1.1.1 Lloyd’s Register (LR) Submarine Assurance is independent third-party assurance based
on the principles of Classification and may be defined as independent verification
of the design, construction and material state of a submarine for compliance with
project specifications, Rules, Codes and standards relating to submarine safety in
defined operating conditions.
1.1.2 Submarine Assurance is concerned with verification of requirements relating to the
submarine structure, its systems, equipment and components and as such does not
extend to the verification of requirements relating to the competence or
effectiveness of embarked persons or operational matters.
1.1.3 Submarine Assurance may cover the full submarine lifecycle, with verification of
requirements through design and construction and thereafter in-service by means of
survey and inspection, or may be limited to specific lifecycle phases as required.
1.1.4 Submarine Assurance may cover all submarine systems or may be limited to specific
systems within the submarine as required.
1.1.5 Submarine Assurance is delivered through LR’s Submarine Assurance Framework.