National Ports Act, 2005 (Act No. 12 of 2005)RulesPorts RulesChapter 2 : Vessel Movements and Related MattersPart F : Pilots and Pilotage45. Pilot ladders |
| (1) | The master of a vessel entering or leaving or moving within a port under pilotage must provide a pilot ladder unless the pilot is embarking and disembarking by helicopter. |
| (2) | The pilot ladders must comply with the IMO's Recommendation on Pilot Transfer Arrangements and the International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) standards on pilot ladders. |
| (3) | The master in charge of an unmanned vessel under tow must, on arrival at the approaches to a port, arrange for a safe and suitable way for port and other officials to board the vessel under tow. In general, this means that the master should arrange for a pilot ladder equipped with two man-ropes over-side of the vessel under tow. |