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THE DEEPDRAFT · RIGHTSHIP PREPARATION

Accommodation inspections and hygiene

RISQ 15.2Section 15 · Health and Welfare of SeafarersSource marking: V

Applicability: Apply to the vessel’s employment, accommodation and welfare arrangements, retaining each question’s stated conditions.

What is being checked

Accommodation is safe, hygienic and inspected weekly.

Ready on board

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Check the vessel’s procedures and evidence against these RISQ 3.2 points. Keep personal wages, medical records and complaint details out of public contributions.

Have weekly Master or representative accommodation/cabin inspection records, including ventilation, noise, heating, lighting and sanitation.Check cleanliness, watertight portholes, working hot/cold water, clean bedding and sound toilets/showers with cleaning supplies.Check laundry equipment, separate machines for ordinary clothing and boiler suits, detergent supply and regular dryer lint/vent/hose/filter cleaning.Check accommodation heating/ventilation, natural/artificial light and pipe/cable trunk condition.Check ship-owned and personal portable electrical equipment in cabins.Keep food handling/storage, refrigerated spaces, galley and pantries clean, lit, hygienic and unobstructed.Retain the source’s weekly freshwater-outlet flushing programme, paying attention to infrequently used outlets and long distribution runs.Control food cross-contamination with cleaning between foods, separate surfaces/boards for raw and cooked food, and replacement of deeply grooved or excessively worn boards.

Practice questions

Preparation prompts derived from this entry, not an official inspector interview script. Use anonymised examples without personal medical or complaint information.

1Is a clean cabin on inspection day sufficient without weekly records?

No. Missing weekly inspection records are an explicit source finding.

Where a finding may arise

Explicit RISQ trigger: records of weekly Master’s accommodation inspections are unavailable. The guidance allows the Master’s representative to carry out the inspection.

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 mentions dead legs alongside outlet flushing. Do not assume a removed or inaccessible outlet can be flushed; address the actual water-system arrangement under the ship’s procedures. No disinfection dose or food-treatment method is invented.

References and source status

RightShip Inspection Ship Questionnaire, November 2025, version 3.2. Section 15, page 218–219, reference 15.2.

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.