Autonomous Ships and the Law

Autonomous Ships and the Law
Author: Henrik Ringbom
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 237
Release: 2020-12-02
Genre: Law
ISBN: 1000330338

Interest in autonomous ships has grown exponentially over the past few years. Whereas a few years ago, the prospect of unmanned and autonomous vessels sailing on the seas was considered unrealistic, the debate now centers on when and in what format and pace the development will take place. Law has a key role to play in this development and legal obstacles are often singled out as principal barriers to the rapid introduction of new technologies in shipping. Within a few years, autonomous ships have turned from a non-issue to one of the main regulatory topics being addressed by the International Maritime Organization. However, the regulatory discussion is still in its infancy, and while many new questions have been raised, few answers have been provided to them to date. Increased automation of tasks that have traditionally been undertaken by ships' crews raises interesting legal questions across the whole spectrum of maritime law. The first of its kind, this book explores the issue of autonomous ships from a wide range of legal perspectives, including both private law and public law at international and national level, making available cutting-edge research which will be of significant interest to researchers in maritime law. Chapter 3 of this book is freely available as a downloadable Open Access PDF at http://www.taylorfrancis.com under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial (CC-BY-NC) 4.0 license.

Unmanned and Autonomous Ships

Unmanned and Autonomous Ships
Author: R. Glenn Wright
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 194
Release: 2020-03-11
Genre: Transportation
ISBN: 0429834349

Unmanned ships and autonomous ships are quickly becoming a reality, making shipping safer and more efficient. However, traditional tasks and functions are becoming blurred as new technology changes how the unique needs of different sectors are met. In addition to large vessels dedicated to the transport of goods and cargos across the oceans, major efforts are underway towards the automation of small coastal shipping that includes ferries, tugboats, supply and service vessels, and barges. Automated vehicles are also replacing conventional ships for inspecting and servicing pipelines, drilling platforms, wind farms and other offshore installations. Automated shipping is explored in terms of economics, technology, safety and the environment under the broad themes of ship design and engineering, command and control, navigation, communications, security, regulatory issues, and training. This includes initiatives for autonomous shipping as well as civilian implications of military ship automation programs. This book is primarily for maritime professionals, regulatory authorities, insurers, and environmental groups. It also suits undergraduate students involved in deck officer training, and graduate students and academics involved in research in ship design, operations and management.

Ocean Law and Policy

Ocean Law and Policy
Author: Carlos Espósito
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 483
Release: 2016-10-11
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9004311440

In the years since 1994, when the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) entered into force, the ocean law regime has been profoundly affected by an interplay of new forces in global ocean affairs. Numbered among them are innovations in technology and science, the emergence of intensified piracy and other challenges to maritime security, national, and regional programs. In Ocean Law and Policy: Twenty Years of Development under the UNCLOS Regime, experts from fourteen countries present nineteen papers that provide insightful analyses of these wide-ranging issues that form the emerging new context of UNCLOS as a keystone to a working regime system. Accessible as well as authoritative, this volume offers to general readers as well as academics, policy officials, and legal experts a set of important analyses and provocative insights, forming a major contribution to the literature of ocean studies.

Maritime Autonomous Vessels

Maritime Autonomous Vessels
Author: Haitong Hu
Publisher: Mdpi AG
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2023-01-17
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9783036564159

This reprint is a printed edition of the Special Issue on Maritime Autonomous Vessels that was published in the Journal of Marine Science and Engineering. It contains an editorial and 17 peer-reviewed research studies in the field of Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships (MASS), Unmanned Surface Vessels (USVs), Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs), and underwater gliders, to name a few. The main goal of this reprint is to address key challenges, thereby promoting research on marine autonomous ships. There are many topics on autonomous vessels involved in this reprint, for instance, automatic control, manoeuvrability, collision avoidance, ship target identification, motion planning, and buckling analysis.

Maritime Autonomous Vessels

Maritime Autonomous Vessels
Author: Lúcia Moreira
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2023
Genre: Autonomous underwater vehicles
ISBN: 9783036564142

This reprint is a printed edition of the Special Issue on Maritime Autonomous Vessels that was published in the Journal of Marine Science and Engineering. It contains an editorial and 17 peer-reviewed research studies in the field of Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships (MASS), Unmanned Surface Vessels (USVs), Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs), and underwater gliders, to name a few. The main goal of this reprint is to address key challenges, thereby promoting research on marine autonomous ships. There are many topics on autonomous vessels involved in this reprint, for instance, automatic control, manoeuvrability, collision avoidance, ship target identification, motion planning, and buckling analysis.

Autonomous Vessels in Maritime Affairs

Autonomous Vessels in Maritime Affairs
Author: Tafsir Matin Johansson
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 425
Release: 2023-03-04
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 303124740X

This book examines law and governance implications in relation to maritime autonomous surface ships (MASS). Adopting a multi-disciplinary approach, it focuses on a wide array of timely, topical and thorny issues, including naval warfare and security, seaworthiness and techno-regulatory assessments, global environmental change, autonomous passenger transportation, as well as liability and insurance. It also considers selected national and regional developments. The book provides an insight into the role of innovation-diplomacy as the driving force that could expedite the transition from automation to autonomy. After navigating through the complex law and governance landscape, it concludes by assessing critical findings for further consideration. The book will appeal to scholars and students of maritime technology, law and governance. Chapter 11 and Chapter 18 are available open access under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License via link.springer.com.

Artificial Intelligence and Autonomous Shipping

Artificial Intelligence and Autonomous Shipping
Author: Baris Soyer
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 225
Release: 2021-04-22
Genre: Law
ISBN: 1509933379

This collection of essays critically evaluates the legal framework necessary for the use of autonomous ships in international waters. The work is divided into three parts: Part 1 evaluates how far national shipping regulation, and the public international law background that lies behind it, may need modification and updating to accommodate the use of autonomous ships on international voyages. Part 2 deals with private law and insurance issues such as collision and pollution liability, salvage, limitation of liability and allocation of risk between carrier and cargo interests. Part 3 analyses international convention regimes dealing with maritime safety and other matters, arguing for specific changes in the existing conventions such as SOLAS and MARPOL, which would provide the international framework that is necessary for putting autonomous ships into commercial use. The book also takes the view that amendment of international conventions is important in the case of liability issues, arguing that leaving such matters to national law, particularly issues concerning product liability, could not only restrict or hinder the availability of liability insurance but also hamper the development of technology in this field. Written by internationally-known experts in their respective areas, the book offers a holistic approach to the debate on autonomous ships and makes a timely and important contribution to the literature.

Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships

Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships
Author: Haitong Xu
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2024-07-04
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9783725815326

The maritime industry faces many pressing challenges due to increasing environmental and safety concerns. In light of these challenges, autonomous ships can provide potential solutions to addressing smart shipping, fuel efficiency, and safety issues. The development of marine autonomy technology will significantly improve the situation and is expected to become a cost-efficient alternative to conventional ships. Currently, automated shipping technology is rapidly transitioning from theoretical to practical applications as the number and scope of autonomous ship prototypes increase around the globe. These prototypes are widely used in both navy and commercial applications, such as ocean observation, coast patrols, underwater monitoring, and underwater production system operation. This reprint is a printed edition of the Special Issue on "Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships" that was published in the Journal of Marine Science and Engineering. It contains an editorial and 10 peer-reviewed research papers in the field of maritime ships, and the following topics are included in this book: ship control methods, collision avoidance, ship detection methods, and manoeuvring models and digital twin (DT) technology. The main goal of this reprint is to address key challenges, thereby promoting research on marine autonomous ships.

Human-Centred Autonomous Shipping

Human-Centred Autonomous Shipping
Author: Margareta Lützhöft
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 193
Release: 2023-11-03
Genre: Transportation
ISBN: 1003819338

Tracing the development of autonomous and automated shipping from a hype of unmanned ships to a more realistic use of automation to augment humans in maritime operations, this book shows why human factors and human-centred design are essential to the endeavour. Themes addressed in the book include technology and cybersecurity, regulation and classification, and competence and skills. It combines commentary and insight from experts across the industry as well as academia and describes a roller-coaster ride from conceptual idea via a period of hype where technologists and engineers enthusiastically advocated a rapid development as many others in the maritime industry felt compelled, but struggled, to follow and finally to a more measured view as cumulative experience started to show the limitations, risks, and the lack of a generic business case. This book is intended for anyone working in, researching in, or simply interested in shipping and the maritime domain and the evolution of autonomous shipping. The target audience includes regulators, educators, researchers, engineers, and manufacturers. The Open Access version of this book, available at http://www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC-BY-NC-ND) 4.0 license

Autonomous Maritime Operations Acceptance Based on Technology Acceptance Model (TAM).

Autonomous Maritime Operations Acceptance Based on Technology Acceptance Model (TAM).
Author: karim Aboul-Dahab
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2022
Genre:
ISBN:

The new era in the marine industry moves toward autonomous vessels, remote monitoring and control of vessels , Through IoT and the use of big data analytics the mariners could autonomously monitor and control the workshop machinery, In September 2015, Inmarsat, the industry leader in mobile satellite communications founded by the IMO, began participating in the Advanced Autonomous Waterborne Applications Initiative (AAWA) launched by Rolls-Royce to 'explore the economic, social, legal, regulatory and technological factors which need to be addressed' to make autonomous shipping a commercial reality . The implementation of an autonomous vessel will provide the opportunity to increase the efficiency of ship operation as well as enhance the 'sustainability', which is the greatest driver in any industry. However, the potential benefits especially the operational savings will require a large capital expenditure to invest in the new technologies, especially in the early stages of its development, The implementation challenges includes the huge investments required to set-up onshore operations to monitor fleet movements, especially when there are incompatibilities between the current marine infrastructure and an unmanned vessel. This paper addresses the various effects that may arise upon the introduction and operation of Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships MASS including industry stakeholders, changes in risk factor, legal issues, education and training, ethical concerns, liability and insurance, further the study review the acceptance of autonomous maritime operations on maritime transport using a modified TAM model.