RightShip inspection checklist for the Second Officer

26 questions in RISQ 3.2

• Inspectors often trace one voyage from berth to berth, so the current plan should cover pilotage waters as well as the open sea.
• Chart and ENC corrections are easiest to prove when the correction log, notices and ECDIS update record all tell the same story.
• Compass error records show whether the bridge team checks its instruments routinely or only in the days before an inspection.
• Keep publications current and know where each one lives, paper or electronic, so any of them can be produced in moments.

• Complete the passage plan berth to berth, including pilotage, no-go areas and abort points
• Bring ENC and paper chart corrections up to date and match them to the latest notices received
• Record gyro and magnetic compass error at the interval your SMS sets, with the method used for each
• Test radar, ECDIS alarms and echo sounder, and record the results in the equipment log

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8 questions in RISQ 3.2

• On many dry-cargo ships the Second Officer is the designated radio operator, so the GMDSS logbook is theirs to explain.
• Daily, weekly and monthly equipment tests should be logged as the SMS sets out, with any faults and follow-up recorded.
• Safety information should be received, read and acted on where relevant, not simply printed and left in a tray.
• Expiry dates on EPIRB, SART and radio batteries are quick to check, so any lapse suggests weak planned maintenance.

• Complete the GMDSS logbook with every routine test, alert event and safety message received
• Check EPIRB, SART and radio battery expiry dates and enter the next renewals in the planner
• Confirm NAVTEX and satellite safety receivers are set for the current area and messages are reviewed
• File the radio survey, shore maintenance and station licence papers together in one ready folder

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