Checks on deck before proceeding to sea

(1) Check the hull before boarding to see if any external damage (another ship may have collided into you while you was home)

(2) Check all live-saving appliances and make sure no-one has tampered with them

(3) Check all life-saving appliances are still in date (distress flares - Parachute and hand, E.P.I.R.B., S.A.R.T's, Speedlines, lifebuoys, life-jackets - normal and inflatable)

(4) Check the hydrostatic release is tied up correctly (you could loose your life if tied up wrong)

(5) Check all Navigation lights and the ships whistle works

(6) Check all freeing ports are free to move and have no obstacles near them

(7) Check all hydrants, fire hoses and nozzles

(8) Check all deck machinery is operational and all safety guards are placed around them

(9) Check the wheelhouse windows are clean

(10) Check no obstructions around the radar

(11) Make sure everything is tied down

(12) Make sure all water-tight doors and hatches are closed before proceeding to sea

(13) All cranes should be lowered to improve the vessels stability

(14) Check while in dry-dock - the intakes for all sea-cocks - take them out and clean all intakes - make sure you place a sign saying sea-cocks withdrawn - regrind them back in after they have been serviced