General Arrangement of Accommodation Ladder On Ship

General arrangement of accommodation ladder on ship is as follows:

    Two opposite hands accommodation ladders are permanently fitted on both port and starboard side of the ship at upper deck level, adjacent to crew accommodation area.

    The system is such constructed that the accommodation ladder can be stowed 90 degree to its rigged position, close to the ship’s hull.

    It usually comes with fixed steps and foldable aluminium handrails outside ladder stringers.

It is flexible enough to be rigged either alongside or parallel to any of the ship’s sides or at an angle with the lower platform moved away from the ship with its quay roll resting on the jetty.

The upper platform of the ladder (inboard platform) can revolve around the fixed shipboard arrangement.

An electric spindle is used to move the ladder in and out of ship’s side.

The accommodation ladder is suspended by use of wires and telescopic hoisting arm connected to an individual ladder winch on both sides, and it can be electrically or manually driven.

Both side ladders are remote controlled by a push button remote box.

The telescopic hoisting arm is fitted in such a way that it does not collide with the container gantry crane.