A lack of local and global regulations around the testing of portable electrical appliances on ships is in the spotlight following the third electrocution in a two-year period.
Insufficient knowledge of augmented, mixed and virtual reality, AI and computer modelling represent a serious skills gap according to academics, institutions and businesses.
We speak to Professor John Prousalidis, co-chair of IMarEST’s Marine Electrical Special Interest Group (MESIG), about the need for standards specific to marine electrical engineering.
Having been dormant since 2021, the Marine Electrical Control System Safety (MECSS) Special Interest Group (SIG) is starting back up as the Marine Electrical SIG (MESIG).