The North P&I Club shared an insight discussing autonomous cargo systems as a means to address the oft-blamed ‘human error’ in accident reports. The Club suggests that linked ESD systems should be used for oil and chemical transfers, including ship-to-ship (STS) transfers.
Emergency Shutdowns on Cargo Systems
Emergency Shutdown (ESD) systems have been a requirement of the IMO IGC Code for the carriage of liquefied gases in bulk for a long time.
An ESD system is basically a link between the ship...