Annex - Amendments to the Recommendation on Pilot Transfer Arrangements (Resolution A.1045(27))
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Annex - Amendments to the Recommendation on Pilot Transfer Arrangements (Resolution A.1045(27))

 This document has been consolidated into Resolution A.1045(27)

5 Access to Deck

 The existing paragraphs 5.1 and 5.2 are amended to read as follows:

  • ".1 a gateway in the rails or bulwark, adequate handholds should be provided at the point of embarking on or disembarking from the ship on each side which should be not less than 0.7 m or more than 0.8 m apart. Each handhold should be rigidly secured to the ship's structure at or near its base and also at a higher point, should be not less than 32 mm in diameter and should extend not less than 1.2 m above the deck to which it is fitted; and
  • .2 a bulwark ladder, two separate handhold stanchions should be fitted at the point of embarking on or disembarking from the ship on each side which should be not less than 0.7 m or more than 0.8 m apart. The bulwark ladder should be securely attached to the ship to prevent overturning. Each stanchion should be rigidly secured to the ship's structure at or near its base and also at a higher point, should be not less than 32 mm in diameter and should extend not less than 1.2 m above the top of the bulwarks. Stanchions or handrails should not be attached to the bulwark ladder."

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