Vetting & Inspections
Ready before the inspector boards.
We prepare vessels for RightShip, SIRE 2.0 and CDI inspections. Most of the work is done remotely, with questionnaires written for your vessel; then we attend on board for a full pre-vetting when she is ready.
Pre-vetting · bulk carrierExample| Section | Answered | Gaps |
|---|---|---|
| Certificates & records | 34/34 | 0 |
| Navigation & bridge | 39/41 | 2 |
| Safety, LSA & FFA | 46/46 | 1 |
| Pollution prevention | 27/28 | 1 |
| Cargo, hatches & ballast | 31/31 | 0 |
| Mooring | 18/18 | 2 |
| Engine room & steering | 35/37 | 3 |
| Crew & human factors | 22/22 | 0 |
| Before attendance | 252/257 | 9 |
Inspection programmes
Each programme, on its own terms.
RightShip
RightShip now asks for an inspection on vessels aged 11 years and over, and from 1 January 2027 on vessels aged 10 and over. RISQ 3.2 consolidated or removed 30 questions; we prepare against the current version and the Safety Score effects of each observation.
Read the noteSIRE 2.0
Questions set by vessel type and operation, evidence captured during the inspection, and attention to human factors such as fatigue and workload. Since October 2025 a focused campaign has added ship hardening and access control (question 7.2.1) to every inspection.
CDI
Preparation for the Chemical Distribution Institute’s marine inspection, with attention to cargo handling, tank cleaning records and the procedures chemical charterers check first.
Port state control
Pre-arrival checks against the regime’s focus areas and current campaigns, and help after a detention: rectification, class and flag coordination and the evidence the authority needs.
We prepare vessels for inspections carried out by the programmes’ accredited inspectors.
Our method
Remote first. On board when she is ready.
Travel is the expensive part of a pre-vetting. Doing the groundwork remotely means the attendance is spent confirming, coaching and closing, not discovering.
A questionnaire written for her
Set for the vessel type and the inspection she faces, mapped to the programme’s questions. The crew answers it, with photos, before anyone travels.
Remote review
Certificates, records, SMS forms, previous inspection reports, PSC history and the crew’s answers, reviewed by us.
Gap report
Every finding with the action needed, who owns it, vessel or office, and by when. We track the close-out remotely.
Onboard pre-vetting
A full mock inspection the way the inspector will do it, crew interviews and human-factors questions included, with coaching on the spot.
After the inspection
Help with the operator’s comments and corrective actions for any observations, within the programme’s deadlines.
Audits & inspections
Beyond vetting.
Internal audits
ISM · ISPS · MLC
Shipboard and office audits that find what an external auditor would, reported with evidence and practical corrective actions.
Navigation audits
At sea or remote
Bridge team practice, passage planning and ECDIS use observed at sea, or reviewed remotely from ECDIS and VDR data.
Company self-assessments
DryBMS · TMSA 3
Self-assessment against each element with the evidence behind it, and a plan to reach the next stage.
Pre-purchase and condition inspections
Sale and purchase
Hull, machinery, cargo gear, records and class status, reported with photographs and an estimate of the work the vessel will need.
Training
On board and in the office
SIRE 2.0 interviews and human factors, the RISQ 3.2 changes for crews and office staff, and short training on board during every attendance.
Get in touch
Tell us which inspection is coming.
Send the vessel, the programme and the expected date. We return the questionnaire for her within the scope we agree, and plan the attendance around her port calls.
Or write to sales@assosmarine.gr