Autonomous and remotely controlled ships and ice navigation
Sabolic, Maja (2022)
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2022
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2022121429731
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2022121429731
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This paper contains thoughts and research results on the possibility of autonomous and remotely controlled ships in the polar region. Two, not so-widely known subjects were taken into consideration and the idea of this research was to see if both can coexist in a very harsh and hard environment like the Arctic and Antarctica. A SWOT and PESTLE analysis was performed on the subject. The idea was to understand the rules of ice navigation and try to explain to the reader how this knowledge is comprehended by the human operator. Today we have newly developed technologies. These technologies explained in the text below will speed up the process of remotely operated vessels.
The research was done by reading literature and articles on the subjects. Another side of the research was my personal experience of 7 years sailing on the ice. Different countries and organizations already tried to research the problem, but none looked at it from an ice navigator's standpoint.
After the research was completed, the conclusion was that the concept of remotely operated vessels in the Arctic might be feasible, even though we would have to work through the labyrinth of maritime rules and regulations along with developing trustworthy technology. Perhaps, an even more demanding part will be convincing people and building public trust for this new technology that still needs to be developed in many ways. A timeline for something like this, a new concept in a very unfamiliar area, is hard to set because factors such as economic growth, geopolitics, and technological advancement will be major factors in the development of autonomous and remotely controlled operations in the polar region.
The research was done by reading literature and articles on the subjects. Another side of the research was my personal experience of 7 years sailing on the ice. Different countries and organizations already tried to research the problem, but none looked at it from an ice navigator's standpoint.
After the research was completed, the conclusion was that the concept of remotely operated vessels in the Arctic might be feasible, even though we would have to work through the labyrinth of maritime rules and regulations along with developing trustworthy technology. Perhaps, an even more demanding part will be convincing people and building public trust for this new technology that still needs to be developed in many ways. A timeline for something like this, a new concept in a very unfamiliar area, is hard to set because factors such as economic growth, geopolitics, and technological advancement will be major factors in the development of autonomous and remotely controlled operations in the polar region.