Officer matrix and senior-officer handover
Applicability: All vessel types; apply the conditions stated below.
What is being checked
The officer matrix matches the officers and engineers actually on board.
Ready on board
0 / 6 checkedUse the vessel’s actual documents, records and arrangements. Checklist points are drawn from RISQ 3.2.
Practice questions
DeepDraft preparation prompts based on this RISQ entry, not an official inspector interview script.
1What allowance is stated for recent changes?
The inspector should allow for an officer who changed within the previous seven days.
2When must lack of overlap not itself generate a finding?
Where senior officers were transferred between sister ships and a documented procedure is in place, the source says not to record a finding for lack of overlap or parallel sailing.
Where a finding may arise
RISQ expressly calls for a finding when the matrix is not updated or actual senior-officer details are inaccurately updated. Apply the seven-day crew-change allowance and the documented sister-ship transfer exception for overlap.
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.
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References and source status
RightShip Inspection Ship Questionnaire, November 2025, version 3.2. Section 2, page 23, reference 2.13.
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.