Korean Register (KR) has actually authorized a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with ship administration business KLCSM as well as shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) to collectively study as well as accept the application of independent navigating systems for mid- to large-sized vessels.
The arrangement, which was joined June 23 at this year’s Korea Ocean Expo in Incheon, Korea, intends to speed up the commercialization as well as worldwide competition of residential independent ship devices as well as innovation by developing a real ship-based independent os that is collectively established in between residential delivery business, shipyards as well as KR.
The news comes as an enhancing variety of shipowners incorporate expert system (AI), Internet of Things, Big Data as well as sensing unit systems right into their vessels in order to help vessel teams.
According to the MOU, SHI’s independent navigating system, referred to as the Samsung Autonomous Ship (SAS), will certainly be put on KLCSM’s fleet of running ships to carry out threat evaluations, establish as well as license cyber-security systems, as well as evaluate the consistency of numerous arrangements as well as requirements for future residential authorization.
In enhancement, SHI will certainly perform a detailed partnership for the commercialization of independent navigating systems with the qualification of ship devices as well as Marine Equipment Directive (MEDICATION) for Electronic Chart Display as well as Information System (ECDIS) components.
“KR will provide technical support for this project in order to further the development and operation autonomous navigation systems,” stated YEON Kyujin, Head of Plan Approval Center at KR.
“With this latest joint cooperation, more autonomous navigation systems will be successfully applied to ships, which will further increase the efficiency of ship management,” stated KWON Ohgil, Managing Director of KLCSM.
“We also expect to improve vessel safety and improve the environment of ship operations amid a current shortage of sailors.”
KIM Hyunjo, Director of the Marine Shipbuilding Research Center of SHI, stated, “SHI is focusing its capabilities on the research and development for the commercialization of autonomous navigation technologies for ocean and coastal navigation, including conducting practical ship operations based on the maritime demonstration of our own SAS autonomous navigation system.”
In enhancement to this MOU, KR has actually been accumulating its associated category qualification efficiency as well as independent navigating ship innovation by using its guidelines, cyber-security qualification as well as risk-based authorization according to its ‘Guidance for Autonomous Ships’ which was released in 2019.
