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Iulian Pica
The Romanian Maritime Pilots Association "EUXIN PILOTS",
Romania
on 8 March 2022, 20:37 UTC
This is not Ukraine nor Istanbul. This is pilot boarding at Canakkale westbound...
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published on 8 January 2021
Correct method of rigging pilot ladder explained.
As explained, a large number of reports related to the use of pilot ladders which are too long relative to the vessel’s draughts. As a result, the excessively long ladders require shortening up before being deployed for boarding pilots. In these cases, ship crew shortens the pilot ladders, using D-shackles to choke the side ropes at the required height along the ladder’s length. In this method, the D-shackle is first secured to a hard point...