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Automatic Control of Large Ships in Pilotage and Berthing

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 January 2010

M. J. Dove
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Abstract

This paper surveys the present methods of pilotage and berthing, discusses some of the statistics of collision and grounding in confined waters, and suggests the development of shipborne automatic control devices to be used for the pilotage and berthing of large vessels. The proposed system, with its associated shore-based equipment, would carry out a similar function to the automatic landing devices fitted in aircraft, and would be part of an overall marine traffic control system. This system would enable large ships to be berthed automatically in reduced visibility and improve the safety of the movement of large ships in congested waters. The author lectures in the Department of Marine Electronics at Southampton College of Technology.

Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Navigation , Volume 27 , Issue 4 , October 1974 , pp. 519 - 529
Copyright
Copyright © The Royal Institute of Navigation 1974

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