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16 TMWS 16 th - 30 th April 2018<br />
Nautical News<br />
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ClassNK releases Guidelines for Use of<br />
Drones in Class Surveys<br />
Leading classification society ClassNK has released its<br />
Guidelines for Use of Drones in Class Surveys. These guidelines<br />
incorporate the applicable range and procedures for<br />
use of drones in class surveys, the technical considerations<br />
for safe operation and the requirements for drone service<br />
suppliers.<br />
Because drone-related technologies are improving at an extremely<br />
rapid pace, application in diverse fields is increasingly<br />
expected. In the maritime industry as well, efforts<br />
aimed at utilization in the field of inspections and surveys<br />
are being carried out.<br />
At the International Association of Classification Societies<br />
(IACS), discussions on the use of Remote Inspection Techniques<br />
(RIT) including drones in class surveys are already<br />
underway, and IACS Rec. 42 (Guidelines for Use of Remote<br />
Inspection Technics for Surveys) was revised in June of<br />
2016. A revision of the related IACS Unified Requirements<br />
has also been completed and will take effect in January<br />
2019.<br />
On the other hand, when flying a drone in places such as the<br />
cargo hold or ballast tank of a ship, it is important to take<br />
into consideration the possibility that the drone may not<br />
function properly due to being in a closed space surrounded<br />
by magnetic material which may interfere with some of the<br />
sensors of the drone (GPS and magnetic compass) which<br />
are closely related to flight stability.<br />
In regards to this situation, ClassNK established a R&D<br />
Roadmap in September 2017, which described efforts related<br />
to drones in the item “Survey Technology Innovation,”<br />
one of its Four Focus Areas of R&D. In January 2017, the Society<br />
began a full-scale study of the use of drones in class<br />
surveys, and has conducted various types of verifications<br />
by carrying out basic performance experiments and experiments<br />
to test flight inside ship tanks and cargo holds.<br />
Combining the technological knowledge in connection with<br />
drones accumulated by these efforts and the know-how<br />
in class surveys amassed by ClassNK over its long history<br />
to date, the applicable range and procedures for applying<br />
drones to class surveys along with the technical considerations<br />
for safe operation and the requirements for drone<br />
service suppliers were arranged in these Guidelines.<br />
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