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Title: | Policy-oriented analysis on the navigational rights of unmanned merchant ships | Authors: | Zhu, L Xing, W |
Issue Date: | 2022 | Source: | Maritime policy and management, 2022, v. 49, no. 3, p. 447-462 | Abstract: | The emergence of unmanned merchant ships will challenge the existing international shipping law and practice. Many legal issues regarding unmanned ships under international law await clarification, and the issues involving navigational rights are at the top of the list. This article aims to examine the navigational rights of unmanned merchant ships under the established international regulatory framework for global shipping. We find that many States, particularly the coastal States, may hold a cautious view regarding the international navigation of unmanned ships, because of uncertainties in terms of safety and reliability, questions about seaworthiness and manning, and the potential ship-source pollution incidents. Hence, we make the following suggestions: first, the International Maritime Organization plays a more proactive role in interpreting and implementing the existing rules on international navigation. Second, that flag States, coastal States, port States collaborate and consider filling the existing regulatory gaps to facilitate the development of unmanned merchant ships and to justify their navigational rights. | Keywords: | Flag/port/coastal States IMO Navigational rights UNCLOS Unmanned merchant ships |
Publisher: | Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group | Journal: | Maritime policy and management | ISSN: | 0308-8839 | EISSN: | 1464-5254 | DOI: | 10.1080/03088839.2021.1914877 | Rights: | © 2021 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Maritime Policy and Management on 12 Apr 2021 (published online), available at: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/03088839.2021.1914877 |
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