Testing the Water: Applying BIMCO AUTOSHIPMAN to Remotely Controlled Ships, Cyber incidents and Events of Force Majeure
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Testing the Water: Applying BIMCO AUTOSHIPMAN to Remotely Controlled Ships, Cyber incidents and Events of Force Majeure. / Arda, Asli.
In: Journal of International Maritime Law, Vol. 27, No. 6, 2021, p. 399-413.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Testing the Water: Applying BIMCO AUTOSHIPMAN to Remotely Controlled Ships, Cyber incidents and Events of Force Majeure
AU - Arda, Asli
PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - The full spectrum of the impact that contemporary technology pertains to remote control and automation on the management of ships that are equipped with such technology is unknown for the moment. However, the Baltic and International Maritime Council (BIMCO), the world’s largest membership organisation for shipowners, is developing a standard contract, AUTOSHIPMAN, which establishes the ground rules for allocation of tasks that concern the management of remotely controlled and autonomous ships. This standard contract contains both a cyber security clause and a force majeure clause. Cyber security being a modern concept, its implementation may be evaluated in the light of force majeure, so as to test whether they interplay. This research applies a ‘three-pillar test’ to examine whether it is possible for cyber incidents to fall into the scope of force majeure and aims to provide a well-rounded interpretation of the relevant provisions of this new standard contract before its full implementation.
AB - The full spectrum of the impact that contemporary technology pertains to remote control and automation on the management of ships that are equipped with such technology is unknown for the moment. However, the Baltic and International Maritime Council (BIMCO), the world’s largest membership organisation for shipowners, is developing a standard contract, AUTOSHIPMAN, which establishes the ground rules for allocation of tasks that concern the management of remotely controlled and autonomous ships. This standard contract contains both a cyber security clause and a force majeure clause. Cyber security being a modern concept, its implementation may be evaluated in the light of force majeure, so as to test whether they interplay. This research applies a ‘three-pillar test’ to examine whether it is possible for cyber incidents to fall into the scope of force majeure and aims to provide a well-rounded interpretation of the relevant provisions of this new standard contract before its full implementation.
KW - Faculty of Law
KW - autonomous ships, cybersecurity, force majeure, contract law, shipping
M3 - Journal article
VL - 27
SP - 399
EP - 413
JO - Journal of International Maritime Law
JF - Journal of International Maritime Law
SN - 1478-8586
IS - 6
ER -
ID: 331323240