Common use of Boarding Clause in Contracts

Boarding. The operator of an FFV signaled for boarding must— (1) Monitor 2182 kHz (SSB) radio- telephone and channel 16 (156.8 mHz) VHF-FM radiotelephone. (2) Stop immediately and lay to or maneuver in such a way as to maintain the safety of the FFV and facilitate boarding by the authorized officer and the boarding party or an observer. (3) Provide the authorized officer, boarding party, or observer a safe pilot ladder. The operator must ensure the pilot ladder is securely attached to the FFV and meets the construction re- quirements of Regulation 17, Chapter V of the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS), 1974 (TIAS 9700 and 1978 Protocol, TIAS 10009), or a substantially equivalent na- tional standard approved by letter from the Assistant Administrator, with agreement with the USCG. Safe pilot ladder standards are summarized below: (i) The ladder must be of a single length of not more than 9 m (30 ft), ca- pable of reaching the water from the point of access to the FFV, accounting for all conditions of loading and trim of the FFV and for an adverse list of 15°. Whenever the distance from sea level to the point of access to the ship is more than 9 m (30 ft), access must be by means of an accommodation ladder or other safe and convenient means. (ii) The steps of the pilot ladder must be— (A) Of hardwood, or other material of equivalent properties, made in one piece free of knots, having an efficient non-slip surface; the four lowest steps may be made of rubber of sufficient strength and stiffness or of other suit- able material of equivalent character- istics. (B) Not less than 480 mm (19 inches) long, 115 mm (4.5 inches) wide, and 25 mm (1 inch) in depth, excluding any non-slip device. (C) Equally spaced not less than 300 millimeters (12 inches) nor more than 380 mm (15 inches) apart and secured in such a manner that they will remain horizontal. (iii) No pilot ladder may have more than two replacement steps that are secured in position by a method dif- ferent from that used in the original construction of the ladder. (iv) The side ropes of the ladder must consist of two uncovered manila ropes not less than 60 mm (2.25 inches) in cir- cumference on each side (or synthetic ropes of equivalent size and equivalent or greater strength). Each rope must be continuous, with no joints below the top step. (v) Battens made of hardwood, or other material of equivalent prop- erties, in one piece and not less than

Boarding. The operator of an FFV signaled for boarding must— (1) Monitor 2182 kHz (SSB) radio- telephone and channel 16 (156.8 mHz) VHF-FM radiotelephone. (2) Stop immediately and lay to or maneuver in such a way as to maintain the safety of the FFV and facilitate boarding by the authorized officer and the boarding party or an observer. (3) Provide the authorized officer, boarding party, or observer a safe pilot ladder. The operator must ensure the pilot ladder is securely attached to the FFV and meets the construction re- quirements of Regulation 17, Chapter V of the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS), 1974 (TIAS 9700 and 1978 Protocol, TIAS 10009), or a substantially equivalent na- tional standard approved by letter from the Assistant Administrator, with agreement with the USCG. Safe pilot ladder standards are summarized below: (i) The ladder must be of a single length of not more than 9 m (30 ft), ca- pable of reaching the water from the point of access to the FFV, accounting for all conditions of loading and trim of the FFV and for an adverse list of 15°. Whenever the distance from sea level to the point of access to the ship is more than 9 m (30 ft), access must be by means of an accommodation ladder or other safe and convenient means. (ii) The steps of the pilot ladder must be— (A) Of hardwood, or other material of equivalent properties, made in one piece free of knots, having an efficient non-slip surface; the four lowest steps may be made of rubber of sufficient strength and stiffness or of other suit- able material of equivalent character- istics. (B) Not less than 480 mm (19 inches) long, 115 mm (4.5 inches) wide, and 25 mm (1 inch) in depth, excluding any non-slip device. (C) Equally spaced not less than 300 millimeters (12 inches) nor more than 380 mm (15 inches) apart and secured in such a manner that they will remain horizontal. (iii) No pilot ladder may have more than two replacement steps that are secured in position by a method dif- ferent from that used in the original construction of the ladder. (iv) The side ropes of the ladder must consist of two uncovered manila ropes not less than 60 mm (2.25 inches) in cir- cumference on each side (or synthetic ropes of equivalent size and equivalent or greater strength). Each rope must be continuous, with no joints below the top step. (v) Battens made of hardwood, or other material of equivalent prop- erties, in one piece and not less thanthan 1.80 m (5 ft 10 inches) long must be pro- vided at such intervals as will prevent the pilot ladder from twisting. The lowest ▇▇▇▇▇▇ must be on the fifth step from the bottom of the ladder and the interval between any ▇▇▇▇▇▇ and the next must not exceed nine steps. (vi) Where passage onto or off the ship is by means of a bulwark ladder, two handhold stanchions must be fitted at the point of boarding or leaving the FFV not less than 0.70 m (2 ft 3 inches) nor more than 0.80 m (2 ft 7 inches) apart, not less than 40 mm (2.5 inches) in diameter, and must extend not less than 1.20 m (3 ft 11 inches) above the top of the bulwark.