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By BEAUFORT MARINE SERVICES LLPVerified organization
Rig, secure and inspect pilot ladders the right way, and get your ship ready for the new SOLAS V/23 and MSC.576(110) rules from 1 January 2028.
A new SOLAS regulation V/23 (MSC.572(110)) makes IMO's performance standards MSC.576(110) mandatory: 48 kN strong points and securing, tagged 3 m securing ropes, a 36/30-month ladder life, a spare ladder, no step repairs, type approval, regular inspections and records. Older ships must meet the design rules too, by their first survey on or after 1 January 2029. This course explains every change in plain English, shows how to rig and inspect a pilot ladder and combination arrangement correctly, and gives masters and superintendents a gap-analysis toolkit to get ready in time. Six short animated lessons with English or Hindi captions, lesson notes, an interactive Rig Check drill, a 20-question final assessment and a certificate. Everything is checked against the IMO texts as of November 2026.
Rig, secure and inspect pilot ladders the right way, and get your ship ready for the new SOLAS V/23 and MSC.576(110) rules from 1 January 2028.
Every day, pilots climb a rope ladder up the side of a moving ship, often at night and in a swell. When the ladder or its securing fails, they fall onto the pilot boat or into the sea, and pilots and crew have died. In IMPA's 2026 campaign, 13% of more than 4,000 transfers were not compliant, and most were never reported. On 1 January 2028 the rules change.
A new SOLAS regulation V/23 (MSC.572(110)) makes IMO's performance standards MSC.576(110) mandatory: 48 kN strong points and securing, tagged 3 m securing ropes, a 36/30-month ladder life, a spare ladder, no step repairs, type approval, regular inspections and records. Older ships must meet the design rules too, by their first survey on or after 1 January 2029. This course explains every change in plain English, shows how to rig and inspect a pilot ladder and combination arrangement correctly, and gives masters and superintendents a gap-analysis toolkit to get ready in time. Six short animated lessons with English or Hindi captions, lesson notes, an interactive Rig Check drill, a 20-question final assessment and a certificate. Everything is checked against the IMO texts as of November 2026.
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