Western Australian Consolidated Regulations

PORTS AND HARBOURS REGULATIONS 1966 - REG 10

10 .         Boarding and disembarking of pilot

        (1)         The master of a vessel approaching a port or prescribed pilotage area outside the port at which he is required to obtain the services of a pilot before entering the port or prescribed pilotage area outside the port shall — 

            (a)         lay to on the pilot boarding ground so as to provide the best possible lee;

            (b)         provide on the lee side of the vessel a pilot ladder fitted with spreaders and a man rope on either side of the ladder made fast to the vessel quite independent of the ladder, and cause the ladder to be suitably illuminated if the pilot is to board the vessel at night;

            (c)         if the vessel is of high structure, and is fitted with gangway doors, cause one gangway door to be opened and the ladder rigged at that doorway;

            (d)         provide a suitable boat rope of which the forward end is fastened well clear forward of the ladder in readiness to be released when the pilot vessel has secured the boat rope; and

            (e)         arrange for all scuppers, sanitary and other refuse outlets near the pilot ladder to be closed.

        (2)         The master of a vessel from which a pilot is being discharged after the vessel has departed from a port or prescribed pilotage area outside the port shall make arrangements similar to those set out in subregulation (1) to assist the pilot leaving the vessel and boarding the pilot boat.

        [Regulation 10 amended in Gazette 19 Jul 1991 p. 3644.]