The Hochschule Bremen, Humatects and Symbio have been awarded a contract to draft a study on the definition and organization of Remote Operating Centres (ROC) for autonomous ships (MASS), with a view to their certification.
The Remote Operating Centres should be dedicated to the remote control of one or more ships, with various levels of autonomy (MASS ships). Such centres integrate the bridge and engine control room functions into a shore-based complex.
The general objectives of the team are to
- anticipate the needs of the various actors in Belgium and to strengthen Belgium's position in international context.
- determine the method to be followed in view of the certification by the administration, how to certify an autonomous ship in general and a remote operating centre in particular.
- assess the possible impact of remote operations on the safety and security of navigation.
- refine the risk analyses that are carried out to obtain a navigation permit for an autonomous ship in Belgian waters
- serve as a basis for the Belgian position in the working groups of the European Union and the International Maritime Organisation (IMO).
- present the results to the companies currently developing these operating centres and to shipowners, that will then be able to take the necessary measures with-in the framework of the safety management system of their ships.
In particular, Symbio will work with Humatects on the development of the Human Factors methodology for designing ROCs. The methodology will then be applied to the design of an example ROC targeting the remote control of 6 autonomous cargo ships. Symbio will model the ROC and its workstations in 3D.
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