近日，由三星重工（SHI）独立研发的远程自主航行系统“SAS(Samsung Autonomous Ship)”以及智能船舶系统“SVESSEL”获得了英国劳氏船级社（LR）的原则性认可（AiP）。据统计，绝大多数海上事故都是“人为失误”造成的，SAS集成了综合驾驶系统、态势感知工具和防碰撞决策系统等，能够与船舶现有的导航系统相结合，可以及时纠正人为的错误。SAS可以与其他系统一起被安装到船上，旨在对船舶碰撞危险度(CRI)进行评估，同时控制船舶的推进及转向装置，实现避碰。三星重工副总裁兼自主航行研究中心负责人Hyun Joe Kim表示：“SAS能够及时提供碰撞警报和可靠的避碰路线，在各种情境下帮助船员避碰，保障海上安全。”而另一个系统——SVESSEL，则用于监控、计算并评估船舶能源的使用情况，可协助实现船舶最佳倾纵、航线及航速的调整。

Classification society Lloyd’s Register (LR) has awarded Approval in Principle (AiP) to Samsung Heavy Industries for its Samsung Autonomous Ship (SAS) Autonomous Navigation System and SVESSEL® Communications System. The software Autonomous Navigation System comprises an Integrated Bridge System, situational awareness tools and SHI’s Anti-Collision Decision-Making System. It is claimed that by integrating these features with existing navigation equipment, the latest technology can eliminate human error, a principal cause of shipping accidents. The SAS software can be installed alongside other ship systems and is designed to evaluate collision risks around a vessel whilst also controlling ship direction and speed to avoid objects. Hyun Joe Kim, vice president and head of SHI’s Autonomous Ship Research Center, said: “SAS can help crews by providing collision alarms and reliable routes to avoid the collision in a variety encounters, which contributes to the safer marine environments." Meanwhile, the SVESSEL system monitors a ship’s energy consumption and supports optimal trim, route and speed.