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THE DEEPDRAFT · RIGHTSHIP PREPARATION

SSO appointment and crew training

RISQ 12.2Section 12 · SecuritySource marking: V

Applicability: Apply to the vessel’s security arrangements and the conditions stated in each question. The section instructs that inspectors should not sight sensitive security materials.

What is being checked

A trained SSO coordinates security and crew understand their duties.

Ready on board

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Check readiness without disclosing sensitive security materials. Do not put protected plans, SSAS locations or security vulnerabilities into this public guide or its contributions.

Have evidence of SSO appointment and training, and crew security-related instruction and approved security-awareness training.Confirm responsibility for regular security inspections and maintaining/supervising SSP implementation and amendments.Confirm coordination with the CSO, PFSO and shipboard personnel for cargo, stores and security arrangements.Have arrangements for reporting deficiencies, non-conformities and incidents, proposing plan changes and implementing corrective actions.Confirm responsibility for awareness, crew training, drills/exercises and proper operation, testing and calibration of security equipment.Confirm security records are maintained and reporting responsibilities are understood, including the source’s law-enforcement reporting provision where a CSO is absent.

Practice questions

Preparation prompts derived from this entry, not an official inspector interview script. Keep answers free of sensitive ship-specific security details.

1Must the inspector read protected SSP details to establish that the SSO understands the role?

No. Demonstrate appointment, competence and responsibilities while respecting the section’s restriction on sensitive security material.

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 cites STCW security-awareness provisions and a historical implementation date. No extra training course, drill interval or disclosure requirement is invented.

References and source status

RightShip Inspection Ship Questionnaire, November 2025, version 3.2. Section 12, page 193, reference 12.2.

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.