Pilot Ladder - Angle & Deployment Height

Pilot-ladder deployment angle and height-above-water check per SOLAS V Reg. 23 - safe access for embarking pilots.

PilotLadderSOLAS V

Freeboard at entrancemPilot ladder lengthm

Ladder angle: 54.3deg

Arrangement: Pilot ladder alone OK

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Formula, assumptions, and limits

\cos\alpha = F_B / L_{ladder}

Symbol	Meaning	Unit
$F_B$	Freeboard at boarding location	m
$L_{ladder}$	Pilot ladder length	m

Source: SOLAS V Reg. 23

In short

Pilot-ladder deployment angle and height-above-water check per SOLAS V Reg.

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