A dock ladder is primarily a safety feature enabling someone who has fallen into the water to climb out.
All marina docks should be equipped with such ladders to reduce the death toll among accidental fall victims unable to climb out of the water in the absence of a ladder. They also can be used for swimming in marinas with suitably clean water or to board or leave a vessel at very low tide. A few models serve to board boats with high freeboard from the dock.
These ladders can be permanently bolted to the dock or removable and portable. They are made of stainless steel, aluminum or fiberglass, with treads of metal or rot-resistant wood. Some are telescopic or folding to adapt to tidal variations. This also prevents permanent immersion of the end of the ladder, avoiding algal growth and scum buildup.
Most boarding ladders fold for easy stowage aboard, and are usually found on yachts and larger boats.
Choice will depend on the locale's tidal range. Telescopic and folding ladders are an advantage where water level varies significantly.
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Dock ladder (aluminium, foldable) SL1000 Connect-A-Dock
Provide swimmers easy access in and out of the water...
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Dock ladder (foldable) Short A-Laiturit
Short, collapsible swimming ladder made of hot dip galvanised steel. The ladder is primarily intended for pontoons, whose height above the water surface is a maximum of 45 cm. The ladders can be lifted whenever not in use. Removal of the ladder from the water is facilitated...
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Dock ladder (foldable) SW 1224 Scandia Marine Products
4-step floating dock ladders are good for most low level floating dock applications. The ladder stores out of the water when not in use and...
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Dock ladder Inland and Coastal Marina Systems Ltd.
Our Safety Ladders are designed and developed over the last 15 years by our in-house design team and our vast expertise. Our system is designed...
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Dock ladder LIFTING International Dock Products, Inc.
Standard features: - Rungs slide up and down allowing bottom rungs to be kept out of the water - Distance from dock to bottom rung - 2' retracted, 5' extended (2' retracted - 7' extended for 7 rung model) -...
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Dock ladder (aluminium) 15330 Garelick
10 degree angled design provides effortless boarding All aluminum heavy walled 1" (3cm) diameter tube construction Quick release pins allow easy removal for seasonal storage...
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Safety on the water is a top priority for us. As a responsible member of the marine industry, we are dedicated to achieve...
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Dock ladder Mooring Products Int Inc.
Getting out of the water when boating or swimming can be a slippery and cumbersome process. It's all...
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Dock ladder (fiberglass) MARINA DECK RESCUE Dura Composites Marine
Fibreglass Marina Emergency Rescue Ladders Fibreglass-GRP Ladders Fibreglass – grp Ladders are manufactured...
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Dock ladder (aluminium) FLOE INTERNATIONAL, INC.
ALUMINUM SWIM LADDER Extra-long vertical grab handles...
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Dock ladder (aluminium) Topper Industries
Topper Aluminum Safety Ladder We believe this is the best ladder available! Our ladder is manufactured using marine...