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Charterer vetting guides

How charterers decide whether to trust a vessel with cargo: SIRE, RightShip, CDI, TMSA and the checks that sit behind a fixture.

The manifold of a chemical tanker: colour-coded pipes, flanges and drip trays in crisp detail.AI-generated
Vetting · 31 July 2026 · 7 min read

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.

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Vetting · 31 July 2026 · 8 min read

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.

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Vetting · 31 July 2026 · 6 min read

Pool points explained: how vetting affects tanker earnings

A pooled tanker earns its share of the pool through its points. How allocations are set, and why a lapsed oil major approval costs points first and pool membership next.

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Vetting · 31 July 2026 · 7 min read

TMSA explained: how Tanker Management and Self Assessment works

No rule requires TMSA, and no tanker operator chartering to oil majors can skip it. The 13 elements, the four stages, and why the evidence file matters more than the stage you claim.

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Vetting · 31 July 2026 · 7 min read

Vetting vs class vs flag vs PSC: what's the difference?

Four regimes look at the same ship and answer four different questions. What class, flag state, Port State Control and charterer vetting each check, and why only one of them decides the fixture.

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Vetting · 19 June 2026 · 3 min read

How to prepare for charterer vetting

Vetting draws on SIRE 2.0, RightShip, CDI and the charterer's own checks. How the pieces fit, and why the vessels that pass are the ones that pre-inspected against the right standard first.

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Beyond the reading.

These guides explain the regime. Fleetward is how a fleet gets ready for it: the crew documents the pre-inspection on mobile, and the office sees the gaps before the inspector does.

How Fleetward prepares a fleet for vetting