The pilotage company’s procedures did not require pilots to inform launch crews whether manropes would or would not be deployed in advance of the transfer.
The ATSB is satisfied that the actions taken by Australian Reef Pilots since the incident satisfactorily address the safety issue.
Australian Reef Pilots advised the ATSB that it has modified its written procedures and commenced a training program to ‘ensure that pilots communicate via VHF radio to the pilot launch crew prior to disembarkation, notifying them whether manropes will or will not be deployed.’
The ATSB is satisfied that the action taken by Australian Reef Pilots will adequately address this safety issue.
