Preparing for a RightShip RISQ 3.2 Inspection
RightShip's Inspection Ship Questionnaire — RISQ, currently at version 3.2 — is the vetting standard that dry bulk operators encounter most often. It is frequently described as the bulk sector's…
Concentrated Inspection Campaigns: Why Prepared Vessels Still Fail
Every year, the Paris and Tokyo Memoranda of Understanding run a Concentrated Inspection Campaign — a defined period during which Port State Control officers apply additional scrutiny to one specific…
What SIRE 2.0 Changed for Crew Interviews
SIRE 2.0 did not simply update the old Ship Inspection Report Programme questionnaire. It changed what an inspector is looking at — and, more importantly for the people on board,…