The unmanned ship sets sail - is South Africa prepared to open The Ship Register?

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dc.contributor.advisorBradfield, Grahamen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorForster, Tomen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2017-09-01T14:20:13Z
dc.date.available2017-09-01T14:20:13Z
dc.date.issued2017en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThe dissertation discusses unmanned shipping from a South African perspective. While some nations are trailblazers in this field, other states lack behind and do not yet provide with a clear strategy for the future. Hence, the threat is real that they might be too late and will lose out in the competition to attract ship building, technology development, job creation and a whole new branch of industry. As a shipping nation in a strategically high important geographic area, South Africa's perspective is highlighted and it is examined whether the time has already come to open the ship register for unmanned vessels. Therefore, after a summary regarding the state of affairs, it is evaluated what the most severe dangers of unmanned shipping are from the perspective of compliance with safety regulations. Subsequently, a cost-benefit-analysis follows that seeks to anticipate the decision of the registrar burdened with the question of whether to allow an unmanned vessel of a certain level of autonomy on the South African register. Although it is found that the benefits in prospect are tremendous, it is also concluded that at this point in time great dangers and uncertainties are to expect and that possible solutions to those are still in their infancy. Thus, it is to conclude that the question whether South Africa should open its register for unmanned vessels must be yes ultimately, but not now.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationForster, T. (2017). <i>The unmanned ship sets sail - is South Africa prepared to open The Ship Register?</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Law ,Department of Commercial Law. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/25020en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationForster, Tom. <i>"The unmanned ship sets sail - is South Africa prepared to open The Ship Register?."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Law ,Department of Commercial Law, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/25020en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationForster, T. 2017. The unmanned ship sets sail - is South Africa prepared to open The Ship Register?. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Forster, Tom AB - The dissertation discusses unmanned shipping from a South African perspective. While some nations are trailblazers in this field, other states lack behind and do not yet provide with a clear strategy for the future. Hence, the threat is real that they might be too late and will lose out in the competition to attract ship building, technology development, job creation and a whole new branch of industry. As a shipping nation in a strategically high important geographic area, South Africa's perspective is highlighted and it is examined whether the time has already come to open the ship register for unmanned vessels. Therefore, after a summary regarding the state of affairs, it is evaluated what the most severe dangers of unmanned shipping are from the perspective of compliance with safety regulations. Subsequently, a cost-benefit-analysis follows that seeks to anticipate the decision of the registrar burdened with the question of whether to allow an unmanned vessel of a certain level of autonomy on the South African register. Although it is found that the benefits in prospect are tremendous, it is also concluded that at this point in time great dangers and uncertainties are to expect and that possible solutions to those are still in their infancy. Thus, it is to conclude that the question whether South Africa should open its register for unmanned vessels must be yes ultimately, but not now. DA - 2017 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2017 T1 - The unmanned ship sets sail - is South Africa prepared to open The Ship Register? TI - The unmanned ship sets sail - is South Africa prepared to open The Ship Register? UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/25020 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/25020
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationForster T. The unmanned ship sets sail - is South Africa prepared to open The Ship Register?. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Law ,Department of Commercial Law, 2017 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/25020en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Commercial Lawen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Lawen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherShipping Lawen_ZA
dc.titleThe unmanned ship sets sail - is South Africa prepared to open The Ship Register?en_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
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