In both naval and commercial marine sectors, ship owners and operators are faced with the need to operate sophisticated vessels with lean-manning levels. This was graphically illustrated by the goals of the DD21 program in the US, where the target complement of 95 was one of the main drivers behind a 70% reduction in operating costs. Such lean-manning policies are one motivator towards increasingly sophisticated data-driven systems being fitted on-board. The design of such systems is no longer the remit of purely control engineers, but relies heavily on both on human science and simulation. This paper outlines the changing customer requirements in advanced marine applications and the impact of these trends on a major supplier of marine systems. The development of advanced Platform Management Systems in support of cost reduction and lean manning is then reviewed in more depth, with particular focus on the role of human factors and simulation.
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