Section 2 Information to be submitted

2.1.1 Submarine Safety Management System documentation is to be submitted by the submarine Owner.

2.1.2 With respect to design, procurement, construction, maintenance and operation of the submarine, the documentation is to define:

1. Safety Management Policies, processes and procedures including:
   1. Maintenance policy, systems and requirements,
   2. Emergency management policy, systems and requirements, and
   3. Audit monitoring and review activities.
2. Organisations, organisational structures, roles and responsibilities;
3. Concept of operations statement including safe operating boundaries;
4. Project specifications;
5. Requirements related to Rules, Codes and standards;
6. Requirements related to submarine functions and systems;
7. Requirements related to configuration control of documentation;
8. Requirements related to configuration and control of materials, systems, equipment and components; and
9. Process for managing operating restrictions, and non-compliance.

2.2.1 Submarine Safety Assurance documentation is to be submitted by the submarine Owner, designer, builder or maintenance organisation as appropriate.

2.2.2 The documentation is to address the full submarine lifecycle or specific lifecycle phases for which Submarine Assurance is required.

2.2.3 With regard to the design, procurement, construction, maintenance and operation of the submarine, the documentation is to define:

1. Role of Submarine Safety Assurance within Submarine Safety Management;
2. Role of Submarine Assurance by LR within Submarine Safety Assurance;
3. Organisations, organisational structures, roles and responsibilities;
4. Quality assurance policy, processes and procedures;
5. Systems engineering policy, processes and procedures;
6. Design, construction, maintenance policies, processes and procedures;
7. Safety criticality categorisation policy, processes and procedures for submarine systems, equipment and components;
8. Whole Boat Safety Argument including justification of Rules, Codes and standards to be applied;
9. Whole Boat and specification requirements including Rules, Codes and standards;
10. Work Breakdown Structure for the submarine and its systems; and
11. Scope of Submarine Assurance.

2.3.1 A Quality Management Plan is to be submitted by the submarine designer, builder or maintenance organisation as appropriate.

2.3.2 The plan is to address the full submarine lifecycle or specific lifecycle phases for which Submarine Assurance is required.

2.3.3 The plan is to describe how quality is to be managed during design, construction or maintenance of the submarine.

2.3.4 The plan is to be consistent with and support the Submarine Safety Assurance System.

2.4.1 A Systems Engineering Management Plan describing how the design of the submarine will be organised, structured, and carried out is to be submitted by the submarine designer.

2.4.2 The plan is to describe a logical sequence of decision making and design related activities that transforms the operational need into a submarine design.

2.4.3 The plan is to describe an approach to systems engineering that is consistent with established and recognised systems engineering standards.

2.4.4 The plan is to be consistent with and support the Safety Assurance System.

2.4.5 The plan is to include processes for:

1. Project management;
2. Requirements management;
3. System integration;
4. Quality management;
5. Design management;
6. Safety management;
7. Risk management;
8. Configuration management; and
9. Information management.