Marine safety issues and actions
Visual and manual checking of ladder and manropes by pilots
| Issue number: | MO-2013-008-SI-01 |
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| Who it affects: | Pilotage companies |
| Issue owner: | Australian Reef Pilots |
| Transport function: | Marine: Shipboard operations |
| Background: | Investigation Report 301-MO-2013-008 |
| Issue release date: | 20 March 2014 |
| Current issue status: | Adequately addressed |
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| Issue status justification: | The ATSB is satisfied that the actions taken by Australian Reef Pilots since the incident satisfactorily address the safety issue. |
Safety issue description
The pilotage company’s procedures did not explicitly require the pilot to check the pilot ladder and manrope arrangements before disembarking the ship.
Proactive Action
| Action number: | MO-2013-008-NSA-012 |
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| Action organisation: | Australian Reef Pilots |
| Date: | 20 March 2014 |
| Action status: | Closed |
Australian Reef Pilots advised the ATSB that it has modified its written procedures and commenced a training program ‘to ensure that both pilots and deckhands check the condition, configuration and state of deployment of pilot ladders prior to the pilot embarking or disembarking by such ladders.’
ATSB comment:
The ATSB is satisfied that the action taken by Australian Reef Pilots will adequately address this safety issue.