For higher level DP vessels, says Lepistö, requirements for DPO training will remain as they exist today.
The Captain and his staff, now equipped with these high-tech tools, must be supported by the tech OEM,
says Lepistö.
The approach, a nod to the coming autonomous class of vessels, can, insists ABB's Lepistö, achieve immediate value on the oceans today.
And, for those skeptics who doubt the efficacy of this high tech system, ABB already has'AiP' from Lloyds Register,
and says Lepistö, they are in regular discussions with all IACS societies at multiple levels.