RightShip inspection checklist for the Third Officer

26 questions in RISQ 3.2

• Watchkeeping is judged on what the log and chart show, so fix intervals should suit the conditions and match the plan.
• A clear handover, spoken and written, is the moment most likely to be observed or discussed during a bridge visit.
• The bridge watch alarm should stay on whenever the ship is under way at sea, with any exception authorised and recorded.
• Departure and arrival checklists carry weight only when every line was actually tested rather than simply ticked.

• Fix the position at the frequency the passage plan sets and mark each fix clearly on the chart
• Write bridge log entries in full: weather, courses, fixes, equipment faults and watch changes
• Use the handover checklist at every watch change and have both officers sign it
• Keep BNWAS switched on at sea and log each test and any period it was switched off

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8 questions in RISQ 3.2

• Bridge VHF use is heard rather than read, so channel choice, call procedure and plain language all count.
• Portable radios should be charged, numbered and tested, with spare batteries ready for mooring and cargo work.
• Survival craft two-way radios are easily forgotten between drills, yet they must work the moment they are needed.
• Drills that depend on communication are the best evidence that internal phones, talkback and alarms really work.

• Keep the VHF on the required watch channels and log significant exchanges in the bridge log
• Charge, label and test every portable radio, and keep a record of spare battery condition
• Test survival craft two-way radios at the SMS interval and stow them where crews expect them
• Check sound-powered phones and talkback between bridge, engine room and steering gear

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