Build a collision issues table from the voyage data and the collision regulations
Key facts
- Human involvement
- YellowClose supervision
- How AI is used
- From voyage data recorder extracts, AIS tracks, deck logs, ECDIS screenshots and crew accounts already recorded, build a time-stamped table of each vessel’s position, course, speed, lights and actions, and map each phase of the encounter to the steering and sailing rule that may apply. The tool writes nothing in any crew evidence.
- What the lawyer must review
- The lawyer, with a nautical expert, decides which rules applied at each phase, assesses each vessel’s compliance and the apportionment arguments, and uses the table to brief the expert and prepare the case; crew evidence is taken in the crew’s own words.
- Written for / version
- US
Open a jurisdiction version of this task to see which instruments apply: US
Who does what
| Role | What they do |
|---|---|
| Assistance | From voyage data recorder extracts, AIS tracks, deck logs, ECDIS screenshots and crew accounts already recorded, build a time-stamped table of each vessel’s position, course, speed, lights and actions, and map each phase of the encounter to the steering and sailing rule that may apply. The tool writes nothing in any crew evidence. |
| Lawyer | Set the scope, supervise the work closely, verify every part relied on, resolve omissions and exceptions, and approve the exact output. |
Checklist
- Check each time stamp against the source data and reconcile time zones and clock offsets.
- Confirm the rule mapping with the nautical expert, not the tool.
- Confirm the table is not used as or turned into a witness statement.
Sources
- AMSA, Marine Order 30 (Prevention of collisions) · 2026-10-18
These are suggested working checks. Confirm the required checking with the responsible lawyer before work starts; the checking approach does not establish permission to use AI.