Technology Qualification is a process of providing evidence and arguments to support claims that the technology under assessment will function reliably in a target operating environment within specific limits and with an acceptable level of confidence. (Lloyd's Register Guidance Notes for Technology Qualification 2022, & IEC 62600-4:2020)
The Lloyd's Register Technology Qualification certification service
The objective of the Technology Qualification process is to facilitate a novel technology or innovative elements within mature technologies achieve certification. This is conducted by adopting a robust evidence-based methodology through a systematic process, as illustrated below.
- Pre-verification activities
- Definition of the technology
- Development of the acceptance criteria
- Technology decomposition
- Technology assessment
- Identification of Critical Technology Elements
- Risk assessment
- System readiness assessment
- System assessment
- Identification of qualification activities and tests required
- Development of a Technology Qualification Plan (TQP)
- Review of the TQP
- Issuance of a Statement of Feasibility
- Execution of qualification activities identified in the TQP
- Submission and review of test results
- Review of test results
- Review against the Definition of the technology
- Interface analysis with other technologies
- Review of test results in the field environment
- Review of field documentation related to installation, commissioning, and operations
- Review of training documentation, if applicable
