Single cargo-crane critical spares
What is being checked
The inspector is checking whether the company process for critical-spare control for a vessel with one cargo hose-handling crane is understood, applied onboard and capable of producing traceable decisions and improvement rather than completed forms alone.
Ready onboard
0/6 completePractice questions
Answer aloud, then open the preparation point.
1What is the purpose of critical-spare control for a vessel with one cargo hose-handling crane?
Explain how it controls failure modes, maker recommendations, repair capability, inventory, storage, preservation and replenishment and give a recent shipboard example.
2Show one complete example.
Trace critical-spares list, maker manual, stock record, PMS, defect and purchase history from initiation to verified closure.
3Who verifies the quality of the process?
Identify the responsible shipboard and shore roles and how weak or overdue entries are challenged.
4How are ratings involved?
Give a specific example of participation, feedback or use rather than relying only on signatures.
5What changed because of the last finding?
Identify the control, equipment, training or planning change and show that effectiveness was checked.
Where an observation may arise
The process did not define failure modes, maker recommendations, repair capability, inventory, storage, preservation and replenishment.
Records were generic, copied or completed after the event without supporting evidence.
Personnel affected by the process could not explain it or provide an example.
Actions lacked ownership, due date, verification or overdue escalation.
The same weakness recurred without effective learning: a single crane failure could stop safe cargo-hose handling because the required repair part was unavailable.
Dates or facts did not reconcile across critical-spares list, maker manual, stock record, PMS, defect and purchase history.
Past observations for practice
There was no RA available which identified the minimum spare parts that must be carried for the single hose handling crane.
Master's practical note
Select the most recent imperfect example, not the neatest one. A functioning safety-management process should expose weakness, assign action and verify improvement.
Equipment boundary and references
Equipment boundary: This guide addresses onboard implementation. Company reporting thresholds, shore investigation authority and confidentiality controls remain governed by the SMS.
References
- OCIMF SIRE 2.0 Question Library Part 1, Version 1.0, Question 5.9.2
- ISM Code section 10
- ILO Convention 152
Last reviewed: 2026-09-13