IAIN Technical Committee Issues Circular Letter Seeking Input on Draft Terminology for Autonomous Ship Navigation

IAIN Technical Committee Issues Circular Letter to Solicit Industry Comments on Draft Technical Terms for Maritime Autonomous Navigation.

The IAIN Technical Committee previously invited all member institutes to submit comments and proposals on the draft of IAIN’s first technical document. To facilitate broader recognition of the document upon publication, the Committee has today released a circular letter via this website to call for feedback on the draft from interested industry organisations and experts.

The circular letter outlines progress in developing the first IAIN technical document which will be submitted to the Technical Committee for formal deliberation in October this year.

Stakeholders may download and review the circular letter and its annex, Terminology for Ship Autonomous Navigation Technology–Draft, July 2026 via the official IAIN website: https://iainav.org/category/news/.

The IAIN Technical Committee encourages all member institutes, interested industry organisations and experts to provide written comments and recommendations on the draft. All constructive feedback will be fully considered in the Committee’s subsequent work. Comments and suggestions concerning the draft may be sent directly to the E-mail: president@iainav.org.

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