This part of ISO 10303 specifies the use of the integrated resources necessary for the scope andinformation requirements for the exchange of product definition data and its configuration and approvalstatus information for ship structural systems. Configuration in this context pertains to data specific torevision tracking and change history of selected ship structural entities within the product model.Approval pertains to the company internal approval and the classification society approval. ThisApplication Protocol supports the shipbuilding activities and applications associated with the designphase and the manufacturing phase.