SAFE GANGWAY AND LADDER OPERATIONS

Code No: 946

Video Running Time: 27 minutes

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On arrival at port, ships are boarded by a wide range of people from agents, customs officials and stevedores to inspectors, shore crews and visitors. The accommodation ladder, or a gangway, is the normal means of access and often gives the first impression of how the ship is managed.

At pilots have to embark and disembark often in hazardous conditions. It is therefore essential that the pilot ladder is of the highest standard, maintained properly and that a ship's crew is fully aware of the procedures and able to carry them out correctly.

This training package from is aimed at all seafarers and highlights best practice in the rigging, maintenance and operation for accommodation ladders, gangways and pilot ladders.

The main topics covered are:

• Risk Assessment
• Accommodation Ladder Rigging in Port
• Gangway Rigging in Port
• While on Watch
• Pilot ladders
• For ships with a freeboard of above and below 9 metres
• Maintenance

The package will instill into the seafarer the need to be vigilant and responsible for the safe operation of all types of ladders and gangways.