Winch brake rendering tests
Applicability: Apply to the vessel’s mooring and anchoring arrangements, retaining the equipment-specific conditions in each entry.
What is being checked
Maker-based brake tests establish repeatable settings and records.
Ready on board
0 / 8 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.
1Should the brake be reset to 60% of each replacement rope’s certificate strength?
No. This source recommendation uses Ship Design MBL as the reference.
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.
Editorial background reading. Inspection requirements remain those of the cited RISQ entry.
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
The annual interval and 60% setting are RightShip recommendations. This summary is not a jack-pressure calculation, hydraulic adjustment or permission to tighten brakes beyond the vessel’s approved operating arrangements.
References and source status
RightShip Inspection Ship Questionnaire, November 2025, version 3.2. Section 10, page 185, reference 10.5.
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.