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Pilot Ladder Insecure

Weather: SW winds, 26 knots cloudy with showers.

The pilot vessel came alongside the departing ship from Fremantle Port inner harbour. The procedure is to check that the Pilot ladder is correctly rigged as per the guidelines set by the International Maritime Pilots Association, before the Pilot disembarks. The testing of the ladder involves placing weight on the ladder and pulling on the manropes. When the manropes were tested it became apparent that one of them had not been correctly secured.

The pilot then proceeded to instruct and assist the crew to correctly rig both manropes. The pilot proceeded to disembark with no problems. This near miss is a reminder of the dangers that the pilot is exposed to when transferring between pilot launch and ships at sea. Had the Pilot crew not correctly followed procedure and had the pilot not noticed, it is certainly possible that the pilot may have fallen.

1. Explain the expressions in bold, using English equivalents. Answer the questions.

  1. Weather: SW winds, 26 knts cloudy with showers.

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How can you calculate the force of wind by Beaufort scale using the given wind speed? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

  1. The Pilot ladder is correctly rigged.

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  1. According to what organisations should the Pilot ladder be rigged correctly?____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

  2. How should the Pilot ladder be tested properly?____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

5. Explain the expression “placing weight on the ladder”, and “pulling on the manropes”. Describe the process.

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6. How do you understand the word combination “near miss”?__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

7. Who is responsible for securing the Pilot ladder on board the ship?

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2. Decide if the following statements are True or False. Correct the wrong ones.

  1. The reminder of the dangers that the pilot is exposed to is called dangerous avoidance of the accident.___

  2. The pilot vessel was underway alongside the departing ship from inland harbour Fremantle Port.____

  3. Prior the Pilot disembarks, the officer must be sure that the pilot ladder is secured correctly.____

  4. When the manropes were tested it became clear that the pilot ladder had been rigged properly.____

  5. The Pilot crew had not correctly followed the procedure and the pilot had not noticed that the ladder was unsecured.____

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