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CHK.6:10 - Architectural Rationale

Qualification is independently triggered when the adequacy of criteria or checking means becomes uncertain. Folding it into every ordinary use wastes effort; omitting it from design lets repeated unsupported answers accumulate.

An applicable prior qualification can settle the uncertainty. Otherwise begin with a concrete difference and scale the evidence to the intended reliance, using direct executable tests or competent human judgement as appropriate.