USV Remote Operation Centre Inspection
- Recommended Practice
- September 2025
This comprehensive document serves as a detailed guideline and inspection checklist for Unmanned Surface Vehicle (USV) Remote Operation Centres (ROCs).
The document establishes recommended practices for auditing and ensuring the operational, safety, security, and management standards of ROCs controlling USVs, with a focus on compliance, risk management, and effective control of autonomous maritime assets.
Contents
- Report Overview
- ROC Particulars
- Previous Inspections
- Certification and Publications
- Safety Management System
- Health, Safety And Environment (HSE)
- Maintenance
- Security and Cyber-security
- Crew Management
- Crew Qualifications
- Fire/Flooding/Emergency
- Pollution Prevention
- ROC, USV Navigation and Situational Awareness
- Mooring Operations and Equipment
- Stability
- Dynamic Positioning (DP) ROCs
- USV SOLAS Capability
- Survey Operations
- Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) and Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROVs)
- Battery Powered Systems
Revision
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