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/
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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
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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 
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This looks better?
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