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PERSONAL ACCESWAY

a. Who has the responsible for the provision of safe access for persons boarding

and disembarking a ship?The master

b. When 2 ship are moored alongside each other at a wharf or jetty, which ships

has the responsibility to provide safe access between the inboard ship and

the outboard ship?the outboard ship

c. When 2 ship are moored alongside each other at a wharf or jetty and has a

higher freeboard than the other, which ship has the responsibility to provide

safe access to the other?The ship with a higher freeboard

d. 4 reuirement for the safe mean of access?

!e of adeuate strength!e in good state of repairWell secured to prevent accidental movement"ully illuminate at night#argo net $tted beneath%ave lifebuoy with line at the accesppoint&roperly rigged and adjusted for tidal'freeboard changes

e. ( type of accommodation ladder

)ingle*+ight type

ulti*+ight typeTelescopic type

f. inimum diameter and type of rope for pilot ladder?anilla and 2-mm

g. escribe how pilot ladder it is constructed and include the type of material

used for its construction?

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*2 single length of 2-mm manila rope of su/cient length to reach the water

when ma0imum freeboard and adverse list of 13

*4 lower step may be made of rubber' euivalent material

*thstep must be made of spreader and every thshould also be a spreader

*all other step are made of hardwood, free of knots, cracks, twists ' any

irregularities*have non*slip surface

*eually spaced, no less than (-mm and no more (5-mm

*all steps must be secure so that each steps shall remain hori6ontal

h. %ow many replacement steps are permitted in a pilot ladder?7o more than 2 steps

i. escribe how pilot ladder is to be illuminated at night?The light is to be mounted aft of the pilot ladder, facing forward so as not to

blind the pilot boats co0swain his approached

j. What is the ma0imum freeboard that a pilot is allowed to climb a pilot ladder

when boarding'disembarking a ship?

k. What does the symbol painted on the side of the ship indicate

8t indicates the m freeboard mark, the ma0imum height allowable for

a pilot to climb a

&ilot ladder

l. What arrangement is used for pilot boarding when the freeboard of the ship

e0ceeds the regulatory distance?The combination of the pilot ladder and the accommodation ladder '

combination ladder

m. What are the reuirement for boarding'disembarking a pilot by pilot ladder?

*vertical climb is no more than m*ladder is clear of discharge and $ne lines so that each step rest $rmly

against the ship side

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*the launch can maneuver clear of the propeller and poor lee at the bow and

stern*2 manrope of (-mm are rigged for use if reuired by the pilot*at night, the ladder is fully illuminates from aft to forward*a lifebuoy with self*igniting light and line attached*a heaving line to transfer the pilot baggage

*safe access e0it from the ladder to the deck*the pilot should be met by a responsible o/cer with communication with the

bridge

n. ( reuirement when using the cargo ramp of ro*ro ship as a means of access

*the pedestrian pathway of the ramp is separated by a heavy steel barrier*non*slip surface*the outside is protected by side rails*well illuminated at night

o. With the aid of a diagram describe how the m freeboard is marked on the

ship side.

apainted strip adjacent to the pilot ladder, white on top down to the

m markand red below the m mark