On the Future of Maritime Transport – Discussing Terminology and Timeframes
| Autor: | Gesa Praetorius, Carl Hult, Carl Sandberg |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
| Předmět: |
Maritime Transport
0106 biological sciences 010604 marine biology & hydrobiology 010401 analytical chemistry lcsh:TC601-791 Ocean Engineering Transportation Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships (MASS) Oceanography lcsh:HE1-9990 01 natural sciences Autonomous Ship 0104 chemical sciences Terminology Shipping Intelligent Ship Unmanned Ship lcsh:Canals and inland navigation. Waterways Political science Future of Shipping Engineering ethics lcsh:Transportation and communications Smart Ship |
| Zdroj: | TransNav: International Journal on Marine Navigation and Safety of Sea Transportation, Vol 13, Iss 2, Pp 269-273 (2019) |
| ISSN: | 2083-6473 |
| DOI: | 10.12716/1001.13.02.01 |
| Popis: | This paper offers an analytical discussion on the terminology and timeframes related to the future of shipping. The discussion is based on issues that have surfaced within the Swedish research project Autonomy and responsibility. The paper argues that the concept ‘autonomous ships’ has become an indicator of that seafarers soon will become obsolete – which may have negative consequences for the supply of maritime competence in coming years - and that the proper definition of the term ‘autonomous’ describes something that will never apply to a ship. Ships can be given the possibility, but hardly the full right or condition of self-government. It is argued that ‘smart ships’, or perhaps ‘intelligent ships’, are more appropriate, since these terms describe the current and future state of technology without predicting how humans will prefer to use it. The estimated timeframes for implementation of unmanned ships suggest no threat to the seafaring occupation for coming generation. The content of the occupation will of course change due to the phase of implementation of degree of digitalization, but there will always be a need for maritime knowledge and understanding. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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