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1 SAFETYCAMPAIGN 2016

2 OUR MISSION PILOT LADDER SAFETY SURVEY 2016 CONTENTS 2 Beliefs 3 Foreword 4 Participants 5 Vessel Type 6 Compliance by Means of Transfer 7-9 Non-Compliance by Type of Defect 10 Required Boarding Arrangements for Pilot 11 IMPA Officers and Secretariat IMPA represents the international community of pilots. We use the resources of our membership to promote effective safety outcomes in pilotage as an essential public service BELIEFS The public interest is best served by a fully regulated and cohesive pilotage service free of commercial pressure. There is no substitute for the presence of a qualified pilot on the bridge. IMO is the prime authority in matters concerning safety of international shipping. All states should adopt a responsible approach based on proven safety strategies in establishing their own regulations, standards and procedures with respect to pilotage. Existing and emerging information technologies are capable of enhancing on-board decision making by the maritime pilot. Worldwide, day and night, pilots are required to board and disembark from all types of vessels in all types of weather in all seasons. This dangerous operation is vital so that pilots can ensure that vessels enter and leave port safely and efficiently, utilising expert local knowledge and ship handling skills, in the most hazardous and complicated part of the vessel s voyage. Safe pilot transfers are a partnership between the pilots and vessels being served. Pilots certainly have their part to play by wearing the proper personal safety equipment and complying with international, national and local safety requirements and making proper safety critical judgments during the transfer operation. The majority of pilots are recruited from a seagoing background, and they have a natural empathy with ships. Consequently, they often have a can do attitude to boarding vessels even when conditions are poor or when they encounter defective ladders. Their empathy with ships masters also extends to a reluctance to report defects to the authorities, a fact borne out by the low percentage of identified defects that are reported. Recognising the hazardous nature of pilot transfers, in 2012, IMO introduced measures through SOLAS 23 Regulation V/23 & IMO Resolution A1045(27) to revise the transfer arrangements provided by seagoing vessels. It is the industry s responsibility to ensure these pilot transfer risks are reduced as much as possible by supplying compliant ladders and ensuring the process is undertaken in line with SOLAS. The deteriorating standard of seamanship is of concern, resulting in ladders being improperly secured. The use of deck tongues and shackles to secure ladders in preference to proper lashings, whilst of convenience to the ships crews, means that the integrity of the ladders is now FOREWORD reliant on weak step fittings designed to prevent steps from twisting, rather than the strength of the side ropes, whose weight bearing capacity is prescribed by the regulations. A source of confusion to the seafarer and surveyors is the difference in terminology used by ISO 799 and SOLAS. Measures need to be taken to ensure that both standards compliment each other. Self-certification by pilot ladder manufacturers is of great concern to IMPA as increasingly when pilots challenge the compliance of a ladder with SOLAS, a certificate is produced, for a piece of equipment which is quite clearly not compliant. Inspections need to focus on the basis of compliance, rather than relying on correctly produced paperwork. IMPA held its annual Safety Survey this year from 1st to 14th October The purpose of the survey is to monitor compliance levels and draw to the industry s attention the defects that pilots encounter when boarding and disembarking vessels. Statistics produced by our many surveys over the years sadly demonstrate that non-compliance steadily remains between 15 and 20 percent. This year is no different in that respect. The statistics this year were sadly brought into focus on the 5th day of our survey. On 5th October 2016 a London pilot was killed whilst boarding a vessel in London UK. An investigation is currently underway to determine the causes of this tragedy as we go to print, so we are unable to share the reasons behind this accident. Regardless of the cause, it should serve to remind us all that it is not the statistics that are important but the safety of the pilots who work hard to ensure the continued efficiency of the industry. 2 I N T E R N A T I O N A L M A R I T I M E P I L O T S A S S O C I A T I O N S A F E T Y C A M P A I G N

3 PARTICIPANTS VESSEL TYPE The charts below show 2,709 returns from participating IMPA members which have been grouped into 5 geographical areas. The total noncompliance is shown as a percentage of total returns from each region and and as a total. The following chart shows a break down of all returns by vessel type. Both the number and the percentage of noncompliant vessels by type are shown. COUNTRY TOTAL RETURNS AS % Africa East Asia / Oceania Europe North America South America VESSEL TYPE TOTAL NUMBER OF VESSELS AS % General Cargo Oil Tanker Ro/Ro Passenger Container Gas Tanker Reefer Fishing Bulkcarrier Chemical Tanker Car Carrier Rig Supply Vessel (E.G. Navy) BY REGION BY VESSEL TYPE General Cargo Africa East Asia / Oceania Oil Tanker Ro/Ro Passenger Container Europe North America South America Gas Tanker Reefer Fishing Bulkcarrier Chemical Tanker 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% Car carrier Compliance Non-Compliance Rig Suply Vessel (E.G. Navy) 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% Compliance Non-Compliance 4 I N T E R N A T I O N A L M A R I T I M E P I L O T S A S S O C I A T I O N S A F E T Y C A M P A I G N

4 BY MEANS OF TRANSFER - BY TYPE OF DEFECT The following chart shows a breakdown of all returns by means of transfer. DEFECTS REPORTED TO AUTHORITY MEANS OF TOTAL TRANSFER NUMBER AS % Combination Side Door and Gangway Helicopter Deck to Deck TOTAL NUMBER OF -COMPLIANT SHIPS 481 Number of defects reported to Authority 50 % of non-compliant ships reported 10.4 Total number of non-compliant ships in survey reported Number of defects reported to Authority BY MEANS OF TRANSFER - BY TYPE OF DEFECT Combination Side Door and Gangway - BY TYPE OF DEFECT TOTAL AS % Pilot ladder Bulwark/Deck Combination Safety Equipment Helicopter Deck to Deck Bulwark/Deck 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% Combination Compliance Non-Compliance Safety Equipment 6 I N T E R N A T I O N A L M A R I T I M E P I L O T S A S S O C I A T I O N S A F E T Y C A M P A I G N

5 - BY TYPE OF DEFECT - BY TYPE OF DEFECT DEFECTS OF PILOT LADDER TOTAL AS % DEFECTS OF PILOT LADDER COMBINATION DEFECTS TOTAL AS % COMBINATION DEFECTS Not against ship s hull Steps not of suitable material Poorly rigged retrieval line Steps broken Steps not equally spaced more than 9 metres Steps dirty/slippery Sideropes not of suitable material too far forward/aft Steps painted Incorrect step fittings No bulwark ladder Steps not horizontal Lower stanchions/rail incorrect rigged Accommodation ladder too steep (>45 degrees) Pilot ladder not attached 1.5m above accommodation ladder Lower not horizontal Ladder(s) not secured to ship s side Lower less than 5 metres above the sea Lower stanchions / rail incorrect rigged Accommodation ladder too steep (>45 degrees) Ladder(s) not secured to ship s side Lower less than 5 metres above the sea Not against ship s hull Sideropes not of suitable material not attached 1.5m above accommodation ladder Steps not of suitable material too far forward/aft Lower not horizontal Poorly rigged retrieval line Steps broken Steps painted Incorrect step fittings SAFETY EQUIPMENT DEFECTS TOTAL AS % SAFETY EQUIPMENT DEFECTS Steps not equally spaced more than 9 metres Steps dirty/slippery No bulwark ladder Steps not horizontal DEFECTS OF BULWARK / DECK Inadequate lighting at night No lifebuoy with self-igniting light No VHF communication with the bridge No heaving line No responsible officer in attendance BY TYPE OF DEFECT TOTAL AS % No/faulty handhold stanchions Ladder not secured properly No/faulty handhold stanchions Ladder not secured properly Inadequate lighting at night No lifebuoy with self-igniting light No VHF communication with the bridge No heaving line No responsible officer in attendance 86 I N T E R N A T I O N A L M A R I T I M E P I L O T S A S S O C I A T I O N S A F E T Y C A M P A I G N

6 REQUIRED BOARDING ARRANGEMENTS FOR PILOT In accordance with SOLAS Regulation V/23 & IMO Resolution A.1045(27) INTERNATIONAL MARITIME PILOTS ASSOCIATION H.Q.S. Wellington Temple Stairs, Victoria Embankment, London WC2R 2PN Tel: +44 (0) Fax: +44 (0) This document and all IMO Pilot-related documents are available for download at: A PILOT LADDER WINCH REEL No shackles, knots or splices RIGGING FOR FREEBOARDS OF 9 METRES OR LESS The steps must be equally spaced COMBINATION ARRANGEMENT FOR SHIPS WITH A FREEBOARD OF MORE THAN 9 METRES WHEN NO SIDE DOOR AVAILABLE Clearance 220cm HANDHOLD STANCHIONS Min. Diam. 32mm Min.120cm Above Bulwark Pad eye The steps must be horizontal and chocks under the steps must be tightly secured NO OBSTRUCTIONS Min. 91.5cm Spreaders must not be lashed between steps Min. 91.5cm Side ropes must be equally spaced PILOT LADDER Must extend at least 2 metres above lower B ACCOMMODATION LADDER Secured to ship s side MAN-ROPES (without knots) Min. Diam. 28mm Max. Diam. 32mm IF REQUIRED BY THE PILOT SPREADER Min. 180cm Long The steps should not be painted, dirty or slippery Should lead aft Maximum 45 slope All pilot ladder winch reels should have a means of prevention from being accidentally operated. 0.5m Ladder must be firmly attached to ship s side 1.5 metres above accommodation MAXIMUM 9 STEPS Between spreaders SIDE ROPES Min. Diam. 18mm Lower horizontal The brake and lock must be operative on manually operated winches. Clearance 220cm Loops and tripping lines present a tripping hazard and foul the Pilot Launch The lower shall be a minimum of 5 metres above the sea Min. 40cm 2m ALL STEPS Must rest firmly against ship s side Power winches must have an operative safety device to lock the winch in position. Recommended 9 metres freeboard mark A pilot ladder requires a climb of not less than 1.5 metres and no more than 9 metres 31-35cm 2m 91.5cm Responsible Officer in contact with bridge Handhold stanchions rigidly secured to deck STERN BOW Side opening C 5th STEP From bottom must be a spreader Clearance 220cm Accommodation ladder should be secured to ship s side 6 METRES unobstructed ship s side Height Required by Pilot Ship s side doors used for transfer should not open outward 75cm 75cm 91.5cm (Using eyepad, magnetic or pneumatic system) Bulwark & Pilot ladder secured to deck strong points Lifebuoy with self-igniting light THE INTERNATIONAL MARITIME PILOT S ASSOCIATION IMPA OFFICERS President Captain Simon Pelletier - Canada Senior Vice President Captain Hans-Hermann Lückert - Germany Vice Presidents Captain Alvaro Moreno Constantino - Panama Captain Na, Jong Pal - South Korea Captain Ricardo Augusto Leite Falcão - Brazil Captain John Pearn UK Vice President/Treasurer Captain Jean-Philippe Casanova - France IMPA SECRETARIAT Secretary General Nick Cutmore Executive Secretary Caron James Executive Assistant Marie-Claire Jenkins

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