Cold-weather emergency drills
Applicability: Complete this section only where the vessel has an ice-class notation, is navigating or intends to navigate in ice, or holds a polar water certificate. Retain each question’s additional conditions.
What is being checked
Emergency procedures and crew training reflect cold and polar conditions.
Ready on board
0 / 5 checkedPrepare the ship-specific evidence against RISQ 3.2. Use the approved vessel procedures and equipment instructions for operation and maintenance.
Practice questions
Preparation prompts derived from this entry, not an official inspector interview script.
1Does this entry set a new fixed drill interval?
No. The source requires regular training and amendment before entry but gives no new numerical interval.
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
No live launching sequence or medical treatment protocol is added.
References and source status
RightShip Inspection Ship Questionnaire, November 2025, version 3.2. Section 16, page 228, reference 16.19.
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.
