Adopting the CRIOP Framework as an Interdisciplinary Risk Analysis Method in the Design of Remote Control Centre for Maritime Autonomous Systems

Humans are increasingly asked to interact with automation in complex and large-scale systems. The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has started working on regulations for Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships (MASS). For the foreseeable future, unmanned ships will most likely be under supervision from a Remote Control Centre (RCC), called constrained autonomy. We see a need to include the end-user and carry out a risk-based design analysis, considering the operational quality of the RCC. This paper proposes an approach based on the CRIOP method, short for Crisis Intervention and Operability analysis. Could this framework be adapted to the evaluation of RCC used for MASS operations? What critical scenarios should be used for evaluations of the design/HMI of an RCC? The paper recommends Operational Envelopes to describe the constraints of the system and concludes with recommendations regarding an interdisciplinary, collaborative, and anticipatory analysis of the HMI to enhance operator performance and reliability.

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Springer