GBS Goal-based Standards
GBS Goal-based Standards : Goal-based standards in shipping were proposed to IMO a number of years ago by the Bahamas and Greece supported by other administrations as the basis for developing ship construction standards that would permit innovation in design but ensure that ships were built in such a manner that, if properly maintained, they could remain safe for their economic life. Goal-based regulations do not set out the means of achieving compliance, but set standards which allow alternative ways of reaching the goal. IMO will take over the detailed work but they will state what has to be achieved. Class societies, ship designers, naval architects, marine engineers and builders will retain the freedom to decide on how best to achieve those goals. IACS has decided to move from unified requirements to common classification rules for new buildings, focused as first priority on the hull scantlings of new double hull tankers and bulk carriers. All goal-based standards are currently being discussed for hull structures, but they should be applicable for any part of a ship or system on board. Goal-based standards can be defined as a multi-tier approach, where the first tier represents general safety objectives, the second tier functional requirements applicable for each ship type and the third tier relevant goal based verification criteria. To put it in a more prosaic wording: Goal-based standards will be aiming at moving (1) from mistrust to trust; (2) from a culture of compliance to a culture of benchmarking; (3) from prescriptive to functional /risk/ goal-based standards; (4) from a complex to a more rational set of rules and regulations; (5) from given solutions to goals that can be achieved by alternative designs, promoting innovation of technology
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