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Appendix

REPORT ON THE APPROVAL OF ALTERNATIVE DESIGN AND ARRANGEMENTS
FOR
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The Government of ………………………. has approved on ………………… an alternative design and arrangement in accordance with provisions of regulation ………………….of the …………………………………….., as described below:
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Port of registry  
Ship type  
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.1 scope of the analysis or design, including the critical design assumptions and critical design features;
.2 description of the alternative design and arrangements, including drawings and specifications;
.3 list of IMO regulations affected;
.4 summary of the results of the engineering and risk analysis, and basis for approval (including criteria, standard, etc.);
.5 description of any model used in the risk and engineering analysis (including risk models as well as computational software), and the verification procedure used during the model development;
.6 description of any design casualty scenarios and related software simulations, tests and trials made during the approval process;
.7 test, inspection and maintenance requirements for the operational phase; and
.8 condition of approval, if any.
Parent topic: MSC.1/Circular.1455 – Guidelines for the Approval of Alternatives and Equivalents as Provided for in Various IMO Instruments – (24 June 2013)
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