Section 2A(8) in The Port Rules for the Port Of Visakhapatnam
(8)Every ship entering or leaving the harbour shall be provided with the following.(a)An efficient Pilot ladder to enable the Pilot to embark and disembark with safety, which shall be of sufficient length to reach the water, when the ship is in an unloaded condition and has no list, from the deck on which it is intended that the Pilot shall embark and disembark.(b)A manrope of not less than 21/2 inches circumference on each side of the ladder, the inboard and of the manrope being firmly secured to the ship.(c)Means to enable the ladder to be used on each side of the ship and to enable the Pilot to pass safely from the head of the ladder to the deck of the ship.
