Step-by-step cargo and ballast plan
Applicability: Section 8A covers solid bulk cargo other than grain. Apply the cargo-specific conditions and vessel limitations in this entry.
What is being checked
The agreed plan defines safe conditions at every step.
Ready on board
0 / 7 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 must be visible besides the final cargo distribution?
The cargo/ballast sequence, intermediate draughts and stresses, timing/rates and planned pauses.
2Why plan pauses for deballasting?
Cargo rates may exceed ballast pumping capacity; the plan must allow synchronisation.
Where a finding may arise
Missing evidence or defects inconsistent with the checks above may prevent a satisfactory answer. These are preparation concerns derived from the question, not explicit additional 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.
References and source status
RightShip Inspection Ship Questionnaire, November 2025, version 3.2. Section 8A, page 116–117, reference 8.14.
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.