An inspection carried out for the buyer, on the buyer's behalf, recording condition and outstanding class and statutory position while the price is still open. The report is written to be read by someone deciding whether to proceed.
Declared so the conversation happens before the campaign, not in the middle of it.
These drive effort, not price. Pricing is quoted after the specification call, together with the documents we will need from you.
The vessel's condition on a stated date, recorded by a party with no interest in the answer.
What the RightShip inspector will raise — before they raise it.
Whether the ISM, ISPS and MLC management systems hold before the flag, the class or the charterer tests them.