In ship structural design procedures structural analyses are performed using the scantlings of structural elements determined at the initial design stage based on relevent rules and previous experiences. Modifications of scantlings will be carried out in case that the analysis results do nut satisfy design criteria. Reanalysis method s are efficient to analyse the structures of slightly modified using information obtained from the previous analysis. In this paper various approximate reanalysis techniques will be compared and their characteristics will be described. Furthermore sensitivity analyses are adapted to provide information from which selection of most influential design variables will be made and amount of modification can be determined. Redesign procedures described herein are demonstrated using examples.