7.1 The following associated equipment shall be
kept at hand ready for immediate use when persons are being transferred:
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.1 two man-ropes of not less than 28 mm and not
more than 32 mm in diameter properly secured to the ship if required
by the pilot; man-ropes shall be fixed at the rope end to the ring
plate fixed on deck and shall be ready for use when the pilot disembarks,
or upon request from a pilot approaching to board (the manropes shall
reach the height of the stanchions or bulwarks at the point of access
to the deck before terminating at the ring plate on deck);
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.2 a lifebuoy equipped with a self-igniting light;
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.3 a heaving line.
7.2 When required by paragraph 4 above, stanchions
and bulwark ladders shall be provided.