Where does the pilot go when the autonomous ship has no bridge? MASS Routing Service and smart Local Information Centres
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Accepted version
Date
2022Metadata
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Abstract
The need for pilots with local knowledge of the danger along the coast has been an essential part of safe navigation for centuries. The International Association of Maritime Pilots state on their webpage that “There is no substitute for the presence of a qualified pilot on the bridge.” At the same time the International Maritime Organization IMO aims to integrate Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships (MASS) in its regulatory framework, some of which might sail unmanned with no provisions for a bridge onboard. This paper points to this problem and discusses some possible solutions and concludes with suggesting a concepts for a MASS Routing Service based on an automatic Local Information Centre currently researched in the Norwegian project IMAT (Integrated Maritime Autonomous Transport Systems). Where does the pilot go when the autonomous ship has no bridge? MASS Routing Service and smart Local Information Centres