The STS Unit Questionnaire: What RightShip Actually Wants to Know About the Barge, Not the Ship
Most ship managers who run RISQ inspections know the questionnaire inside out — statutory…
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Practical insights on VDR audits, SMS management, SIRE 2.0, vetting prep and HSEQ compliance from Capt. Gaurav Khanna, Master Mariner and Founder of Vraga Marine Services. Articles are researched and drafted with AI assistance, then reviewed, edited and checked against primary documents by the author.
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One Finding, Five Frameworks: Why Vetting Inspection Findings Don’t Line Up
A worn mooring winch doesn’t know which framework is inspecting it. But by the…
Root Cause Analysis in Shipping: Why 5 Whys Stops Where MSCAT Keeps Going
Ask most fleets how they do root cause analysis in shipping and the answer…
The RISQ DryBMS Question Nobody Has to Verify — Yet
Buried in Section 1 of RISQ 3.2, right after the vessel’s P&I club details,…
TMSA and DryBMS Compliance: What Both Standards Actually Require From Your Evidence
TMSA and DryBMS compliance get discussed as two separate obligations — one for tankers,…
The VDR Playback Software Is There. The Procedure That Covers It May Not Be.
Every VDR fitted to a SOLAS vessel is required to record continuously. What is…
The PFOS Ban Is in Force. The Survey Clock Is Already Running.
PFOS firefighting foam ships are now subject to a mandatory ban under SOLAS Regulation…
ECDIS in Tidal Ports: The Alarm That Stops Working When You Need It Most
ECDIS in tidal ports does not behave the way it does in open water.…
The Lookout During Port Approach Is on the Manning Matrix. The VDR Shows Whether Anyone Was Standing It.
The lookout during port approach is the one position on the bridge arrival team…
Who Receives the Pilot — What the SMS Says and What the Ship Does
There is a moment in every port arrival where the procedural framework meets operational…
What a RightShip RISQ Inspection Actually Tests — And Where Preparation Makes the Difference
The RightShip Inspection Ship Questionnaire — RISQ — is the primary vetting instrument for…
The Audit Is Closed. The Problem Isn’t.
TMSA Element 12 and what it actually takes to get to Stage 4. Most…