In brief - Regulation of autonomous vessels and legislation
dealing with their safety, manning and operation remain a
particular challenge both nationally and internationally
The maritime world has seen a surge of stakeholders take an
active interest in the development and innovation of the technology
of autonomous shipping. There is no doubt that autonomous shipping
will continue to develop throughout the transport industry and
across the globe.
Unmanned ships can generally be categorised according to their
level of automation. In general terms, remotely operated vessels
are controlled and operated by human operators located onshore in
shore control centres. With completely autonomous vessels, a human
operator inputs destinations, and the vessel itself will navigate
to these destinations without any further interaction being
required.
