Carrying out maritime missions comprises many phases from preparation to execution. In the long term, we would like to have an integrated toolchain that supports the crew at every phase. In this chapter, we study concepts for resource and task management in the execution phase. When the tasks to be executed …

The present chapter is about coastal border control for threats entering the coastal waters under the water surface. This threat consists mainly of covertly operating submarines. Acoustic sensors are commonly used for the detection of these submarines, as illustrated by the recent (renewed) deployment …

Underwater explosive devices, such as improvised explosive devices (IED), offer a high-risk threat within the maritime domain. An attack on ships in harbours, coastal infrastructure, such as locks and quays, by underwater explosives could have a detrimental effect on infrastructure functionality and …

Over time the nature of military and maritime operations has shifted from traditional warfare to hybrid type of operations including non-traditional forms of military action such as law enforcement activities. The changing character of operations also impacts the applicable legal framework making the …

Crew resource management (CRM) training for flight crews is widespread and has been credited with improving aviation safety. As other industries have adopted CRM, they have interpreted CRM in different ways. We sought to understand how industries have adopted CRM, regarding its conceptualisation and …

This research has been executed on behalf of the shipping company Hartman Seatrade. This research has been done due to the new rules of the IMO (International Maritime Organisation), according the sulphur emissions of ships. In 2008 is decided that from the year 2020, sulphur emissions for ships are …

Snelle technologische ontwikkelingen bieden kansen voor de maritieme sector. Zij maken de scheepvaart efficiënter, veiliger en schoner. De techniek heeft regelgeving en professionals nodig die ook klaar zijn voor de toekomst. Het lectoraat Maritime Law voert praktijkgericht onderzoek uit op de scheidslijn …

Interview met Hans van den Broek, lector Maritime Human Factors: Automatisering. Een bedreiging voor de werkgelegenheid in de maritieme industrie of moeten we deze ontwikkeling met open armen ontvangen? En wat staat ons eigenlijk te wachten? Wij bespraken de ontwikkelingen rondom automatisering met …

Interview met Hans van den Broek, lector Maritime Human Factors: Grote schepen op de oceaan worden nu vaak al bestuurd door maar een handjevol mensen. En over een jaar of vijftien zijn ook zij niet meer nodig, want het schip vindt zijn weg helemaal autonoom, gevolgd vanuit een controlekamer aan de wal. …

This chapter deals with the non-kinetic side of naval operations. In particular, it deals with the use of naval forces in applying economic maritime enforcement measures. There has always been a solid connection between the use of the navy and the economy. Traditionally, the relationship between naval …