Inspection readiness,
in plain terms.

Port State Control

Targeting, deficiency codes, detention costs and the pre-inspection routine that finds problems first.

SIRE 2.0

The CVIQ, photo evidence, human factors and what changed from the old VIQ, explained for tanker operators.

RightShip

Safety Score, RISQ chapters, age triggers and reassessment, explained for dry bulk operators.

Charterer vetting

How vetting decisions are made, from TMSA and CDI to pool points and the checks charterers run.

ES-TRIN

Certification, surveys and chapter requirements for Rhine and Danube fleets, in plain terms.

CDI inspections explained: how chemical tanker vetting works

The chemical industry runs its own ship inspection scheme. How the CDI SIR works, who reads the report, and how a crew prepares for a fixed questionnaire it can study in advance.

Charterer vetting explained: from questionnaire to fixture

Vetting is the charterer's private risk decision, made fresh for every fixture. What feeds it, what an inspector does on board, and why there is no approval to win and keep.

Concentrated Inspection Campaigns explained: the 2026 cargo securing CIC

Every autumn PSC officers add a themed questionnaire to routine inspections. In 2026 the theme is cargo securing. What gets checked and how to be ready by 1 September.

ES-TRIN 2025/1: what changed and what it means for your fleet

The 2025/1 edition rewrites Chapter 11 for electric propulsion, regulates methanol as a fuel, tightens lithium-ion battery rules and reworks elevating wheelhouses. Existing certificates stay valid.

ES-TRIN Chapter 13: the equipment an inland vessel must carry

Anchor masses and chain lengths, the Article 13.02 outfit list, ship's boat rules, and the lifebuoy and lifejacket requirements every inland vessel is surveyed against.

Fire protection under ES-TRIN: a chapter guide

Portable extinguisher placement, the six permitted agents for fixed engine-room systems, what detection is actually required, and the stricter passenger vessel rules in Chapter 19.