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Abstract

As technology evolves, the level of automation in the maritime industry also grows. Given the extensive benefits they offer, the industry will continue to develop its digital capabilities in order to improve. One key example of this is the industry currently striving for fully autonomous vessels. Current crew-based maritime operations on board rely on a mixture of automated simplistic processes, human decision-making, and human interventions. The future autonomy suggests the removal of the mariner physically on board. The remote nature of these operations will subject mariners and vessels to new operational risks, such as a potential reduction in Situational Awareness (SA) and/or cyber threats. In this research, authors engaged with navigators with a range of traditional operational experiences to extend previous discussions conducted with cadets on the importance of SA in maritime operations, and the potential challenges facing this when engaging in remote operations. This was done using tabletops, questionnaires and full bridge simulator exercises. Through this engagement, authors found that future navigators will need training to be equipped with new skills to interact with digital systems during different modes of human operation (such as remote monitoring, supervision and intervention) to overcome perceived challenges including cyber incident management.

DOI

10.1080/20464177.2024.2330176

Publication Date

2024-03-20

Publication Title

Journal of Marine Engineering and Technology

Volume

23

Issue

3

ISSN

2046-4177

Keywords

Autonomy, human element, maritime cybersecurity, situational awareness, trust

First Page

224

Last Page

235

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