Stoppers and securing to bitts
Applicability: Apply to the vessel’s mooring and anchoring arrangements, retaining the equipment-specific conditions in each entry.
What is being checked
Stoppers suit the rope and lines are correctly secured to bitts.
Ready on board
0 / 4 checkedCheck the vessel’s actual procedures, equipment and records against these points from RISQ 3.2.
Practice questions
Preparation prompts derived from this entry, not an official inspector interview script.
1Are the approximate stopper dimensions a universal specification for every rope?
No. They are presented as ideal characteristics; suitability for the actual rope remains essential.
Where a finding may arise
Missing evidence, defects or gaps in familiarity against these checks may prevent a satisfactory answer. These are derived preparation concerns, not additional explicit finding criteria or reported past observations.
Past observations for practice
Anonymised reports, manually reviewed before publication. These are reported experiences, not additional inspection requirements.
No reviewed observations have been added for this entry.
Share an observation for private review
Remove vessel, company and inspector names, report numbers, exact dates and confidential information. Do not paste a complete inspection report.
Source clarification
This is a preparation check, not a standalone load-transfer or stopper-handling procedure.
References and source status
RightShip Inspection Ship Questionnaire, November 2025, version 3.2. Section 10, page 187, reference 10.14.
The explanation, checklist and practice answer derive from the supplied questionnaire. Reported observations are separately contributed and manually reviewed; they are not official RISQ guidance.
Independent DeepDraft preparation guide, based on the supplied RISQ 3.2 questionnaire. Not an official RightShip product or inspection report.