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Pilot Ladder Rigging Height

Check pilot-ladder rigging height against SOLAS V Reg 23 - ladder length when freeboard exceeds 9 m requires combination with accommodation ladder.

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Formula, assumptions, and limits

If hfreeboard>9 m: combination ladder\text{If } h_\text{freeboard} > 9 \text{ m: combination ladder}
SymbolMeaningUnit
hfreeboardh_\text{freeboard}Freeboard at boarding stationm

Source: SOLAS V Reg 23; IMO Res A.1045(27)

In short

Check pilot-ladder rigging height against SOLAS V Reg 23 - ladder length when freeboard exceeds 9 m requires combination with accommodation ladder.

Learn the theory Pilotage Operations: SOLAS V, IMO Rules, BRM