Statutory Documents - MCA Publications - PYC - A Code of Practice for Yachts Carrying 13 to 36 Passengers (The Passenger Yacht Code) - Chapter 11 - Ship-Shore Transfer of Personnel - 11.4 Gangways, Passerelles and Accommodation Ladders:
11.4 Gangways, Passerelles and Accommodation Ladders:
(1) A safe means of access is to be provided at all times when in port, either deployed or available for deployment. If the safe means of access is not deployed, there shall be a means provided for communication between those on the quay and those on board and in all circumstances a safe means of access shall be provided for any persons embarking or disembarking on the ship.
(2) Access equipment and immediate approaches to it should be adequately illuminated.
(3) Equipment used to provide access should also meet the standards or requirements set out in international standardsfootnote and applicable national legislation.
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