SAFETY AND MARINE AUTOMATION

The prime necessity for the maintenance of safety at sea lies behind all technological development of shipping. Sequences of improvement and change in merchant ship design, choices of machinery and equipment present trends towards greater use of remote control and automatic operative systems are looked at with the benefit of wide experience of sea service and inspection of ships in both private and public sectors of the shipping industry.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Fuel and Metallurgical Journals Limited

  Queensway House, 2 Queensway, Redhill
  Surrey RH1 1QS,   England 
• Authors:
  • Bull, J W
• Publication Date: 1977-1

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 57-60
• Serial:
  • Safety at Sea International
  • Issue Number: 94
  • Publisher: DMG World Media, Limited
  • ISSN: 0142-0666

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automatic control; Automation; Crash avoidance systems; Engine rooms; Fire prevention; Fires; Remote control; Safety; Safety engineering; Ship pilotage; Ships; Standards
• Uncontrolled Terms: Safety standards
• Old TRIS Terms: Automatic control systems; Remote control systems; Ship automation; Unmanned engine rooms
• Subject Areas: Marine Transportation; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00170512
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Safety at Sea International
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 7 1978 12:00AM