Autonomous Vessels in Maritime Affairs: Law and Governance Implications

ISBN-13: 9783031247392 / Angielski / Twarda / 2023 / 278 str.

Tafsir Matin Johansson; Jonatan Echebarria Fernández; Dimitrios Dalaklis

Opis

This first-of-its-kind incisive and interdisciplinary volume spears through law and governance implications in relation to maritime autonomous surface ships (MASS). The book focuses on a wide array of timely, topical and thorny issues under eight distinct parts: setting the scene; naval warfare and security; safety, seaworthiness and techno-regulatory assessments; global environmental change; autonomous passenger transportation; liability and insurance; selected national and regional developments; and tying the threads. Thus, the main themes will stress on topics including evolution, environment, safety and security, society, insurance, liability, human element, design solutions and procedures, and selected national case studies. At the outset, the book commences with an insight into the role of innovation-diplomacy as the driving force that could expedite the transition from autonomation to autonomy, and a commentary from the Chair of IMO’s MASS. After navigating through the complex law and governance landscape, the book concludes with a chapter that captures the essence of the paradigm shift and ties all critical findings for further consideration.

Chapter 11 and Chapter 18 are available open access under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License via link.springer.com.

Spis treści

Chapter 1 Introduction to Autonomous Vessels in Maritime Affairs: Law & Governance Implications. - Part I: Setting the Scene. - Chapter 2 Innovate or Fade – Introducing Ocean Innovation Diplomacy to the Maritime Sector. - Chapter 3 Evolution of IMO’s MASS: Through the Prism of the Chair. - Part II: Naval Warfare & Security. - Chapter 4 Advent of a New Era in Naval Warfare: Autonomous and Unmanned Systems Advent. - Chapter 5 Maritime Security in the Age of Autonomous Ships. - Part III: Safety & Seaworthiness. - Chapter 6 Designing Norms for Autonomous Ships: The Obligation to Call for Help and the Duty to Save Life in Danger at Sea. - Chapter 7 Why Compromise? Safety and Seaworthiness Challenges of MASS in the Shipping and Port Sector. - Chapter 8 How to Ensure Safe Navigation: Navigation Safety Regulation in MASS. - Part IV: Global Environmental Change. - Chapter 9 Autonomous Vessels in the Era of Global Environmental Change. - Part V: Autonomous Passenger Transportation. - Chapter 10 Autonomous Urban Passenger Ferries – A New Mobility Mode in Need of Appropriate Regulation. - Chapter 11 New Design Solutions and Procedures for Ensuring Meaningful Human Control and Interaction with Autonomy: Automated Ferries in Profile. - Part VI: Liability & Insurance. - Chapter 12 Autonomy, Autonomous Shipping & Coastal Authorities’ Concerns. - Chapter 13 Remote Control: Remote Risk of Liability? - Vicarious Liability for Remotely Controlled Vessels in Scandinavian and English Law. - Chapter 14 Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships (MASS): Precarious Legal Position of the Shore-Based Remote Controller. - Chapter 15 Under Review Navigating the Turbulent Waters of Liability: Making the Case for the Application of Risk-Management Based Liability Approach to Autonomous Vessels. - Chapter 16 Insurance of Marine Autonomous Surface Ships: Risk Allocation, Seaworthiness and Technological Challenges from an Underwriter Perspective. - Part VII: Selected National & Regional Developments. - Chapter 17 Selected Industry Issues Regarding Autonomous Vessels: The Canadian Perspective. - Chapter 18 The Societal Impacts of Autonomous Ships: The Norwegian Perspective. - Chapter 19 US Perspectives on Regulating Maritime Autonomy. - Part VIII: Selected National & Regional Developments. - Chapter 20 Autonomous Ships: Where is It Going from Here?

O autorze

Tafsir Matin Johansson is Assistant Professor at the World Maritime University, Sasakawa Global Ocean Institute, Sweden.

Jonatan Echebarria Fernández is Honorary Lecturer at The City Law School, City, University of London, UK.

Dimitrios Dalaklis is Professor at the World Maritime University, Sweden.

Aspasia Pastra is a Post-Doctoral Fellow and Maritime Policy Analyst at the World Maritime University, Sasakawa Global Ocean Institute, Sweden.

Jon A. Skinner is Adjunct Professor at Mat-Su College, University of Alaska Anchorage, and an instructor at the Graduate College of Professional Military Education, Air University, USA.

Blurb

This book examines law and governance implications in relation to maritime autonomous surface ships (MASS). Adopting a multi-disciplinary approach, it focuses on a wide array of timely, topical and thorny issues, including naval warfare and security, seaworthiness and techno-regulatory assessments, global environmental change, autonomous passenger transportation, as well as liability and insurance. It also considers selected national and regional developments. The book provides an insight into the role of innovation-diplomacy as the driving force that could expedite the transition from automation to autonomy. After navigating through the complex law and governance landscape, it concludes by assessing critical findings for further consideration. The book will appeal to scholars and students of maritime technology, law and governance.

Tafsir Matin Johansson is Assistant Professor at the World Maritime University, Sasakawa Global Ocean Institute, Sweden.

Jonatan Echebarria Fernández is Honorary Lecturer at The City Law School, City, University of London, UK.

Dimitrios Dalaklis is Professor at the World Maritime University, Sweden.

Aspasia Pastra is a Post-Doctoral Fellow and Maritime Policy Analyst at the World Maritime University, Sasakawa Global Ocean Institute, Sweden.

Jon A. Skinner is Adjunct Professor at Mat-Su College, University of Alaska Anchorage, and an instructor at the Graduate College of Professional Military Education, Air University, USA.

Chapter 11 and Chapter 18 are available open access under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License via link.springer.com.