6.12 Issuance of Certificate of Approval with conditions

  6.12.1.1 Provided all outstanding information is submitted as required, the Administration may approve the design.

  6.12.1.2 Conditions are applicable to the ship or system being constructed, meaning that approval of a ship is conditional on the rectification of any queries or outstanding issues remaining from the design phase.

  6.12.1.3 At all times both preliminary requirements and case-by-case system requirements can prevail. Prerequisites for approval may thus vary with the project in question. Once the design is approved, its operability in a controllable process remains to be reviewed and surveyed at intervals to be defined. Conclusively, certificate of approval may be granted, and the construction process can ensue.

  6.12.1.4 The approval serves to give the Submitter a statement of compliance with the statutory requirements, as defined by means of the above process, and is in this respect not substantially different from a traditional approval, even if the approval process leading up to the issuance is different. The certificate can contain as conditions which appropriate in-service measures should be implemented before the ship enters into service.

  6.12.1.5 Provided the documentation lives up to the given requirements, the design approval process as such is concluded.

  6.12.1.6 Unless risks of the subjected design have been demonstrated that they are capable of being controlled within the acceptable risk level through the proposed risk reduction measures, the Administration can refuse issuing the Certificate of Approval.

  6.12.2.1 The Submitter supplies the following to the Administration:

• .1 certificates of process compliance with industry standards (applicability being verifiable). Such certification from other authorities may be deemed acceptable, at the discretion of the Administration;

• .2 Safety assurance documentation, including any evaluation criteria with their justification agreed within the company or sector, as applicable;

• .3 technical documentation relating to the project in question. Technical documentation submitted for review should contain the following information, as a minimum;

• .4 details of application for any system or subsystem operated and requiring approval;

• .5 specifications, including limitations, disclaimers and tolerances;

• .6 material data sheets and/or manufacture certificates where applicable;

• .7 the quality assurance system applied to maintain the conditions prevalent at the time of certification;

• .8 any pertinent or historical test or analysis data, if these are to be considered in the survey plan; and

• .9 installation manuals, maintenance procedures and operational plans.

  6.12.2.2 The Administration delivers the following to the Submitter:

• .1 statement of approval of design basis;

• .2 certificates of approval with conditions as needed; and

• .3 other certificates.

  6.12.2.3 Queries by the Administration preceding release into service:

• .1 whether provisions to rectify or mitigate any conditions are in place; and

• .2 whether inspection of compliance through the construction phase has been adequately planned and documented.