Securing equipment inspections and certificates
Applicability: Section 8D applies only to cellular container ships. It must not be used for non-cellular ships carrying containers.
What is being checked
Lashing equipment is identifiable, certified and serviceable.
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.
1Do the quoted 20/25-tonne twistlock examples establish one required capacity?
No. Use the rating and equipment specified for the approved arrangement.
Where a finding may arise
Missing evidence, unsafe arrangements or gaps in familiarity against these checks may prevent a satisfactory answer. These are derived preparation concerns, not additional explicit 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.
Source clarification
Clearly labelled, accessible certificate filing is a RightShip recommendation; no extra inspection interval is specified.
References and source status
RightShip Inspection Ship Questionnaire, November 2025, version 3.2. Section 8D, page 152–153, reference 8.11.
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.