Soundings and water-accumulation monitoring
Applicability: Apply the vessel, equipment and operational conditions stated in this entry.
What is being checked
Regular monitoring identifies accumulating water.
Ready on board
0 / 2 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.
1Must the evidence always be manual soundings?
No. The question expressly accepts alternative evidence of regular monitoring.
Where a finding may arise
Missing evidence, defects or operation inconsistent with the arrangements described above may prevent a satisfactory answer. These are preparation concerns derived from the question, not 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 additional Guide to Inspection paragraph or fixed monitoring frequency is provided for 5.7.
References and source status
RightShip Inspection Ship Questionnaire, November 2025, version 3.2. Section 5, page 73, reference 5.7.
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.