3.1 The SCF should include the list of documents
constituting the SCF and all information listed in the annex, which
is required for a ship's safe operation, maintenance, survey, repair
and in emergency situations. Details of specific information that
is not considered to be critical to safety might be included directly
or by reference to other documents.
3.2 When developing an SCF, all of the columns
in the table annexed to these Guidelines should be reviewed to ensure
that all necessary information has been provided.
3.3 It may be possible to provide information
listed in the annex under more than one Tier II functional requirement
as a single item within the SCF, for example, the Coating Technical
File required by the PSPCfootnote is relevant
for both "Coating life" and "Survey during construction".