Section 3 in The Merchant Shipping (Pilot Ladder) Rules, 1967
3. Maintenance and use of pilot ladder and other appliances.
(1)The pilot ladder and other appliances required to be carried on board under sub-rule (2) of rule 2 (hereinafter in this rule referred to as other appliances) shall be kept in good condition and shall be reserved for the use of officials and other persons while a ship is arriving at, or leaving a port and for the embarkation and disembarkation of pilots.(2)Pilot ladder and other appliances shall be used whenever a pilot, harbour-master or assistant harbour-master embarks or disembarks from a ship.(3)It shall be the duty of the master or other person in charge of a ship to ensure that no ladder other than a pilot ladder is used by a pilot for embarkation or disembarkation.(4)The rigging of the pilot ladder and other appliances and the embarkation and disembarkation of a pilot shall be supervised by the mate or other responsible officer on board of the ship.
