The objective of this workshop will be to identify potential new opportunities for standards and related products applicable to advancements in automation, autonomous shipping, and maritime-specific cyber security issues.
Presentation topics can include, but are not limited to:
- Autonomous shipping – technological developments on the national and international level
- Vessel remote control techniques
- Semi-autonomous vessels
- Autonomous vessels – safety and continuity of operations
- Failure modes
- Casualty prevention/recovery
- Performance standards and guidelines for operators
- Autonomous shipping operations – legal and regulatory issues
- Legal definitions and terminology for autonomous shipping
- Insurance
- National and state laws
- Personnel requirements
- Cyber Risk Management
- Integration of cybersecurity with safety management
- Automation
- Novel vessel concepts
Those interested in presenting at the workshop should submit a 250-300 word abstract to workshop chairman Thane Gilman ([email protected]) no later than April 13.
Registration questions can be directed to Tessa Sulkes (see below). For technical questions, contact theworkshop chairman (see above).
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