[quote=Allwyn;15602][I]Decades ago, I read something about having a ship totally unmanned, i.e. dropping the crew onboard only when she approaches coastal water to bring her in port. Of course, technically it is totally unreal to me. Had not thought about the legal implications then. Just wondering if it works, (most of us will lose our jobs :mad:), the computer will probably be held responsible for incidents.[/I]
They did manage to run ships unmanned, that in the 80’s. However they overdid automation to get the results and it’s too expensive a model for replicate for owners.
However, i will remind you that ALL modern planes are built to fly on computers. They fly by wire under defined flight envelops under which the aircraft controls react. All modern fighter jets 4G onwards to modern Civilian aircraft are designed under this concept.[/quote]
Sorry for off the topic.
I am aware of that and I agree that it can be done (I should have typed “it was totally unreal to me”) but I am still not feeling comfortable about “fly by wire”. I had worked on UMS ships since mid 70s, Motorships and Steamships. I had worked on ships with double double redundancy but mishaps still occured. Look at NASA 
. Maybe becuase of these experiences, I find that if something could fail, it will fail, sooner or later. I know I have a very negative attitude.