April 2018 Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships Canadas Policy and Regulatory Context overview What is an autonomous ship International context Challenges Interested organizations International Maritime Organization ID: 713663
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Master Mariner’s SeminarApril 2018
Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships:
Canada’s Policy and Regulatory ContextSlide2
overview
What is an autonomous ship?
International context
ChallengesInterested organizationsInternational Maritime OrganizationCanadian contextWho’s involved?Way forward
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Technological advancesAll modes of transportation are experiencing a monumental
technological shift
Increasingly higher levels of automation Remote controlled and autonomous vehiclesThese advancements will fundamentally change the transportation sector globally, including CanadaRegulators must adapt3Slide4
What is an autonomous ship?No internationally agreed upon definitions
Autonomous vs. unmanned
Different levels of autonomy
Proposals for definitions and frameworksTechnical frameworks of autonomyGovernance / legislative frameworks Most relevant to the regulator4Slide5
Possible Governance / Legislative Framework5
M
Manual navigation with automated processes and decision support
RRemote-controlled vessel with crew on boardRU
Remote-controlled vessel without crew on board
A
Autonomous vessel
1. Danish Maritime Authority (RAMBOLL, CORE), Analysis Of Regulatory Barriers To The Use Of Autonomous Ships, Dec 2017Slide6
possible Concept of operationsSource: Danish Maritime Authority (RAMBOLL, CORE), Analysis Of Regulatory Barriers To The Use Of Autonomous Ships, Dec 2017
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challengesVessel SafetyCyber Security
Traffic Management
Emergency Response
Liability Ship/Shore Interface7Slide8
Interested international organizations
Intergovernmental
Organizations
International Standards Organizations8Slide9
Interested international organizationsNon-governmental Organizations, Industry
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IMO work
Maritime
Safety Committee (
MSC)New Work Item - Regulatory Scoping Exercise For The Use Of Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships (MASS)Begin May 2018; target completion 2020Legal Committee (LEG)Canada lead proposal for a regulatory scoping exercise and gap analysis to complement MSC work
To be considered April 2018.
Marine
Environmental Protection Committee (MEPC), Facilitation Committee (
FAL)
No
work initiated
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IMO Regulatory scoping exercise
MSC 99 to begin work in May 2018
Working
group to be established Examine instruments under purview of the Committee Identify IMO regulations that:preclude unmanned operations;
do not preclude unmanned operations but may need to be amended
18 papers have been submitted
Key aspect: Developing common vocabulary
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IMO: Possible options
The scoping exercise will
not
result in any amendmentsNext step – develop strategy to introduce MASS to the IMO instruments Range of potential options: Amend every IMO instrumentDevelop separate instrument or code
Mixed approach
Consideration for timeline: SOLAS amendment schedule
2024
earliest opportunity for amendments to enter into force
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Canada / us context
Canada is not yet seeing industry demand
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Interest in establishing the Great Lakes as a centre of excellence for autonomous vessels.Conference of Great Lakes and St Lawrence Governors and Premiers signed resolution with the Norwegian Forum for Autonomous Ships and the Marine Autonomy Coalition in October 2017.Proposed Lake Superior Testing AreaRegional Marine Autonomy Coalition proposing testing area near Houghton, Michigan
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Canada: who’s involved?
Government of Canada
Other key players:
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Canada: Way forwardCanada will
need to amend its existing regulations – and possibly develop new ones – to allow for the operation of autonomous ships in Canadian waters.
Will be informed by IMO
workTransport Canada held first workshop with federal partners to initiate discussions on approach to domestic legislative/regulatory framework Potential Interim options: Marine Technical Review Board: exemptions, equivalenciesGeographical restrictions15Slide16
Next stepsIMO
Legal Committee: April 2018
MSC scoping exercise: May 2018
CanadaSecond TC-led workshop, wider participationQuestionnaire at National CMAC (May 1-3)16Slide17
Questions?17