A General Outlook of the Seaworthiness in Unmanned Ships in terms of

International Transportation Conventions

Av. Mustafa Burak NALBANT*

Abstract: Maritime transport has an very

important place in world trade. It is
predicted that unmanned ships will be in
a critical position in this sector in the
future. Studies on unmanned ships have
been carried out by both the private
sector and the governments for a long
time. It should be noted that while
conducting technical studies on
unmanned ships, discussing the legal
aspects and offering suggestions for
regulations to be made will increase the
confidence of the sector in unmanned
ships. This study made evaluations on
biri olan hem de onun kadar eski bir how to approach the concept of
seaworthiness, which is one of the
cornerstones of the maritime law and has
a history as old as it, on unmanned ships.
It made these evaluations in accordance
with the Hague-Visby Rules, Hamburg
Rules and Rotterdam Rules, which are
Lahey- among the most important international
conventions regulating the carriage of
enize goods by sea. A general point of view
about the concept of seaworthiness in
unmanned ships has been tried to be put
forward, and comments have been made
regarding the absence of crew on the ship
and the condition of the equipment. By
referring to how seaworthiness is handled
in traditional ships, it has been stated that
the purpose of seaworthiness is the safe
navigation of ships, and it has been

*
, mustafanalbnt@gmail.com, ORCID : 0000-0002-1638-5991

2021/1 6 ss.417-443 417

 concluded that this issue should be the
focal point in unmanned ships.
Anahtar Kelimeler: Keywords:Seaworthiness,
unmanned/autonomous ships,
international transportation conventions,
artificial intelligence , carriage of goods
by sea

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