Legal problems of the unmanned sea vessels operation

Occupation: Professor of the Transport Law Department, Institute of Law, Russian University of Transpor
Affiliation: Russian University of Transport
Address: Russian Federation, Moscow

Vitaly V. Kluyev

Affiliation: Department of State Policy in the Field of Maritime and Inland Waterway Transport of the Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation
Address: Russian Federation

Journal name

Gosudarstvo i pravo

Edition

Isuue 10

Pages

163-172

Abstract

The article examines the legal problems that arise during the operation of unmanned vessels, as well as the reasons for their occurrence. Much attention is paid to the activities of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), which plays a key role in the formation of an international legal system for regulating the activities of autonomous marine surface vessels (MASS). The authors also consider the latest Russian legislation on MASS.

Keywords

International Maritime Law, maritime autonomous surface vessels, International Maritime Organization (IMO), Merchant Shipping Code, remote crew, remote Master.

Received

22.06.2021

Publication date

17.11.2021

Number of characters

30923

Cite

GOST	Gutsulyak V., Kluyev V. Legal problems of the unmanned sea vessels operation // Gosudarstvo i pravo – 2021. – Isuue 10 C. 163-172 [Electronic resource]. URL: https://gospravo-journal.ru/S102694520017269-6-1 (circulation date: 29.04.2024). DOI: 10.31857/S102694520017270-8
MLA	Gutsulyak, Vasiliy N, Kluyev, Vitaly V "Legal problems of the unmanned sea vessels operation." Gosudarstvo i pravo 10 (2021):163-172. DOI: 10.31857/S102694520017270-8
APA	Gutsulyak V., Kluyev V. (2021). Legal problems of the unmanned sea vessels operation. Gosudarstvo i pravo (10), pp.163-172 DOI: 10.31857/S102694520017270-8

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