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AUTONOMOUS OPERATIONS

Photo courtesy Silicon Sensing

Silicon Sensing DMU30: An artist’s impression of the MAS 400 autonomous ship with, inset, the new DMU30 inertial measurement unit which is 68.5 x 61.5 x 65.5 mm.

situational awareness or for security support the multiple systems required company’s Global Xpress and L-band Lloyd’s Register said it had learnt how of physical and cyber assets. Pearce to achieve redundancy. Broadband con- constellations, the world’s ? rst hybrid to approve a system and its integration said, however, that the era of the con- nectivity supports the real-time deci- Ka/L-band mobile satellite system, with other systems when prescriptive nected ship, and even of the remotely sion-making, remote monitoring/con- forms the basis of the system. Cyber- requirements were lacking. Because of operated vessel, does not signal the end trol and automated processes that will enabled intelligence systems for auton- the application of Lloyd’s Register’s for competent seafarers, nor for their support the emergence of the autono- omous vessels Lloyd’s Register became ShipRight Procedure risk-based meth- counterparts ashore, but that it does mous ship. Satellite communication is involved in autonomous shipping at a odology and its new rule for software, signal large-scale changes. He said that already being used to trial the behavior very early stage: in 2014 the maritime combined with its understanding of satellite connectivity is now becoming of complete autonomous ship systems classi? cation society and business ser- how to apply its existing rules related the differentiating factor that can trans- and to consider the consequences for vices organization signed a JDP agree- to the integration of software-intensive form commercial opportunities for and regulation, cyber security and seafar- ment with smart system manufacturer systems, the class society was able to the pro? tability of maritime companies, ers. Inmarsat takes part in AAWA ini- CSSC SERI for the development of the work effectively with all parties in- both for shipowners and their suppliers. tiative Inmarsat is also a participant in SOMS system, the cyber-enabled intel- volved in the project. Lloyd’s Regis-

Companies that see how industry in the AAWA initiative: the company’s ligence system that has been installed ter has commented that there has been general is being transformed under- role is to provide the project’s satellite on board bulk carrier vessel Great Intel- much smart talk in the industry but that stand that there are immediate bene? ts communications link and platform, an ligence. CSSC then began to discuss the it has been concentrating its efforts in from the new technologies, boosting essential for remote control capability. possibility of building a vessel equipped developing smart solutions and that their bottom line today, but they also Data transfer between ships, as well as with this system, the Shanghai Mer- it has launched notations that address appreciate that, while the future is hard between ships and shore-based control chant Ship Design & Research Institute these new areas. The organization said to predict, embracing the digital society centers, is one of the key development (SDARI) became involved, and Lloyd’s it had been very fortunate to engage will make them best-placed to take ad- areas for remotely-controlled and au- Register helped to develop the system with stakeholders that enabled it to set a vantage of what the new world of the tonomous ship research, and forms a speci? cation. At that time, Lloyd’s Reg- standard that addressed the unique risks connected ship can bring. The future of fundamental element of AAWA. The ister had written its cyber-enabled ships of such novel technologies, making its connected ships lies in high-speed net- project will build on existing ship-to- guidance and therefore was able to ap- notations reliable for the industry, be- works that guarantee the app-triggered ship and ship-to-shore communication ply this while working with several in- ing based not only on leading technical bandwidth to support the autonomous platforms and work on improving their dustry stakeholders in co-creating what capabilities but also on extensive, lead- ships of the future. To meet regulatory, effectiveness for supporting remote- would become the ? rst cyber-enabled ing experience. Tracking moving assets safety and security needs alone, commu- control functionality. Inmarsat’s Fleet ships procedure in the marketplace. for increased operational productivity nications must be accurate, scalable and Xpress service, delivered through the Although the technology is new, and ef? ciency. With the global GDP of 56 Maritime Reporter & Engineering News • APRIL 2018

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