Autonomous Ships and the Law

Author: Henrik Ringbom; Erik Rosaeg; Trond Solvang
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 9780367467104

Published In: December 2020
Format: Hardback
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Disclaimer:
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Paperback Edition ISBN: 9780367692049

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Interest in autonomous ships has grown exponentially over the past few years. Whereas a few years ago, the prospect of unmanned and autonomous vessels sailing on the seas was considered unrealistic, the debate now centers on when and in what format and pace the development will take place.

Law has a key role to play in this development and legal obstacles are often singled out as principal barriers to the rapid introduction of new technologies in shipping. Within a few years, autonomous ships have turned from a non-issue to one of the main regulatory topics being addressed by the International Maritime Organization. However, the regulatory discussion is still in its infancy, and while many new questions have been raised, few answers have been provided to them to date.

Increased automation of tasks that have traditionally been undertaken by ships' crews raises interesting legal questions across the whole spectrum of maritime law. The first of its kind, this book explores the issue of autonomous ships from a wide range of legal perspectives, including both private law and public law at international and national level, making available cutting-edge research which will be of significant interest to researchers in maritime law.

Part I: Introduction

1. Introduction

2. Terminology and Concepts

Part II: Public international law issues

3. Autonomous Offender Ships and International Maritime Security Law

4. Developments, Challenges and Prospects at the IMO

5. Switching off Regulatory Requirements - Flag State Exemptions as a Tool to Facilitate Experiments with Highly Automated Vessels and their Operational Implementation

Part III: Liability issues

6. Unmanned Ships and Fault as the Basis of Shipowner's Liability

7. Man, Machine and Culpa - or Finding a Path Towards Strict Liability

8. Diabolus ex machina-when an Autonomous Ship Does the Unexpected

9. Autonomous Ships and Product Liability under the EU Directive

10. Autonomous Technology in Shipping - an Increased Role for Negligence Product Liability?

Part IV: Insurance issues

11. Hull Insurance of Autonomous Ships according to Nordic Law- What Are the Challenges?

12. P&I Perspectives

13. Insuring Autonomous Vessels - Scoping the Issues

14. Moving Forward by Looking Back: Insuring Autonomous Vessels under English Hull and Machinery Cover and Law

Part V: Specific issues