One Bad Ladder Shows Common Shortcomings for Marine Pilot Safety

Published Aug 27, 2024 2:09 PM by Arie Palmers

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Arie Palmers is a Dutch marine pilot and is closely involved in efforts to tighten pilot ladder safety. In this case, Pa...

1,000 Ways to Rig a Pilot Ladder, and Only One is Right: Part 2

Published Sep 21, 2020 9:50 PM by Arie Palmers

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[In Part 1 of this series, we covered five of the most common ways to rig a pilot ladder improperly. In Part 2, we explore some of...

Published Sep 18, 2020 3:03 PM by Arie Palmers

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As a pilot in the Scheldemonden region of the Netherlands, I've seen pilot ladder incidents involving injuries and have d...