IIT Bombay, IRS Collaborate on Maritime Safety Tool

July 8, 2024

The Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT Bombay) and the Indian Register of Shipping (IRS) have recently announced that they will be working together to make the seas safer by creating a new tool that can predict where ships will go. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the two groups to make this project official.

Objective of the Collaboration

The main goal of this partnership is to make a tool for predicting the paths of ships that are disabled and floating items. The goal of the tool is to make it easier to find drifting ships and change the routes of close ships to avoid accidents and make the seas safer overall.

Features of the Proposed Tool

The planned prediction tool will work with the IRS’s current software for the Emergency Response System (ERS). One important thing about the tool is that it can automatically make reports, which will help people make quick decisions in maritime situations.

Importance of Trajectory Prediction

For early warning systems and planning relief operations, being able to accurately predict the movement of ships that are disabled and floating debris is very important. For these kinds of predictions to be accurate and on time, they need to take into account a lot of different natural factors at sea.

Broader Implications of the Project

Professors Manas Behera and VK Srineash from IIT Bombay said that this project not only makes the link between academic and business stronger, but it also helps the country reach its goals. They stressed the need to create a software system that is “Made in India.” This showed the country’s dedication to being self-sufficient in technology and improved the ability of marine rescue, safety, and support operations.

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