The design team is the entity (e.g. yard, supplier, owner
and operator) that carries out the design development and analyses
for the alternative and/or equivalent design. They need to be in a
position to assess safety and environmental protection holistically
and will also be responsible for the education of operations personnel,
documentation on board and integration with the safety management
system. Operational and technical experts in the relevant field or
from similar operations should be involved and assist the design team
in the review of hazards as well as supply expertise to the initial
risk assessment sessions. Hence a high level of understanding of the
concepts is required or will have to be drawn upon from external sources.