The control systems on ships have to be independent and not connected to anything which could be hacked (e.g. isolated islands),
No (military) GPS auto-pilot, then?
The auto pilot systems have to be standalone with only hardwired connections to the VMS/DP, even then they are very basic and rarely used unless transiting over open water. Some DP setups have basic integrated auto pilot but again, isolated from any external systems.
Any DP setup will use multiple inputs for position references (GPS is not considered reliable enough) with different setups used for different scenarios.
But there is no great level of integration where a radar setup would detect a potential collision and cause the system to respond, that's down to the operator
Interesting to know - thanks
I asked a leading question, really, because I
assumed (and you know what assumptions make?) ships would just use some kind of GPS self guidance.. and we all know GPS can be "hacked" (even military systems, given enough work on the part of a nation state, while civilian is trivial).
But apparently it's a case of PEBKAC
Been working in MK for the last 6 months and likely to continue for the next year or so.
Crap, I'm going to have to moderate my piss-taking if you're that close to me!