Survival-craft portable VHF readiness
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
Emergency portable VHFs and their batteries are ready for use.
Ready on board
0 / 2 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 dedicated sealed primary battery be treated as an ordinary rechargeable working battery?
No. The source identifies it as a dedicated distress-use battery whose seal shows it has not been used.
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
Charged readiness does not authorise charging a non-rechargeable primary battery or breaking its seal for routine use. Check the equipment’s actual battery arrangement.
References and source status
RightShip Inspection Ship Questionnaire, November 2025, version 3.2. Section 11, page 191, reference 11.7.
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.