Section 3 Submarine assurance planning
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Section 3 Submarine assurance planning

Parent topic: Chapter 2 Submarine Assurance Planning

3.1 Assurance process

3.1.1 Submarine Assurance planning is to establish and document the scope of the Submarine Assurance activities required to be carried out by LR.

3.1.2 The submarine Owner is to have an appropriate Submarine Safety Management System in place.

3.1.3 The submarine Owner, designer, builder or maintenance organisation is to have an appropriate Submarine Safety Assurance System in place for the lifecycle phase or phases for which Submarine Assurance is required.

3.1.4 The submarine Owner, designer, builder or maintenance organisation is to have an appropriate Quality Management System in place covering the design, construction or maintenance of submarines as appropriate.

3.1.5 The Quality Management System is to be in accordance with a recognised and acceptable international, national or sector standard.

3.1.6 The submarine designer is to have an appropriate Systems Engineering Management System in place for the design of the submarine where Submarine Assurance is required for the design phase of the submarine lifecycle.

3.1.7 The Systems Engineering Management System is to be in accordance with a recognised and acceptable international, national or sector standard.

3.1.8 The assurance activities required to be carried out by LR are to be established based on the Submarine Safety Assurance System in consultation with the submarine Owner, designer, builder or maintenance organisation as appropriate.

3.1.9 A Submarine Assurance Plan will be prepared by LR in consultation with the submarine designer, builder or maintenance organisation.

3.1.10 The plan will define the roles and responsibilities of the entities involved.

3.1.11 The plan will define the scope of activity to be carried out by LR in terms of the Submarine Assurance Framework Goals, Functional Objectives and Performance Requirements within scope, in terms of the submarine systems within scope and in terms of submarine lifecycle phases within scope.

3.1.12 The plan will describe the assurance activities to be carried out by LR in accordance with the submarine systems or in accordance with the submarine Work Breakdown Structure.

3.1.13 The plan is to be agreed by the submarine Owner and Naval Administration.

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