How the RightShip DOC Score is evaluated?

The DOC Score, a sub-score of RightShip's Safety Score, evaluates the ship management company (DOC Holder) and, like the Safety Score, has a 5-point scale from 1 to 5.

In the case of dry bulk vessels, charterers often require a DOC Score of 3 or higher for commercial reasons. This section explains the evaluation method of DOC Score and its relationship with Safety Score.

Summary

• DOC Score is an evaluation of a ship management company (DOC Holder) by RisghtShip and is rated on a 5-point scale from 1 to 5.
• The score is determined based on four factors: PSC detention, PSC deficiency, number of incidents, and severity of the incident, but the evaluation algorithm is not disclosed except in some cases.
• When the Safety Score is between 3 and 5, the DOC Score affects the Safety Score.
• Voluntarily reporting incidents to RightShip and ensuring that there are no open incidents on the platform are effective means to recover the DOC Score.

1. how to evaluate DOC Score

DOC Score is an evaluation of a ship management company (DOC Holder) by RightShip and has a score from 1 to 5 (5 being the best). The DOC Score is evaluated based on four items: PSC detention, PSC deficiency, number of incidents, and severity of incidents. However, there is no published evaluation algorithm to determine which items specifically affect the DOC Score and how - for example, xx detentions within x months will result in a score of 3, etc. except for below No.2.

2. DOC Score and Incidents

The relationship between the DOC Score and Category A incidents is shown in the table below.

This table shows, for example, that if a Category A incident occurred within the last 6-12 months, the DOC Score is at most 3 if the incident remains Open on the RightShip status, and at most 4 if it is Closed. This table shows that the DOC Score is kept low when an incident is Open. For more information on the categorization of incidents, please click here.

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3. Relationship between Safety Score and DOC Score

The DOC Score is an important component of the Safety Score, but only when the Safety Score is between 3 and 5. This is because the rules for the Safety Score are different for a score of 1-2 and for a score of 3-5, and a Safety Score of 1 or 2 requires that certain conditions (triggers) be violated, but the DOC Score is not one of those triggers. Conversely, a DOC Score of 1 can still have a Safety Score of at least 3 as long as the Safety Score trigger is not violated.

For more information on Safety Score rules, please click here. 

4. If the DOC Score drops

When the DOC Score drops, in most cases, the DOC Score will gradually recover by keeping the overall Fleet incident status and PSC inspection status in good condition and waiting for time to pass.

If the drop in DOC Score is due to an incident, especially a Category A incident, the DOC Score may be recovered by submitting a report to RightShip and closing the incident.

In addition, 'DOC transparency', introduced in July of this year, provides an incentive to proactively report incidents to RightShip.

Incidents are categorised according to their severity, and the severity rating determines their impact on the score. Category A incidents have a more significant impact than Category B, and Category B has a greater impact than Category C. The impact of incidents diminishes over time, with a 40% reduction in effect after six months and an additional 40% reduction every subsequent 12 months within five years.

The key distinction between a proactively reported (transparent) incident and a non-proactively reported incident lies in the 40% immediate reduction in impact for proactively reported incidents, while non-proactively reported incidents receive the 40% impact reduction after six months.

We recommend that you take this into consideration when deciding whether to report an incident to RightShip.

For an explanation of 'DOC transparency', please see the following.

https://rightship.com/technical-information?nid=185