Hold and hatch underside condition
Applicability: Apply to the hatch covers, lifting appliances and loose gear fitted or carried on the vessel; retain the question’s equipment-specific conditions.
What is being checked
Hold surfaces and hatch undersides are free of loose material and residue.
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.
1Does the quoted internal-protection method apply to every cover?
No. Establish the fitted construction and its maker’s repair requirements.
Where a finding may arise
Missing evidence, defects 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
The source quotes construction-specific inert-gas protection and tablets after repairs, with a prohibition on water. It is not a universal repair, welding or gas-generation procedure.
References and source status
RightShip Inspection Ship Questionnaire, November 2025, version 3.2. Section 9A, page 169, reference 9.1.
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.