RightShip’s ship inspection and reporting procedures
Following discussions initiated by the Union of Greek Shipowners with RightShip and facilitated by Lloyds Register, LR issued a news update to confirm RightShip’s ship inspection and reporting procedures as follows:
A dry cargo ship inspection will be carried out by RightShip inspectors either when recommended by RightShip or when requested by the ship operator.
On completion of any inspection, the RightShip Ship Inspection Report, if listing any deficiencies, and following RightShip’s review and assessment, will then be sent to the ship operator for review, comments and to advise what actions will be taken by the operator to address any deficiencies.
Reported deficiencies that are considered to be of a serious nature and of a potential impact to the safety of the ship, the crew and or the environment shall have to be brought by the operator to the attention of the relevant classification society or flag administration as appropriate and are to be dealt with to the satisfaction of class / flag.
Confirmation and evidence of action taken to address any deficiencies will be provided to RightShip in order to close these deficiencies accordingly.
It is evident from the above that in case of any serious deficiency the above process may have
A copy of the RightShip Dry Cargo Ship Inspection Procedure flow chart can be downloaded here
Source: Lloyd’s Register
