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Latest IMPA Safety Campaign on pilot ladders raises awareness of the need for pilot transfer arrangements to be procured, inspected, maintained and rigged in compliance with SOLAS regulation V/23, taking complete account of the ISO 799 standards. IMPA highlights the need to secure pilot ladders at intermediate length and conduct mandatory training, inspection and maintenance. parka waterproof
T he results of the 2023 IMPA Safety Campaign show that historical trends in non-compliance continue. The headline non-compliance rate remains over sixteen percent, and the main determinant of noncompliance remains pilot ladders. Pilot ladder observations are included in more than fifty percent of reports of non-compliant arrangements.
2023 has been an important year for the safety of pilot transfer arrangements. The International Maritime Organization (IMO) is working now to amend SOLAS regulation V/23 and its associated recommendations. This work is anticipated to result in an enhanced and more robust safety regime for pilot transfer arrangements for the benefit of pilots and other users.
..Capt. Adam Roberts, Vice President & Chairman of the IMPA Safety Sub-Committee.
Critical aspects of the proposed amendments speak directly to the results presented here and in previous years. Those aspects are :
But, that change is not expected to enter into force until 2028. In the meantime, the focus must be on raising awareness of the need for pilot transfer arrangements to be procured, inspected, maintained and rigged in compliance with SOLAS regulation V/23, taking complete account of the ISO 799 standards.
Following the campaign, IMPA concludes the following:
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