CFR /  Title 46  /  Part 90  /  Sec. 90.10-30 Pilot boarding equipment and point of access.

(a) Pilot Boarding Equipment means a pilot ladder, accommodation ladder, pilot hoist, or combination of them as required by this subchapter.

(b) Point of Access means the place on deck of a vessel where a person steps onto or off of pilot boarding equipment. [CGD 79-032, 49 FR 25455, June 21, 1984]