Safety analysis of complex technical systems currently operating in the transport sector is an urgent challenge for the global maritime industry, which suffers from a lack of information about the levels of risk and the consequences of their incorrect assessment. Among the requirements for vessel management and operations the importance of having a highly professional crew and up-to-date navigational equipment. Navigational safety is one of the components of the integral concept of “safety” for a seagoing ship. Assessment of integral safety is based on assessments of the individual safety components. In this study, the focus is on “navigational safety”, which is primarily understood as ensuring safe operation of a vessel in specific navigation conditions, ensuring safe control and maneuvering of the vessel, ship position monitoring, heading control, sufficient depth margin under the keel along the route, taking into account its actual draft and subsidence in shallow water, and sea disturbance. In the offered research on the basis of the identified states of navigational safety, the graphic model of process and matrix of transition probabilities in the general form with use of homogeneous Markov model of change of navigational safety of a vessel, with discrete time and presence of absorbing state is formed. The proposed Markov process model can be used to assess vessel navigational safety when establishing possible states of navigational safety with significant probability to assess ship safety and make decisions to ensure safe vessel operation.

Automatic ship heading control is a part of the automatic navigation system. It is charged with the task of maintaining the actual ship’s course angle or actual ship’s course without human intervention in accordance with the set course or setting parameter and maintaining this condition under the effect of disturbing influences. Thus, the corrective influence on deviations from a course can be rendered by the position of a rudder or controlling influence that leads to the rotary movement of a vessel around a vertical axis that represents a problem, which can be solved with the use of fuzzy logic. In this paper, we propose to consider the estimation of the efficiency of fuzzy controllers in systems of automatic control of ship movement, obtained by analysis of a method of the formalized record of a logic conclusion and structure of the fuzzy controller. The realization of this allows to carry out effective stabilization of a course angle of a vessel taking into account existing restrictions.

Shipping industry contributes to global greenhouse gas emissions. As awareness of the impact of climate change grows, there is an urgent need to transition towards sustainable practices in the maritime sector. One solution is the adoption of renewable energy sources for ships, which can significantly reduce emissions and improve energy efficiency. This article explores various renewable energy sources that can be used on ships, such as solar and wind energy and carbon capture technology. The benefits and challenges of each energy source are discussed, along with their potential to support the shipping industry’s sustainability goals. The article also examines the latest technological advancements and innovations in renewable energy for ships, such as hybrid propulsion systems and fuel cells. The present article concludes with a discussion of the regulatory framework and policies that can support the adoption of renewable energy sources in the shipping industry. The transition towards renewable energy sources for ships is an essential step towards achieving a more sustainable future for the shipping industry and the planet.