本文为比利时根特大学（作者：Pol Deketelaere）的硕士论文，共113页。

这篇硕士论文标志着我在海洋世界中一年研究的结束。这一年充满了令人印象深刻的港口电话、令人兴奋的公司访问和讲座。在一次访问伦敦公司期间，我们被告知了海事行业数字化和自动化的趋势。由于我的法律背景，首先想到的问题之一是：“这种发展的法律后果会如何？”。经过几个月的访问，我可以对这个问题给出一个（有限的）答案。研究无人驾驶船只的法律挑战是一个有趣的旅程，因为需要了解全面的海事法规和令人兴奋的数字化发展。我要感谢我的主管弗兰克·梅斯和评估员克里斯蒂安·伯纳乌在这段经历中对我的指导，他们的建议使我走上了正确的道路。我还要感谢我的父母给了我机会，让我跟随海洋科学研究计划，并通过它支持我的学业。最后，我要感谢我亲爱的女朋友和同学们使这一年非常有趣，他们是我生活上的风帆。

This master dissertation marks the end of a fascinating year being submerged in the maritime world. It was a year filled with impressive port calls, exciting company visits and captivating lectures. During one of the company visits in London we were told about the trend of digitalisation and automation in the maritime industry. Due to my legal background, one of the first questions that came to mind was: “what about the legal consequences?”. After several months and visits to the library, I can present a (limited) answer to that question. Researching the legal challenges of unmanned vessels was an interesting journey, because of the comprehensive maritime regulations and the thrilling digitalizing evolution. I would like to thank my supervisor Frank Maes and assessor Kristiaan Bernauw for guiding me during this experience. Their recommendations and triggers have kept me on the right course. I also would like to thank my parents for giving me the opportunity of following the maritime science programme and supporting me through it. At last I would like to thank my loving girlfriend and pleasant classmates for making this year very entertaining. They were the wind to my sails.

1 引言

2 遥远的未来？

3 机遇与挑战

4 法律上的挑战

5 结论 

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