A Study On The International Law Of Unmanned Ships

With the advancement of big data and artificial intelligence technology,the shipping industry and manufacturing industry are booming.Unmanned ships stand out for their green,safe and efficient features.The experiments on unmanned ships in various countries are in full swing,and the news of successful trial voyages It also followed,which means that we have entered the era of intelligent ships.Of course,the investment and use of unmanned ships requires not only technological development,but also legal protection.Starting from the legal status in international law,the specific situation of the application of relevant maritime conventions to unmanned ships is analyzed,and corresponding countermeasures are put forward in combination with the current development status and prospects of unmanned ships.First of all,clarify the legal status of unmanned ships.When unmanned ships perform the functions of traditional ships,they should have the legal status of “ships”,and at the same time comply with the “United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea”,the“International Regulations for Preventing of Collisions at Sea” and the “International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea”.SOLAS requirements for “ships”;when an unmanned ship is used as an attachment to a mother ship to complete a specific target task or the results of its execution comply with specific provisions,it should have the legal status of a “device”;when there is no When manned ships are used for military purposes,they do not have the legal status of “warships” because they are obviously contrary to the manning requirements of warships stipulated in the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.Secondly,there are many problems in the application of relevant conventions during the navigation of unmanned ships.On the one hand,it is the application of the innocent passage system to unmanned ships.The main point of dispute is whether the monitoring of the marine environment by the intelligent equipment of the unmanned ship itself belongs to Harmful behaviors that hinder the application of this system by unmanned ships should be comprehensively considered in combination with the purpose of unmanned ships,the purpose of collecting information from smart devices,and the degree of potential danger to the coastal state,and restrictions on the passage of unmanned ships should be stipulated.Set up the corresponding standard system,etc.On the other hand,there is the issue of navigation safety of unmanned ships.This paper analyzes the special clauses in the International Convention for the Prevention of Collisions at Sea and the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea.Disputes over the application of various rules to ships,and interpretations in line with the development of the times are mainly to analyze the possibility of technology gradually replacing human control factors,and to put forward practical suggestions to achieve the purpose of maintaining a good maritime navigation order.