AUTOMATIC CONTROL OF LARGE SHIPS IN PILOTAGE AND BERTHING

This paper surveys the present methods of pilotage and berthing, discusses some of the statistics of collision and grounding in confined waters, and suggests the development of shipborne automatic control devices to be used for the pilotage and berthing of large vessels. The proposed system, with its associated shore-based equipment, would carry out a similar function to the automatic landing devices fitted in aircraft, and would be part of an overall marine traffic control system. This system would enable large ships to be berthed automatically in reduced visibility and improve the safety of the movement of large ships in congested waters.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Royal Institute of Navigation

  1 Kensington Gore
  London,   England 

  Royal Institute of Navigation

  Royal Geographical Society, 1 Kensington Gore
  London SW7,   England 
• Authors:
  • Dove, M J
• Publication Date: 1974-10

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 519-529
• Serial:
  • Journal of Navigation
  • Volume: 27
  • Issue Number: 4
  • Publisher: Cambridge University Press
  • ISSN: 0373-4633
  • Serial URL: http://uk.cambridge.org/journals/nav

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automated vehicle control; Automation; Bridges (Ships); Crashes; Docking; Fatalities; Integrated systems; Navigation systems; Ship pilotage; Statistics; Vessel traffic control; Water traffic; Water transportation crashes
• Old TRIS Terms: Bridge automation; Collision statistics; Integrated navigation systems; Ship casualties
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Marine Transportation; Operations and Traffic Management;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00084680
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Royal Institute of Navigation
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 1 1975 12:00AM