Maritime News

Posted: Jul 8, 2025

Maritime Safety Committee (MSC 110)

DNV

The 110th session of the Maritime Safety Committee (MSC 110) was held from 18 to 27 June 2025. The session adopted SOLAS amendments to improve the safety of transfer arrangements for pilots and other personnel embarking and disembarking ships, and made significant progress on a new non-mandatory code of safety for autonomous ships (MASS Code).
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Posted: Jul 8, 2025

Counterfeit certificates – Focus on pilot ladders and mooring ropes

DNV

Despite our extensive efforts to prevent brand misuse and document forgery, DNV occasionally encounters such incidents. Although counterfeit certificates represent only a small fraction of our annual issuances, we acknowledge the associated risks. This technical news highlights the issue of counterfeit certificates for pilot ladders and mooring ropes.
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Posted: Feb 12, 2025

COUNTERFEIT PILOT LADDERS: IMPORTANCE OF VERIFYING GENUINE SOLAS-APPROVED EQUIPMENT

USCG Marine Safety Alert

Marine Inspectors from Sector Maryland-National Capital Region (NCR) discovered counterfeit pilot ladders during a Port State Control Examination at the Port of Baltimore. The identification plate on the ladder (Figure 1) contained several errors, including referencing ISO 779-1 instead of the correct standard, ISO 799-1, and lacking the ISO 799-1 designation type. Additionally, while the serial number on the ladder matched the accompanying certificate, the number of steps and the length of the ladder did not align with the specifications listed on the certificate
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Posted: Aug 11, 2023

Means of embarkation and disembarkation from ships in port

AMSA Marine Notice

This marine notice aims to raise awareness of the risks involved with getting on and off vessels.
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Posted: Jun 21, 2023

RightShip: Deficiencies and non-conformities involving pilot ladders and arrangements show increase

Safety4Sea

RightShip presents four different case studies to highlight an alarming trend has emerged from incident & inspection data over the last two years with regards to ladders and pilot transfer arrangements.
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