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Proper Maintenance and Rigging of Pilot Transfer Arrangements
Proper Maintenance and Rigging of Pilot Transfer Arrangements
Posted: Oct 28, 2025

Proper Maintenance and Rigging of Pilot Transfer Arrangements

Japan P and I

Tokyo MOU has issued a safety bulletin on maintenance and rigging of pilot transfer arrangements.
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Enhancing the Safety of Pilot Transfer Arrangements
Enhancing the Safety of Pilot Transfer Arrangements
Posted: Oct 28, 2025

Enhancing the Safety of Pilot Transfer Arrangements

UK P and I Club

Marine pilots routinely face high-risk transfers between moving ships and small boats, often in challenging conditions. A single failure in equipment or procedure can result in severe injury or loss of life.
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Revised IMO guidelines for means of embarkation and disembarkation
Revised IMO guidelines for means of embarkation and disembarkation
Posted: Oct 28, 2025

Revised IMO guidelines for means of embarkation and disembarkation

Lloyds Registry

The International Maritime Organisation (IMO), through MSC.1/Circ.1331/Rev.1, has revised the following: Guidelines for the Construction, Installation, Maintenance and Inspection/Survey of Means of Embarkation and Disembarkation to bring them in line with the latest international standards and introduce clearer definitions and safety practices.
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UKMPA Launches Interactive Tool to Boost Pilot Transfer Safety
UKMPA Launches Interactive Tool to Boost Pilot Transfer Safety
Posted: Sep 30, 2025

UKMPA Launches Interactive Tool to Boost Pilot Transfer Safety

NorthStandard

The United Kingdom Maritime Pilots’ Association (UKMPA) has launched an interactive online tool to improve compliance with the revised SOLAS Regulation V/23. The visual poster guides all stakeholders in Pilot Transfer Arrangements (PTAs), promoting safer boarding across the global fleet.
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Maritime Safety Committee (MSC 110)
Maritime Safety Committee (MSC 110)
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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