Refrigerated spaces and door alarms
Applicability: Apply to the vessel’s fitted equipment and arrangements, retaining the conditions in each question.
What is being checked
Refrigerated spaces retain safe access, temperature and condition.
Ready on board
0 / 5 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.
1Does the source’s mention of slight temperature tolerance establish a universal acceptable excursion?
No. Do not treat it as blanket permission; retain the required storage conditions for the actual food and equipment.
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 PDF gives boiling-water and melting-ice checks with example tolerances and simplified claims about spoilage above −10°C. This summary does not turn them into a universal calibration method or food-safety rule; use suitable equipment procedures.
References and source status
RightShip Inspection Ship Questionnaire, November 2025, version 3.2. Section 14, page 216, reference 14.16.
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.