Ever tried climbing a Pilots
rope ladder to board a 100+K tonner when she is
light ship?......may have been 60 steps.....felt like 600
It is a long way to climb up.......no safety harness.......a long way back down
......not for the feint hearted
It was an ocean tug that took me out to the vessel at anchor in the Archipelago off Dampier [Western Australia] ....at least the tug Master had the courtesy to stand by until I reached deck level...[or to fish me out of the water if I fell]
Derek