Whenever the height of climb on a pilot ladder from the surface of the water to the point of access exceeds 9 metres, what must the ship provide?

Q: Which IMO resolution amended SOLAS Chapter V Regulation 23 to make pilot transfer arrangement performance standards mandatory?

MSC.572(110) MSC.572(110) is the SOLAS Chapter V Regulation 23 amendment itself; the companion Performance Standards are set out separately in MSC.576(110).

Q: From when do the amended pilot transfer arrangement requirements apply to NEWLY installed arrangements?

Arrangements installed on or after 1 January 2028 The amendments apply to pilot transfer arrangements installed on or after 1 January 2028 (based on contractual delivery date, or actual delivery date in the absence of one); existing arrangements installed before that date have a later compliance deadline tied to survey cycle.

A. An accommodation ladder rigged in conjunction with the pilot ladder (a combination arrangement)

B. A second independent pilot ladder rigged in parallel as a backup

C. A powered pilot hoist as the sole means of access

D. Nothing additional is required regardless of height, provided the ladder is in good condition

Which IMO resolution amended SOLAS Chapter V Regulation 23 to make pilot transfer arrangement performance standards mandatory?

A. MSC.572(110)

B. MEPC.300(72)

C. MSC.581(110)

D. SOLAS XI-1/7

From when do the amended pilot transfer arrangement requirements apply to NEWLY installed arrangements?

A. Arrangements installed on or after 1 January 2028

B. Immediately upon adoption in June 2025

C. Only from a vessel's next scheduled dry-docking after 2030

D. Only for vessels over 20,000 GT

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