MSF: Lost time injury (LTI): Pilot ladder failure
- Safety Flash
- Published on 29 November 2013
- Generated on 14 May 2026
- IMCA SF 17/13
- 1 minute read
The Marine Safety Forum has published safety flash 13-34, regarding an incident in which both ropes on a ladder parted simultaneously, causing the pilot to fall approximately two metres to the deck of the launch.
The pilot sustained a lost time injury to his ankle.
The full report is now available on request from the Marine Safety Forum.
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