IMO wants to ensure that the regulatory framework for Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships (MASS) keeps pace with technological developments that are rapidly evolving.

May 25, 2021 · The Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), at its 103rd session in May 2021, has completed a regulatory scoping exercise to analyze relevant ship safety treaties, in order to assess how Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships (MASS) could be regulated.

May 25, 2018 · The International Maritime Organization (IMO) – the global regulatory body for international shipping - has commenced work to look into how safe, secure and environmentally sound Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships (MASS) operations may be …

Nov 1, 2023 · Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships (MASS) is an acronym used by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to describe commercial vessels that operate with little or no human intervention, using sensors, software, and communication systems to navigate, avoid collisions and perform the tasks and functions of the vessel.

•MASS ships, remote operations center, and (possibly) MASS functions/systems to be approved and certified by flag state under standards and requirements consistent with goals set out in Code. • MASS subject to existing IMO instruments (e.g.,SOLAS, COLREG), and Code addressed to matters not adequately or fully addressed in those instruments.

Dec 17, 2018 · The IMO’s Maritime Safety Committee approved the framework and methodology for the regulatory scoping exercise on Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships (MASS) during its 100th session held on December 3-7, 2018. A MASS has been defined as a ship which, to a varying degree, can operate independently of human interaction.

Strength of the IMO setting global frameworks. • Flexibility in approach. • MASS is not a ship type but a mode of operation. Rescue Craft vs 4m survey USV vs large merchant cargo vessel. • MASS operational modes. Line of Sight vs Over the Horizon. IMO Ambassadors for such low carbon technology and action to happen now, on a collaborative ...

Dec 13, 2022 · According to the IMO, "Maritime Autonomous Surface Ship (MASS)" refers to a ship which, to a varying degree, can operate independent of human interaction. Degrees of automation have been distinguished as follows:

Sep 14, 2022 · The MSC agreed on Road Map of developing a goal-based instrument regulating the operation of maritime autonomous surface ships (MASS), which, as a first step would be in the form of a non-mandatory Code for adoption in the second half of 2024 while a mandatory MASS Code is to be developed thereafter for entry into force on 1 January 2028.

May 29, 2024 · The 108th session of the IMO’s Maritime Safety Committee (MSC 108) took place from 15 to 24 May 2024, where significant progress was made on regulating the implementation of Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships (MASS).