MEMBER ALERT Shipowners Claims Bureau, Inc., Manager One Battery Park Plaza 31 st Fl., New York, NY 10004 USA Tel: +1 212 847 4500 Fax: +1 212 847 4599 www.american-club.com American Club Member Alert – April 1 3, 201 7 1 APRIL 13, 2017 LOSS PREVENTION: PILOT BOARDING SAFETY GUIDANCE Reference is made to Circular No. 28/16 of July 6, 2016 on the prevention of slips, trips and falls. Your Managers are pleased to announce Every Step Matters - Pilot Boarding Safety Guidance which is made available on our website under the Slips Trips and Falls case study collection. The new guidance draws attention to the common pilot arrangement defects as reported in the IMPA 2016 Safety Campaign 2016 and reiterates the requirements for safe rigging of the pilot ladder. Members are encouraged to refer to the Club’s website section on this subject at: http://www.american-club.com/page/slips-trips-falls