Merchant Shipping (Pilot Ladders) Rules
Ministry of Transportation, Nigeria
These rules apply to Nigerian and other ships of any other nationality while they are within any port in Nigeria for reasons unconnected with the stress of weather or any other circumstance that the owner can prevent and forestall. The document provides the classification of ships (passengers’ ships and non-passenger ships)
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Office of the Minister of Transport ⬤
National Assembly ⬤
Office of the President ⬤
Merchant Shipping (Pilot Ladders) Rules Current Version
January 2022
These rules apply to Nigerian and other ships of any other nationality while they are within any port in Nigeria for reasons unconnected with the stress of weather or any other circumstance that the owner can prevent and forestall. The document provides the classification of ships (passengers’ ships and non-passenger ships)
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