Korean Register (KR) agreed with Korea Leading Company of Ship Management (KLCSM) and Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) to conduct joint research and commercialization of autonomous navigation systems for mid- to large-sized vessels.
The agreement aims to accelerate the commercialization and international competitiveness of domestic autonomous ship equipment and technology by establishing a ship-based autonomous operating system that is jointly developed between domestic shipping companies, shipyards and KR.
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SHI’s autonomous navigation system, “Samsung Autonomous Ship (SAS)”, will be applied to KLCSM’s fleet of operating ships to carry out risk assessments, develop and certify cyber-security systems, and review the conformity of various agreements and standards for future domestic approval.
In addition, SHI will establish a comprehensive collaboration for the commercialization of autonomous navigation systems through the certification of ship equipment and Marine Equipment Directive (MED) for Electronic Chart Display and Information System (ECDIS) modules.
“With this latest joint cooperation, more autonomous navigation systems will be successfully applied to ships, which will further increase the efficiency of ship management,” Kwon Ohgil, Managing Director of KLCSM, believes.
In addition to this MOU, KR has been building up its classification certification performance and autonomous navigation ship technology by applying its rules, cyber-security certification and risk-based approval in accordance with its ‘Guidance for Autonomous Ships’ which was published in 2019.
