Index: Ringtoets/Common/src/Ringtoets.Common.Forms/Views/FailureMechanismView.cs
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diff -u -rc34960143da27c9bfe3f0ce343d8e5d3217ab0e0 -r06e6560689982402f11d25d1baf295a3a4798a82
--- Ringtoets/Common/src/Ringtoets.Common.Forms/Views/FailureMechanismView.cs	(.../FailureMechanismView.cs)	(revision c34960143da27c9bfe3f0ce343d8e5d3217ab0e0)
+++ Ringtoets/Common/src/Ringtoets.Common.Forms/Views/FailureMechanismView.cs	(.../FailureMechanismView.cs)	(revision 06e6560689982402f11d25d1baf295a3a4798a82)
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 // Stichting Deltares and remain full property of Stichting Deltares at all times.
 // All rights reserved.
 
+using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Windows.Forms;
 using Core.Common.Base;
@@ -56,8 +57,15 @@
         /// <summary>
         /// Creates a new instance of <see cref="FailureMechanismView{T}"/>.
         /// </summary>
-        public FailureMechanismView()
+        /// <param name="failureMechanism">The failure mechanism to show the data for.</param>
+        /// <exception cref="ArgumentNullException">Thrown when any parameter is <c>null</c>.</exception>
+        public FailureMechanismView(T failureMechanism)
         {
+            if (failureMechanism == null)
+            {
+                throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(failureMechanism));
+            }
+
             InitializeComponent();
 
             failureMechanismObserver = new Observer(UpdateMapData);