Unlocking the potential of mini-MASS in UK waters

释放英国水域迷你 MASS 的潜力

• 批准号: 10109319
• 金额: $ 12.69万
• 依托单位: UNMANNED SURVEY SOLUTIONS LIMITED
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Launchpad
• 财政年份: 2024
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2024 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=10109319
• 关键词: Unlocking; potential; mini; MASS; UK

Our groundbreaking initiative seeks to revolutionise the smaller Marine Autonomous Surface Ship (MASS) ('mini-MASS') market, addressing a crucial obstacle hindering the widespread adoption of Uncrewed Surface Vessels (USVs) in UK waters and their significant benefits: regulatory and certification challenges. These challenges are not only stifling growth and innovation in the Southwest but also impacts companies such as Unmanned Survey Solutions (USS) and members of the Future at Sea Technologies (FAST) Cluster.The recently updated Workboat Code Edition 3 (WBC3) by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) marks a significant step forward, specifically incorporating provisions for Remotely Operated Unmanned Vessels (ROUVs). However, WBC3 predominantly caters to the larger, higher-risk sector within the under-24m market, overlooking the characteristics and lower risk associated with 'mini-MASS.' Consequently, the requirements set by WBC3 pose challenges that are neither suitable nor feasible for these smaller vessels, creating a formidable barrier to innovation.This Innovative project aims to provide a comprehensive open-source report and templates. We will meticulously analyse WBC3 requirements, identifying those that are:* Valid in the context of demonstrating safety for mini-MASS.* Partially valid.* Not valid for mini-MASS safety demonstrations.For requirements falling into the second or third category, we will present generic template safety argument patterns. These patterns will justify that mini-MASS can achieve proportionate levels of safety levels, using the USS Accession Class USV as an illustrative example.Whilst this looks at certification and regulatory aspects, for the project's success there is no dependency on any approvals from the MCA for testing in an operational marine environment.The resultant report will be a valuable asset for the maritime community in the Southwest, offering designers and operators of mini-MASS practical best-practice templates. Accompanied by user-friendly guides, these templates can be customised for specific projects, alleviating the certification burden while bolstering safety standards at sea. The project's key outcomes include:* Minimising the certification burden for Southwest businesses, enabling them to concentrate on innovation in the marine and maritime cluster.* Catalysing business growth through streamlined application processes.* Enhancing safety at sea through the dissemination of well-structured, peer-reviewed, and consistent best-practice templates.* Unlocking a potential route through to establishing confidence in fully autonomous marine systems by facilitating certification of small, inherently low risk vessels;* Contributing to emissions reduction by enabling the use of smaller vessels with no or reduced emissions.* Builds foundation for the development and publishing of safety codes that are specific and proportionate for mini-MASS.

我们的开创性倡议旨在彻底改变较小的海洋自主地表船（MASS）（“迷你质量”）市场，以解决一个关键的障碍，阻碍了英国水域中未被剥离的地表船（USV）的广泛采用及其重要益处：监管和认证挑战。这些挑战不仅在西南地区扼杀了增长和创新，还影响了诸如无人调查解决方案（US）和SEA Technologies（FAST）集群的未来成员等公司。最近更新的Workboat Code Edition Edition Edition 3（WBC3）是海上和海岸警卫队（MCA）的前进，是一项重大的前进，特别是将备用的规定纳入了emoversed Promisting Ferivisations（特别是运营的）。但是，WBC3主要迎合2400万市场中较大的高风险部门，俯瞰着与“迷你质量”相关的特征和较低的风险。因此，WBC3设定的要求构成了这些较小船只既不适合也不适合可行的挑战，从而为创新创新了巨大的障碍。此创新项目旨在提供全面的开源报告和模板。我们将精心分析WBC3要求，确定那些是：*在证明微型质量安全性的背景下有效的。这些模式将证明，迷你质量可以实现比例的安全水平，使用USS Compession类USV作为一个说明性的例子。当这关注认证和监管方面时，对于项目的成功而言，对MCA的成功不依赖于MCA在运营中进行测试的任何批准是对最有价值的Marii and Maritime Maritime Maritime Maritime Maritime Maritime Maritime and Maritime Marimime and Maritime Marimime and Maritime Maritime的依赖，最佳实践模板。这些模板伴随着用户友好的指南，可以针对特定项目定制，从而减轻认证负担，同时加强海上安全标准。该项目的主要结果包括：*最大程度地减少西南企业的认证负担，使他们能够专注于海洋和海上群集中的创新。*通过简化的申请流程来催化业务增长。通过促进小型，固有低风险船的认证；*通过实现没有或减少排放的较小船只的使用来减少排放。