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2. Boarding stairs - Wikipedia

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   There is also a type of boarding stairs for ships or yachts, known as a gangway, which provide safe access between the dock or auxiliary boats and the ship. In the case of a yacht, the choice of the most suitable type of boarding ladder will depend on the size of the yacht, the space available on the dock, etc. [ 11 ]

3. Pilot ladder - Wikipedia

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   Unsafe pilot ladders or pilot boarding arrangements not in compliance with regulation have resulted in numerous injuries or deaths of marine pilots and other persons at sea. [3] In January 2023, a pilot died on the River Humber while boarding via pilot ladder. [4] In May 2023, a Japanese pilot died in a pilot ladder incident in the port of ...

4. Jacob's ladder (nautical) - Wikipedia

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   It is the use of spreaders (long treads that extend well past the vertical ropes) in a pilot ladder that distinguishes it from a Jacob's ladder. When not being used, the ladder is stowed away, usually rolled up, rather than left hanging. On late 19th-century warships, this kind of ladder would replace the normal fixed ladders on deck during battle.

5. Ladder - Wikipedia

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   Boarding and pool ladders, also swim ladders and dive ladders. A ladder may be used on the side or stern of a boat, to climb into it from the water, and in a swimming pool, to climb out and sometimes in. Swimming pool ladders are usually made from plastic, wood or metal steps with a textured upper surface for grip and metal rails at the sides ...

6. Corvus (boarding device) - Wikipedia

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   The marines on deck would then be forced to climb a 12 ft (3.7 m) ladder to access to the corvus. [5] The French scholar Émile de St. Denis suggested the corvus featured a 36 ft (11 m) bridge with the mast hole set 12 ft (3.7 m) from the near end. The design suggested by de St. Denis, however, did not include an oblong hole and forced the ...

7. Accommodation ladder - Wikipedia

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   If the ladder is parallel to the ship, it has to have an upper platform. Upper platforms are mostly turnable. The lower platform (or the ladder itself) hangs on a bail and can be lifted as required. [citation needed] To prevent damage to boats going under the ladder as the water level rises and falls, a boat fender is fitted to the end of the ...