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least as effective in ensuring safety as the arrangements recommended in the International Chamber of Shipping Guide to Helicopter/Ship Operations for the kind of vessel–helicopter operations to be conducted.
The vessel arrangements must include
       the equipment necessary for the safe conduct of the vessel–helicopter operation; and
       seafarer training on non-emergency and emergency procedures for the vessel–helicopter operation.
The operator must ensure that the arrangements are included in the vessel's safety management system.

4.8              Other drills
Emergency training should not be limited to abandoning ship, fire-fighting and man overboard drills. Seafarers should undergo regular refresher training in any emergency situations likely to occur aboard the ship.
First aid training should be provided for particular types of cargoes and operations. Posters, pamphlets and other means of reminding seafarers of first aid procedures should be made available throughout the ship.
Further information is available in Safe Work Australia's Code of Practice: First aid in the workplace.

   5.      Safe access to ship
Access to a ship in port must be carried out in accordance with Marine Order 12 (Construction – subdivision and stability, machinery and electrical installations).
Under SOLAS Regulation II-1/3-9 ships in port must be provided with means of embarkation and disembarkation, such as gangways and accommodation ladders. The means of embarkation/disembarkation must be inspected and maintained in accordance with IMO Circular MSC.1/Circ.1331.

There should be a safe means of access between any ship and any quay, pontoon or similar structure or another ship alongside which the ship is secured. An accommodation ladder or gangway which is appropriate to the deck layout, size, shape and maximum freeboard of the ship should be used when accessing the ship.
The means of access from the wharf to a vessel's deck may be provided by the vessel or the port authority. If access is provided by the port authority or another party, the person in command must ensure that any safety concern is brought to the attention of the person providing access and to a person requiring access to or from the ship.
Seafarers should be provided with information on how to make their way safely to and from the ship through the marine terminal or shore side cargo handling area.
Access arrangements should be supervised at all times, either by seafarers or by shore personnel, particularly in ports which have large tidal ranges. The supervision of access arrangements also enhances security against unauthorised persons from boarding the ship.
A safe means of access to or from a ship must be:
       strong enough to support the weight placed on it;
       free of damage, degradation or wear that may affect the strength of the means of access;
       secured to prevent accidental displacement;