APPLICATION OF A SIMULATION-BASED V&V APPROACH TO AUTOMATIC VOYAGE PLANNING

Abstract

Automatic route planning for seagoing vessels, generated by a shore-based service provider, should be highly reliable. Even if this route planning has to be adapted to the specifications of the ship on board, the route should always be navigable and safe. Depending on the relevant parameters such as estimated time of arrival (ETA), speed, etc., it should therefore not deviate significantly from the usual routes for tankers, ferries, etc. between two ports. In the past, the quality of the route planning carried out by the on-board navigation depended, among other things, on the experience and training of the personnel. As a result, these plans did not necessarily represent the optimal route. The automatic route generated by NAVTOR starts with the length of the route, which is intended to be as short as possible while still being fundamentally safe to navigate, thus helping to reduce CO2 emissions.