MCA warns of risk-to-life counterfeit pilot ladders

The UK’s Maritime & Coastguard Agency has issued a safety bulletin following the discovery of counterfeit pilot ladders by the US Coast Guard during a Port State Control examination at the Port of Baltimore in the US.

Training for ship's crew on pilot boarding procedures is essential (IMO)

The UK’s Maritime & Coastguard Agency has issued a safety bulletin following the discovery of counterfeit pilot ladders by the US Coast Guard during a Port State Control examination at the Port of Baltimore in the US.