Human-Centred Autonomous Shipping

The book explores the development of autonomous and automated shipping, highlighting the importance of human factors and human-centred design in this endeavor. It covers themes such as technology and cybersecurity, regulation and classification, and competence and skills. The book combines commentary and insight from experts across the industry and academia and provides a comprehensive view of the evolution of autonomous shipping. It is intended for anyone working in, researching in, or interested in shipping and the maritime domain.

Format: Hardback
Length: 186 pages
Publication date: 31 October 2023
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Tracing the evolution of autonomous and automated shipping, from a hype of unmanned ships to a more realistic use of automation to augment humans in maritime operations, this book explores why human factors and human-centred design are essential to this endeavour. The book addresses a range of themes, including technology and cybersecurity, regulation and classification, and competence and skills. It combines commentary and insight from experts across the industry, as well as academia, and provides a comprehensive overview of the roller-coaster ride from conceptual idea to a period of hype, where technologists and engineers enthusiastically advocated for rapid development. However, many others in the maritime industry felt compelled to follow, but struggled to do so. Eventually, a more measured view emerged as cumulative experience began to reveal the limitations, risks, and the lack of a generic business case.

This book is intended for anyone working in, researching in, or simply interested in shipping and the maritime domain, as well as the evolution of autonomous shipping. The target audience includes regulators, educators, researchers, engineers, and manufacturers.

The Open Access version of this book, available at http://www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC-BY-NC-ND) 4.0 license.

Dimension: 234 x 156 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781032549897