July 2018 MAINE COASTAL NEWS Page 9. Waterfront News A Visit to the Erie Canal Museum and the Naval & Military Park in Buff alo


SYRACUSE/BUFFALO, NY – Many lock themselves into a way of life and fail to see that time is passing them by and before they know it, it is too late to do the things they would have liked to. I am guilty as charged and usually will not go anywhere there is not something to do with boats. When Ann asked to go to Niagara Falls I cringed at the thought of becoming a tourist, but for- tunately, there was a boat there, MAID OF THE MIST. Also I have dragged that poor woman along doing things I do, so it was pay-back time. On our way out to Niagara, we won-


dered want might be interesting along the way. The fi rst place Ann found was the Erie Canal Museum, in Syracuse. It was Memo- rial Day and there was absolutely no traffi c coming off the highway and getting to the Museum. There were hardly any cars any- where even in the parking lots. The Museum was founded in 1962 and gives an excellent history of the Canal, which was started in 1817, despite the refusal of the Federal Gov- ernment to support the endeavour. The funds


The International Maritime Organiza-


tion (IMO) – the global regulatory body for international shipping - has commenced work to look into how safe, secure and en- vironmentally sound Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships (MASS) operations may be addressed in IMO instruments. The Organization’s senior technical


body, the Maritime Safety Committee (MSC), endorsed a framework for a regula- tory scoping exercise, as work in progress, including preliminary defi nitions of MASS and degrees of autonomy, as well as a meth- odology for conducting the exercise and a plan of work. For the purpose of the regulatory


scoping exercise, “Maritime Autonomous Surface Ship (MASS)” is defi ned as a ship which, to a varying degree, can operate independently of human interaction. To facilitate the progress of the regula-


tory scoping exercise, the degrees of auton- omy are organized (non-hierarchically) as follows (it was noted that MASS could be operating at one or more degrees of auton- omy for the duration of a single voyage): Ship with automated processes and decision support: Seafarers are on board to operate and control shipboard systems and func- tions. Some operations may be automated. Remotely controlled ship with seafarers on board: The ship is controlled and operated from another location, but seafarers are on board. Remotely controlled ship without seafarers on board: The ship is controlled and operated from another location. There are no seafarers on board. Fully autonomous ship: The operating system of the ship is able to make decisions and determine actions by itself.


were raised from the people and businesses and quickly showed an instant benefi t to the commerce of the area and beyond. The canal went from Albany to Buff alo and was 40 feet wide and 4 feet deep. The locks were 90 feet by 15 feet and built of stone. Other canals were also dug off the Erie Canal, but some of them had questionable value. In 1836 the Canal was enlarged and this made many of the other canals not profi table. This system was closed in 1917 and a much more elab- orate one took its place the following year. This Museum has done an excellent job


telling the story of the Erie Canal’s develop- ment over the years; the notable people and business involved, the boats, and what it all meant to the area. Well worth the stop. Then it was back on the road, and Ann


found that there was a naval museum in Buff alo, so off we went. Again, another easy off the highway with limited traffi c and a large area to park close to the Buff alo & Erie County Naval & Military Park. This Park opened in 1979 and houses the destroyer SULLIVANS from World War II,


The naval vessels at the Buff alo & Erie County Naval & Military Park in Buff alo.


the cruiser LITTLE ROCK commissioned right at the end of World War II and sub- marine CROAKER from World War II. We went on board SULLIVANS fi rst, which was named for the fi ve Sullivan brothers lost on the USS JUNEAU early in the War. They have a yellow line you follow, which takes you all over the ship. This vessel fought in


identify current provisions in an agreed list of IMO instruments and assess how they may or may not be applicable to ships with varying degrees of autonomy and/or wheth- er they may preclude MASS operations. As a second step, an analysis will be


conducted to determine the most appropriate way of addressing MASS operations, taking into account, inter alia, the human element, technology and operational factors. The MSC, which was meeting for its


99th session (16-25 May), established a correspondence group on MASS to test the framework of the regulatory scoping exer- cise agreed at the session and, in particular, the methodology, and report back to its next session, MSC 100 (3-7 December 2018). The Correspondence Group will test


the methodology by conducting an initial assessment of SOLAS regulation III/17-1 (Recovery of persons from the water), which requires all ships to have ship-specifi c plans and procedures for recovery of persons from the water; SOLAS regulation V/19.2 (Car- riage requirements for carriage of shipborne navigational equipment and systems); and Load Lines regulation 10 (Information to be supplied to the master). If time allows, it will also consider


SOLAS regulations II-1/3-4 (Emergency towing arrangements and procedures) and V/22 (Navigation bridge visibility). The Committee further invited in-


terested Member States and international organizations to submit proposals related to the development of interim guidelines for MASS trials to its next session, MSC 100. Treaties under consideration


The list of instruments to be covered


in the MSC’s scoping exercise for MASS includes those covering safety (SOLAS); collision regulations (COLREG); loading and stability (Load Lines); training of sea- farers and fi shers (STCW, STCW-F); search and rescue (SAR); tonnage measurement (Tonnage Convention); and special trade passenger ship instruments (SPACE STP, STP).


IMO in 2017 adopted Strategic Direc-


tions for the Organization, including one on the integration of new and advancing technologies in the regulatory framework - balancing the benefi ts derived from new and advancing technologies against safety and security concerns, the impact on the


many of the numerous engagements in the Pacifi c. She also did a lot of rescue work, but her greatest achievement is that she never lost a man during the war. She then served in the Korean Confl ict, the Cuban Missile Crises and took part in the rescue eff orts for


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IMO Takes Steps to Address Autonomous Ships As a fi rst step, the scoping exercise will


environment and on international trade fa- cilitation, the potential costs to the industry, and their impact on personnel, both on board and ashore. Speaking at the opening of the MSC


meeting, IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim highlighted the importance of remain- ing fl exible to accommodate new tech- nologies, and so improve the effi ciency of shipping, “while at the same time keeping in mind the role of the human element and the need to maintain safe navigation, further reducing the number of marine casualties and incidents”.


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