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Diminishing magnet strength for pilot ladder anchors

Diminishing magnet strength for pilot ladder anchors

by Mariska Buitendijk | Nov 6, 2025 | Maritime accidents, News, Shipping, SWZ|Maritime

Magnets can lose their strength over the time, as was the case on board a tanker, where the magnets for the accommodation platform released from the hull. It resulted in problems for pilots trying to leave the vessel. The Nautical Institute describes the incident in a...
Pilot ladder crimp glitch caught in time

Pilot ladder crimp glitch caught in time

by Mariska Buitendijk | May 19, 2023 | Classification/inspection, Maritime accidents, News, Shipping, SWZ|Maritime

It is of paramount importance to have a thorough and frequent pilot ladder inspection regime in place – a person’s life depends on it, says the Nautical Institute in its latest Mars Report. In this report, the rope of pilot ladders was found damage after just six...
Lifebuoy best located aft of pilot ladder

Lifebuoy best located aft of pilot ladder

by Mariska Buitendijk | Dec 16, 2022 | Maritime accidents, Maritime regulations, News, Shipping, SWZ|Maritime

The SOLAS, Chapter V, Reg. 23 requirement for pilot boarding states only that a lifebuoy equipped with a self-igniting light ‘shall be kept at hand ready for immediate use’. A reader of The Nautical Institute’s Seaways, an experienced harbour pilot, has...
Does your pilot ladder meet requirements?

Does your pilot ladder meet requirements?

by Mariska Buitendijk | Nov 23, 2022 | Maritime accidents, News, Shipping, SWZ|Maritime

The US Coast Guard issued a Safety Alert after someone died after falling from a pilot ladder. Modifications to the pilot ladder were found that may have contributed to the accident. The incident is also covered in The Nautical Institute’s latest Mars Reports....
Lifebuoy best located aft of pilot ladder

Man overboard while rigging the pilot ladder

by Mariska Buitendijk | Aug 18, 2021 | Maritime accidents

Having to work over the side while underway cannot be avoided at times but is always dangerous. The Nautical Institute issues this warning in its latest Mars Report, in which a crew member fell overboard while rigging the pilot ladder. The Nautical Institute gathers...
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