Following the death of a New York pilot back in December 2019, the American Pilots’ Association on behalf of around 1.200 American ship pilots, recently conducted a letter to the US State Pilotage Authorities concerning pilots’ safety.
Specifically, the New York pilot lost his life as he fell while boarding an inbound containership on December 30, 2019.
In this case, the embarkation was via a combination arrangement of an accommodation ladder and a pilot ladder. This combination involved a...
https://safety4sea.com/us-marine-pilots-urge-on-unsafe-trapdoor-arrangement/