6.7 Preliminary approval statement with conditions
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6.7 Preliminary approval statement with conditions

6.7.1 Procedural intent

  6.7.1.1 Following the achievement of a satisfactory level of confidence in the design, a statement of preliminary approval (of the design as evaluated to this point) may be issued to the Submitter, taking into account any limitations and conditions of later approval of the detailed design.

  6.7.1.2 The Administration has to consider a description of requirements, in accordance with the outcome and the results from the design preview, identifying information gaps, conditions resting on further information or analysis as well as any further queries identified during preview.

  6.7.1.3 The report from the HazId is submitted to the Administration for review, thereby assuring that all hazard aspects which may be found to be safety critical are covered and accounted for. Final approval may still be conditional or pending if the agreed safety standards are not reached or if certain aspects of the design are inadequately documented.

  6.7.1.4 Particular requirements prevail with regards to the ensuing risk assessment session, quoted evaluation criteria and further risk assessment.

  6.7.1.5 The statement to the Submitter at this point will concern:

  • .1 the Final design characteristics with requirements for any areas of particular concern identified;

  • .2 requirements for the Final risk analyses to be performed in the next step of the process (project categories 2-4);

  • .3 assumptions in the high-level process to be verified through the detailed design sequences;

  • .4 required test and analysis results; and

  • .5 required additional general documentation describing the ship as needed prior to final approval (manuals, system specifications, data sheets).

  6.7.1.6 The conditions imposed depend on the outcome of the "definition of approval basis" phase along with the HazId; some conditions will be a consequence of the determination of major hazards resulting from novel features, whereas other conditions result from the project moving from a high/preliminary level to a specific detailed level of examination.

6.7.2 Documentation to be delivered

  6.7.2.1 The Administration supplies the following to the Submitter: preliminary approval statement, with any conditions as applicable, including requirements for further risk analyses.

  6.7.2.2 Queries by the Administration:

  • .1 Are the conditions of final approval stated in a manner that adequately explains the need for their fulfillment?

  • .2 Are the conditions reasonably and rationally argued for?

  6.7.2.3 If no medium or high risks have been identified in the basic risk assessment at the preliminary stage, and the Administration has no further queries hereto, the process will continue as a conventional approval process. Hence, all segments described hereafter concern project categories 2-4, as applicable.

  6.7.2.4 If the Administration considers the identified risks to be unacceptable, and/or proposed risk reduction measures are considered impractical, the Administration can refuse supplying a preliminary approval statement, citing appropriate reasons for the rejection.


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