Radios for routine shipboard work
Applicability: Apply to the ship’s certified radio equipment, sea area and fitted systems; retain equipment-specific conditions in each entry.
What is being checked
Enough operational radios, batteries and chargers support the team.
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.
1Can survival-craft VHFs make up a shortage of routine working radios?
The source explicitly separates emergency survival-craft units from radios for general operations.
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
The source gives a simplified comparison of UHF/VHF coverage. This summary does not promise penetration through steel or freedom from interference, prescribe a working channel, or add a fixed radio count.
References and source status
RightShip Inspection Ship Questionnaire, November 2025, version 3.2. Section 11, page 191, reference 11.5.
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.