Using doodad skills

[goldenlion]

I'm trying to use a ladder (Merchant Ship ladder \ aft ladder \ cannon).
I ended up discovering that .getUseSkills() on said ladder, both aft ladder and normal ladder, returns an empty list - while there should be the Climb skill.
Am i missing something on how to use doodad skills?
(In an unrelated note, Cannon is a Creature, not a doodad - but the same problem applies, .useSkills() returns an empty list.)
Meanwhile, Steering Wheel and Binoculars return their skill, but trying to use it results in nothing happening.

 

[goldenlion]

Okay, the .BindSlave() seems to work if you want to bind the vehicle you've summoned, but trying to bind a cannon \ ladder still results in the bot trying to 'bind' the ship itself.
This.. does not seem ideal.
Additionally, BindSlave() has no override for a target, so it's impossible to 'target' a 'vehicle\cannon\etc' that isn't your own summoned vehicle.
Is there something i'm missing?