Foreword
ISO (the International Organization for Standardization) is a worldwide federation of national standards bodies (ISO member bodies). The work of preparing International Standards is normally carried out through ISO technical committees. Each member body interested in a subject for which a technical committee has been established has the right to be represented on that committee. International organizations, governmental and non-governmental, in liaison with ISO, also take part in the work. ISO collaborates closely with the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) on all matters of electrotechnical standardization.
International Standards are drafted in accordance with the rules given in the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 3.
Draft International Standards adopted by the technical committees are circulated to the member bodies for voting. Publication as an International Standard requires approval by at least 75 % of the member bodies casting a vote.
This standard was prepared by ISO Technical Committee 8, Ships and marine technology, with the active participation in liaison of the International Maritime Pilots Association. This standard is intended to supplement the International Maritime Organization guidance on pilot transfer arrangements contained in IMO resolution A.667(16) Pilot Transfer Arrangements and regulation V/17 of the 1974 Safety of Life at Sea Convention (SOLAS)(as amended), Pilot ladders and mechanical pilot hoists. This standard is based in part on ISO 5488：1979 Shipbuilding - Accommodation ladders, but does not replace it. ISO 5488 accommodation ladders are intended for boarding ships from a pier or quay. Accommodation ladders covered by this standard are intended for embarking and disembarking maritime pilots at sea, however, there is no restriction on the construction of accommodation ladders to meet both standards and fulfil both purposes.
