What kind of ladder is this
February 8, 2021 4:23 PM Subscribe
The closing minute of season 3 episode 5 of Deadbeat has a character using an unusual rope/wooden ladder [image]. Does this style of ladder have a name and what was the original use?
Best answer: It's a type of Pilot Ladder , or as I like to think of them, "boarding ladders".
They're designed to hold the steps off the side of a ship so you can climb it, such as when climbing up from a pilot boat or dinghy onto a larger ship.
posted by jpeacock at 4:35 PM on February 8, 2021 [3 favorites]
They're designed to hold the steps off the side of a ship so you can climb it, such as when climbing up from a pilot boat or dinghy onto a larger ship.
posted by jpeacock at 4:35 PM on February 8, 2021 [3 favorites]
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posted by Fiasco da Gama at 4:34 PM on February 8, 2021 [4 favorites]