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SHIPBUILDING-INDUSTRY5 MIN READ

Freeze the right baseline, not the conversation

Use a configuration baseline to decide whether a ship change needs formal control before production acts.

The move: separate local problem-solving from uncontrolled configuration change. What a baseline does A baseline names the current approved version of the ship information. It lets the yard coordinate work across engineering, procurement, production, quality, class, and commissioning. Without it, teams can each be locally right and globally inconsistent. The control question When someone proposes a change, ask: Does it alter a controlled physical or functional characteristic? Does it touch an interface, a class-approved detail, a safety function, maintainability, weight, or a supplier warranty boundary? If yes, it needs formal change control before the physical workaround disappears behind insulation, paint,…

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