Timeline
15 February 2022
Russia sent the official report to the International Maritime Organization on autonomous ships trials carried out during 28 commercial voyages in 2021
28 April 2021
The project team starts sharing trail operation videos at Youtube channel
19 January 2021
Russian Federal Agency for Maritime and River Transport has issued Rules for application of the COLREGs-72 by autonomous vessels
12 December 2020
The Russian Maritime Register of Shipping approved the a-Nav set of technical solutions in principle
08 December 2020
The first two shipping companies sign the MOI for a-Nav installation on 20 vessels starting from 2021
05 December 2020
The Government Decree on wide national experiment on a‑Navigation is approved
05 October 2020
Trials in real conditions are started
15 September 2020
Installation is completed in accordance with design approved by Russian Maritime Register of Shipping
07 August 2020
Shore based tests are completed
20 March 2020
Experimental equipment is manufactured
10 March 2020
IMO is informed about a‑Navigation trail project (ARNTP) and upcoming national legislation changes
20 February 2020
Draft Law and Decree are prepared by Minpromtorg
25 December 2019
Proposals for Law and Decree are developed
25 October 2019
COLREGs-72 application to automatic navigation is developed by expert group and reviewed by FAMRT
30 August 2019
Risk assessment is completed
25 July 2019
Prototypes are developed and presented
19 March 2019
Basic methodology, System architecture and specifications are developed
30 January 2019
a-Nav project initiated by a group of companies, established a joint working group, the concept development is started
20 November 2018
Alexander Pinskiy has announced about a-Nav project at Transport Week Forum