Davood Taghados, Homayoun Yousefi, ,
Volume 20, Issue 44 (10-2024)
Abstract
The arrival of unmanned ships will definitely increase the safety of navigation, and as a result, various maritime accidents will decrease dramatically. In this research, the existing infrastructures of Imam Khomeini port for accepting unmanned ships are examined in order to determine the limits and capacities of this port to accept these types of ships. The present research is of the type of applied purpose and in terms of its nature, it is mixed exploratory. Using library studies, 12 factors influencing the adoption of unmanned vessels were identified and examined by 90 maritime and port experts of Imam Khomeini Port Complex. Preliminary analysis using binomial test has revealed 7 limitations and 5 capacities of this port. Hierarchical technique was used in the prioritization section. The results of which showed that among the factors of the capacity group, the factor of the existence of competent operators for navigation and management of these ships with a score of 0.238, and among the factors of the restriction group, the factor of the existence of a competent judicial authority in connection with the legal issues of unmanned ships with a score of 0.267 the most important factors were identified.