Pilot boarding can be dangerous not only for the pilot but the crew that prepare the ladder for his arrival:
https://mariners.coastguard.dodlive.mil/2019/04/25/4-25-2019-marine-safety-alert-man-overboard-fatality-calls-for-reassessment-of-hazards-and-risks/
Here is a pilot disembarking that did NOT end in an accident.
(When, where and name of photographer unknown:
Thank god the deckhand has his mask on
While I would not endorse the method depicted above. Sometimes needs must.
Nothing to see here, move along please sir. 
Just another day for your average Pilot. Thankfully all behind me now 
This looks better?