Rosmorport has begun issuing the first certificates for marine autonomous and remotely controlled surface vessels (MANS).
The first to receive official registration were the Russian unmanned electric ferries "Marshal Rokossovsky" and "General Chernyakhovsky".
The document allows Sitronics KT electric vessels to be remotely controlled with the option of switching to manual control when navigating at sea, and to manual control with decision-making support. For example, when passing through narrow passages and entering the port.
The captains control the vessels from St. Petersburg, from the territory of the Rosmorport remote control center.
Remote control is enabled by an autonomous navigation system, a traffic and maneuvering control system, a system for monitoring and observing the vessel's systems, and an optical system for analyzing the surrounding environment and the vessel's condition.