BIMCO has submitted four papers to the Maritime Safety Committee. The papers discuss how autonomous ships should be tried before they are allowed to operate, and that cyber risk management should be part of the ship’s Safety Management System.
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BIMCO's position has been approved by the BIMCO Board of Directors.
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The IMO’s Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) considered the ongoing scoping exercise to identify affected IMO regulations by Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships (MASS) at its 101st session in which the Maritime Technology & Regulation and Security departments represented BIMCO.
BIMCO press release on AUTOSHIPMAN agreement.
Recording of 15+15 weekly webinar. This week: Why autonomy will be on the top of shipping companies’ agenda in the near future, with Jon Lorentzen Nordgard
BIMCO's Grant Hunter writes about autonomous ships to mark six months of operation of one in Norway
BIMCO is adapting the currently used SHIPMAN 2009 agreement for use with autonomous ships, but the lack of actual autonomous ships currently in operation will mean ongoing adjustments as the industry forges ahead with its pioneering projects. Publication of the first version is expected in 2021.
See a list of the contracts, clauses and updates in the BIMCO pipeline
