The study shall describe competences for operators of maritime autonomous surface ships (MASS) from remote control centres (RCC) and shall propose competency-based curricula for those MASS RCC operator in the different capacities; the competences shall be based on definitions of MASS RCC operators’ functions, sub-functions, tasks and capacities to be developed for generic MASS RCCs to be proposed in operational scenarios of remotely controlled MASS of given types and sizes, with and without seafarers on board.

The main objective of the study is to identify and describe competences that may be required for operators in Remote Control Centres (RCC) of Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships (MASS) in several scenarios for MASS with two of different configurations:

1) Remotely controlled ship with seafarers on board: the ship is controlled and operated from another location; seafarers are available on board to take control and to operate the shipboard systems and functions;

2) Remotely controlled ship without seafarers on board: the ship is controlled and operated from another location; there are no seafarers on board.

The study shall describe MASS RCC operators in different capacities, conducting tasks and activities with different levels of responsibility and identify the competences required for the performance of those tasks and activities. The study shall define the operational or management responsibilities of MASS RCC operators in accordance with the operational scenarios considered and shall provide a proposal of competence-based curricula for the MASS RCC operators in the different identified capacities.