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  2. Jacob's ladder (nautical) - Wikipedia

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    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. Fixes ladders, and railings, would be removed and replaced with Jacob's ladders and ropes in preparation for battle.

  3. Pilot ladder - Wikipedia

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    A pilot ladder is a highly specialized form of rope ladder, typically used on board cargo vessels [1] for the purposes of embarking and disembarking pilots. The design and construction of the ladders is tightly specified [2] by international regulation under the SOLAS regime. Pilot ladders and other boarding arrangements must be carefully ...

  4. Accommodation ladder - Wikipedia

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    The ladder has handrails on both sides for safety. Accommodation ladders are constructed in such a way that the steps are horizontal whatever the angle of inclination of the ladder. The lower end the ladder/lower platform is based on a roll to compensate for the motion of the ship in relation to the quay.

  5. Ladder - Wikipedia

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    Step ladders have flat steps and a hinged back. Swim ladder, a ladder used by swimmers to get out of the water, often on boats. Telescoping ladder, commonly used to refer to a hybrid between a step ladder and an extension ladder with 360-degree hinges; has three parts and can be taken apart to form two step ladders; e.g. Little Giant.

  6. Glossary of nautical terms (M–Z) - Wikipedia

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    1. (ship's boat) A small, light boat propelled by oars or a sail, used as a tender to larger vessels during the Age of Sail. 2. (full-rigged pinnace) A small "race built" galleon, square-rigged with either two or three masts. 3. In modern usage, any small boat other than a launch or lifeboat associated with a larger vessel. pintle

  7. Evergreen Point Floating Bridge (1963) - Wikipedia

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    On November 4, 1972, two people drowned after their boat drifted and collided with the bridge's windward side during a winter storm. The remaining four people on the boat were later rescued. [11] The incident prompted the Department of Highways to install 88 safety ladders along the bridge. [6] [12]

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