Departure and arrival equipment checks
Applicability: All vessel types; apply the equipment and operational conditions stated in this entry.
What is being checked
Navigation equipment, engine control and steering are checked before critical voyage stages.
Ready on board
0 / 3 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.
1What additional control check is emphasised before coastal or restricted waters?
Confirm full control of engine and steering functions is available.
Where a finding may arise
Missing, ineffective or unsupported preparation/entry checks may prevent a satisfactory answer; the source supplies no additional fixed testing interval here.
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.
References and source status
RightShip Inspection Ship Questionnaire, November 2025, version 3.2. Section 3, page 28, reference 3.4.
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.