Continuing the discussion from FleetMon SANCHI tragedy and profanation of navigating : [image] FleetMon SANCHI tragedy and profanation of navigating I have also complained that they do not have any feel for how the ship behave and the ability to interpret the signals that there are a coastline, …

Were there any “stuff” sensing that this ship was getting stressed beyond her limits?: [01_Fwd%20section%20of%20MOL%20COMFORT_Under%20tow_26June%202013] Photo by Master of the salvage tug Capricorn Or this?: [ht_010_case_100914_ssh] There may be sensors recording actual g-forces and bending at…

I, for one, welcome my robot overlords! In all seriousness though, I see during my career manned ships becoming a thing of the past, along with long haul trucks and cabs, with ships being crewed with pilots and deckhands when pilotage becomes necessary. I don’t see engineers going away though

It’s easy to see with the direction that technology is taking how easy it would be to implement an AI or remote controlled driven ship or workboat. Different militaries around the world already pilot drones from a respectful distance. I’m not trying to compare Nautical to Aerospace transportation …

The difference I see with a drone is partly that is isn’t full of a hundred thousand tons of whatever, partly that it’s way faster and can run away from weather, and partly that the air/aircraft boundary carries much lower energy available to do mischief than the air/water/ship boundary. A pilot (o…

He doesn’t have to contend with very large energy contained in wave systems; he doesn’t have to concern himself with wave period relative to the length of his craft. Meteorology, including sea state predictions, are quite advanced and I am very sure the AI could take both into account with update…

that will add a few accelerometers around the ship for sure, might help the world of naval architecture with more data for them

I understand your point but also see that I was not trying to compare the load or maneuverability of either machine. My point was that it would be very easy to make any ship travel from point A to B with the technology available today. On a side note, I would feel comfortable with this guy at the …

Insurance is a calculation of risk and the premium set accordingly. You can insure the virginity of your 18 year old daughter, but the premium will be VERY high.

The ships of the future will not be just a copy of today’s, with a “box of tricks” to do the navigation and another to keep the engine(s) running. If you look at a diesel/electric DP-3 class CSV or other highly sophisticated vessels, with 100% redundancy for all ecessial machinery, equipment and sy…

I see it also as a way for ship owners and their investors to cut back on crew costs. If I’m not mistaken, the average crew cost for the vessel day rate cuts into around 1/3 depending on the size of the vessel and other details. Not to compare to a fast food chain, but to cut back on employee cost…

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Seakeeping of autonomous ships

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