| Acceptance criteria
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Minimum
requirements a system or component must satisfy in order to be
considered accepted by a user.
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| Accredited test facility
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A
laboratory or test site that has an ISO 17025 or similar
accreditation
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| Approval in Principle
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Statement
issued following the successful assessment of a technology
against the ability to conform to regulatory requirements for an
operational environment.
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| Availability
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The
ability of a component, equipment or system to functions as
required for operation without interruption.
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| Certification
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A document
that represents the successful culmination of all activities
required for its merit.
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| Classification Society
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A
certification body that has an IACS membership.
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| Component
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Constituent part of a device (or subsystem) which cannot be
physically divided into smaller parts without losing its
particular function.
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| Critical technology element
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An
identified sub-system or component, the failure of which will
impede minimum operational requirements of a technology,
including its ability to return to a safe state.
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| Definition of a technology
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A
comprehensive set of detailed technical specifications, each of
which would require to be achieved through an assessment process
for a technology to be considered viable.
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| EU Recognised organisation
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One of the
twelve classification societies with EU recognised status that
consult with each other periodically with the aim of harmonising
their rules and procedures, and the implementation
thereof.
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| Failure mechanism
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A deviant
condition or physical state which results in a component,
equipment or system to not function as required.
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| Failure mode
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A deviant
function or behaviour which is the direct effect of a failure
mechanism.
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| Maintainability
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Ability to
be retained in or restored to a state of health for a system to
perform as required.
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| Performance Standard
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A
measurable statement, expressed in qualitative or quantitative
terms, of the performance required and that is relied upon as
the basis for managing a hazard, by preventing or limiting the
effect of a major accident.
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| Qualification activity
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A required
test / series of tests that must be performed to provide
confidence that the technology meets or exceeds the specified
acceptance criteria.
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| Reliability
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The
ability for components, equipment or systems to perform as
required without failure during operation.
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| Statement of Feasibility
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Document
issued following the approval of the Technology Qualification
Plan during the Validation Stage of the Technology Qualification
Certification process.
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| Subsystem
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A
subdivision of a system, which itself is a system that performs
a distinct function.
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| Survivability
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A measure
of the ability of a technology to experience an event outside
expected design conditions, without sustaining damage or loss of
functionality beyond an acceptable level and return to an
acceptable level of operation.
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| Technology Appraisal Report
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A
documented account detailing the technical inadequacies and
risks identified during the verification stage of a technology
qualification certification process.
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| Technology Appraisal Workshop
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A
gathering of assessors, developers, relevant consultants and
other stakeholders to conduct a formal analysis of the
technology through a systematic and structured technology and
risk assessment process.
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| Technology Class
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Represents
a category of a sub-system or component’s technology in relation
to the attributes of a risk.
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| Technology Qualification
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An
objective evidence-based process for assessing novel
technologies to determine if they will function reliably within
specified limits and with an acceptable level of
confidence.
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| Technology Qualification Certificate
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Final
deliverable from a project confirming the technology has met or
exceeded the requirements set out in the definition of the
technology.
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| Technology Qualification Plan
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A document
created by the technology developer to explain how uncertainties
or issues of concern will be addressed.
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| Type Approval
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A
certification process based upon recognised codes and standards,
intended for the mass production of a component.
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| Technology Validation Report
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A document
summarising the results from specified tests when assessed
against the definition of the technology.
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