Northern Territory Consolidated Regulations Northern Territory Consolidated Regulations32. Master to assist pilot
The master of a vessel which requires pilotage or which has made use of pilotage shall, by any practicable means consistent with the safety of the vessel, facilitate the pilot's boarding or leaving and in particular shall -
(a) lay to off the pilot boarding ground in such manner as to provide the best possible lee;
(b) provide on the lee side, and adequately lit at night, a pilot ladder fitted with spreaders, and on either side of the ladder a man rope made fast to the vessel independent of the ladder;
(c) in ships of high structure in which gangway doors are fitted, open one such door and rig the pilot ladder thereat; and
(d) arrange for all scuppers, sanitary and other refuse outlets in the vicinity of the pilot ladder to be closed,
and such pilot ladder, man ropes, gangways and access shall be constructed, fitted and rigged in accordance with the Inter-governmental Maritime Consultative Organization Regulations 1979 as amended from time to time.