NMC A*STAR, NMC Singapore has signed a MoU on last 23rd Nov 2023 with Media Release
Signing of MOU between National Physical Laboratory (NPL), Technology Centre for Offshore and Marine Singapore (TCOMS) and NMC on Maritime Autonomy Assurance and Standards on 23rd Nov 2023 with Media Release
Witnessed by the British High Commissioner Kara Owen and Singapore Maritime Institute (SMI) Chairman Prof Low Teck Seng, the National Physical Laboratory (NPL), Technology Centre for Offshore and Marine, Singapore (TCOMS) and NMC signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to foster R&D collaboration with the aim of advancing global development of maritime autonomous surface ships (MASS) and other smart maritime systems.
From left: Prof Gregory Goh, SMI Chairman Prof Low Teck Seng, Commissioner Kara Owen (British High Commission), Prof Chan Eng Soon (CEO TCOMS) and Prof Neil Stansfield (NPL).
The agreement covers areas of research involving maritime autonomy assurance to verify and validate the true performance and limitations of systems in trusted, repeatable, and replicable ways, and the development of common taxonomies, definitions, guidelines, and standards to facilitate the international adoption of autonomous maritime systems through international platforms such as the International Maritime Organisation.
