standards and training to help ensure all our pilots go home to their families 😊
Embarking and disembarking a ship using a pilot ladder is a high-risk activity. Using a fraudulently certified pilot ladder significantly increases that risk, endangering the lives of coastal pilots and crew. Following a similar investigation in 2019, pilot ladders once again are being produced for use in Australia with fraudulent certification. Some pilot ladders marked as “Manufactorer By: QINGDAO GOOD BROTHER MARINE LIFE” (as pictured below) have been fraudulently certified. While “QINGDAO GOOD BROTHER MARINE LIFE SAVING APPLIANCE CO. LTD” appears to be a legitimate business, suppliers are using their name illegally. We urge all ship owners and operators to check their pilot ladder certification with the relevant certification body. If the pilot ladder was purchased in Australia, you can contact the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC). If the pilot ladder was purchased overseas, please contact the countries equivalent. Pilot ladders must comply with international standards (SOLAS V/23), be certified, and properly maintained. Pilot ladders fraudulently certified are non-complaint and will be rejected for use in Australia. If you suspect a ship is using a fraudulently certified pilot ladder report it by submitting a marine safety concern, https://lnkd.in/gCCcd8yS Read more: https://ow.ly/AQxS50QmUQO #AMSA #SafeSeas #CleanSeas #PilotLadder #Seafarer
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11moI remember many moons ago making our own Pilot Ladders onboard. Often making a complete spare was a 'rainy day job' given that their construction was time consuming and required a level of skill. I fondly remember often sitting in the foc'sle with the Bosun or another old salt and being shown the literal ropes of their correct construction. I never saw one fail and it was a source of pride to see the finished product. As a Seafarer, you become intimate with these sorts of jobs and you knew that it could likely be you or one of your Shipmates rigging and ultimately testing them underway before embarking a Pilot. Honestly, some of these off-the-shelf items I've seen are shameful. I take my hat off to the Pilots who are virtually playing Russian Roulette every day with what must be being encountered out there on some vessels. Ultimately some Bean Counter put profit over human life, such is the sad world the sea is becoming.