UK Maritime Autonomous Systems Regulatory Conference 2019
2018 has seen continued significant developments in the regulatory backdrop for Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships (MASS).
The Maritime Safety Committee at IMO have now formed the MASS Working and Correspondence Groups who have started their scoping exercise work. Meanwhile, the UK MAS Regulatory Working Group will release Version 2 of the UK Code of Practice in November 2018 which will be available at maritimeuk.org
This conference will give delegates the chance to hear and discuss the key points of interest with regard to the Scoping Exercise and the Code of Practice. There are contributions on the International Perspective and other key areas which will enable informed discussions to take place.
Keynote speakers are Maritime Minister, Nusrat Ghani MP, and Sarah Kenny, Chief Executive at BMT Group.
Programme
| Day 1 - Thursday 17th January | |||
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| 0900 - 0930 | Coffee & Registration | ||
| 0930 - 0940 | Welcome | ||
| 0940 - 1005 | Opening Keynote | Nusrat Ghani MP | Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Transport |
| 1005 - 1030 | IMO Scoping Exercise | Henrik Tunfors | Chair, IMO MASS Working Group |
| 1030 - 1055 | Technology Progression of Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships | Kevin Daffey | Director Engineering & Technology, Marine, Rolls Royce |
| 1055 - 1115 | Coffee | ||
| 1115 - 1140 | UK Code of Practice | Dan Hook | Senior Director, Business Development L3 ASV and Chair UK MAS Council |
| 1140 - 1205 | Vessel standards | Alan Cartwright | Chairman, IMarEST Small Ships Group |
| 1205 - 1230 | Product liability | Robert Veal | Lecturer in Law, University of Southampton |
| 1230 - 1300 | Panel discussion | Moderator - John Haynes | Henrik Tunfors, Kevin Dafffey, Dan Hook, Alan Cartwright and Robert Veal |
| 1300 - 1345 | Networking Lunch | ||
| 1345 - 1410 | Maritime Legal considerations | Sean Pribyl | Lawyer, Gard AS P&I Club |
| 1410 - 1435 | Maritime Autonomy: An Overview of UK Policy Development | Dr. David Kenrick | Senior Policy Adviser Maritime Technology, Innovation & Industrial Strategy, Maritime Environment, Technology & Innovation, Department for Transport |
| 1435 - 1500 | Update from Hacker HQ | Mark Harrison | Consultant, Pen Test Partners |
| 1500 - 1530 | Panel discussion | Moderator - Dan Hook | Sean Pribyl, Dr. David Kenrick, Mark Harrison |
| 1530 - 1550 | Coffee and tea | ||
| 1550 - 1615 | Multi-modal autonomy infrastructure | Paul Campion | CEO Transport Systems Catapult |
| 1615 - 1640 | E Navigation and MASS | Francis Zachariae | Secretary General IALA |
| 1640 - 1705 | Classification Society approach | Sun Wu | CCS Rules and Technology Centre/Drawing Approval Centre |
| 1705 - 1730 | MASS Insurance afloat and ashore | Britt Pickering & Camilla Slater | Claims and Legal Director and Head of Legal, Shipowners P&I Club |
| 1730 - 1800 | Panel discussion | Moderator - James Fanshawe | Paul Campion, Francis Zachariae, Sun Wu, Britt Pickering & Camilla Slater |
| 1800 - 2000 | Drinks Reception |
| Day 2 - Friday 18th January | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 0830 - 0900 | Coffee & Registration | ||
| 0900 - 0925 | Keynote Speaker | Sarah Kenny | Chief Executive BMT Group |
| 0925 - 0950 | Update from the Nautical Institute | Captain John Lloyd | CEO, Nautical Institute |
| 0950 - 1015 | Training, Standards & Accreditation | Captain Bob Hone | Plymouth University |
| 1015 - 1040 | Human 4.0 - The ITF perspective | Branko Berlan | ITF |
| 1030 - 1045 | Coffee | ||
| 1045 - 1110 | EMSA update | Markku Mylly | Master Mariner/Ex. EMSA Executive Director |
| 1110 - 1135 | MASS on Inland Waterways | Benjamin Boyer | Central Commission for the Navigation of the Rhine (CCNR) |
| 1135 - 1200 | The DARPA and Leidos ACTUV Sea Hunter and Maritime Autonomy | Dr Tim Barton | Maritime Chief Engineer, Leidos USA |
| 1200 - 1230 | Panel discussion | Moderator - John Haynes | John Lloyd, Bob Hone, Branko Berlan, Markku Mylly, Benjamin Boyer, Tim Barton |
| 1230 - 1315 | Networking Lunch | ||
| 1315 - 1340 | Thoughts from AMSA | Nick Lemon | Manager Systems Safety at AMSA |
| 1340 - 1405 | Update from Norway/INAS | Ørnulf Jan Rodseth | Norwegian Forum for Autonomous Ships |
| 1405 - 1430 | MASS/UUV/UAV Interaction | Ash Skett | Operations Manager, SEA-KIT |
| 1430 - 1515 | Panel Discussion | Moderator - James Fanshawe | Nick Lemon, Ørnulf Jan Rodseth, Ash Skett |
| 1515 - 1545 | Summary | ||
| 1545 | Conference closes |
Registration
Tickets cost £75 per head and will include all refreshments and lunch on both days. Tickets will also include a Drinks Reception at 30 Park Street on the 17 January.
Space are be limited so early booking is strongly recommended.