Zakirul Bhuiyan

Captain Zakirul Bhuiyan brings over 30 years of maritime industry expertise to his role as the founding director of the Warsash Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships (MASS) Research Centre and head of the Maritime Simulation and Ship Handling Centre at Warsash Maritime School, Solent University. As principal investigator, he spearheads the MariEMS and Sea Traffic Management EU projects and contributes to pioneering initiatives such as Innovate UK's MAXCMAS unmanned ship project and Mari-UK's IGNITE research project. As a senior fellow of the UK HEA and fellow of the Nautical Institute and RIN, Zakirul is a sought-after speaker at national and international conferences and a published author on ECDIS, e-navigation, autonomous ships and simulation training in peer-reviewed publications.

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Presentation

Navigational training for maritime autonomous surface ships

The fast advancement of technology over the last decade has had an impact on all industries, including maritime. Maritime autonomous surface ships (MASS), which were once only a concept, are now becoming a reality. Several countries have made successful attempts to run MASS in coastal waters. The nations are competing to be the world leader in the field of maritime autonomy. However, in the midst of all this rivalry, little attention has been paid to the future navigational training difficulties. The crucial question is how this new disruptive technology will affect maritime education and training (MET).