Close out process

Owners and Managers are provided 15 days from their receipt of the inspection report following the close out meeting to submit their close out report. The timeframe is provided to enable the Manager to undertake a root cause analysis and to confirm actions required to address findings. Requests to extend this timeframe are considered where Managers experience genuine difficulty in meeting the deadline.    

Upon receipt by RightShip, the Managers’ close out report is reviewed by an Inspections Superintendent. RightShip applies a fair and impartial approach to review the close out, with independent reviewers to the inspector who attended the vessel. The first reviewer examines the findings, evidence including photographs and relevant root cause analysis, amending the pre-populated grading when necessary. Then a second Inspections superintendent reviews the close out and confirms the grading of findings each as high, medium or low risk, and, where necessary, engages the first reviewer to confirm any proposed changes. The outcome from the peer review includes assessment of validity based on the matrix described in the next tab.