Guidance has been published to enable the shipping industry test and develop maritime autonomous surface ships (MASS) safely and effectively. Classification society ClassNK has released its Guidelines of Automated/Autonomous Operations of ships - Design development, Installation and Operation of Automated Operation Systems/Remote Operation Systems. This comes as the UK’s Maritime & Coastguard Agency (MCA) opens its MARLab project for testing autonomous vessel technology to commercial operators and an IMO subcommittee prepares to begin discussions on how regulations should be adapted for MASS testing, development and operations. More information: Autonomous Ship Technology Guidance
