Gas-welding and electric-arc equipment
Applicability: All vessel types; apply the equipment and operational conditions stated in this entry.
What is being checked
Welding equipment is maintained, safely connected and suitable for shipboard use.
Ready on board
0 / 9 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 record explicitly prevents the annual-check finding?
Evidence that a competent person performed the oxy-acetylene annual check to the equipment guidance.
2Where should the arc-welding return clamp be connected?
To the workpiece, not the hull structure, as the source explains in its electrocution-risk guidance.
Where a finding may arise
RISQ explicitly requires a finding if the annual oxygen-acetylene check was not done by a competent person to equipment guidance, or no record exists. Component, connection, electrical-protection and storage defects are also assessed.
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 4, page 54–55, reference 4.17.
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.