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MASS Code
First global IMO code for autonomous cargo ships; entered force 1 July 2026.
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#11 5 Aug
Mentioned in: Navy asks how to certify a robot ship
Autonomous Systems: Land & Sea#7 15 Jul
Mentioned in: Tethered drone flies from robot boat
Autonomous Systems: Land & Sea#6 2 Jul
Mentioned in: Kongsberg sells subsea guard in secret
Autonomous Systems: Land & Sea#5 1 Jul
Entered force on 1 July 2026 with its framework deferred to December
Autonomous Systems: Land & Sea: The MASS Code enters force, its detail deferred#4 1 Jul
Crewless-ship rules duck the hard part
Autonomous Systems: Land & Sea#4 15 Jun
Mentioned in: Milrem leaves Paris with intent only
Autonomous Systems: Land & Sea#3 9 Jun
Mentioned in: Seawork opens its first autonomy hall
Autonomous Systems: Land & Sea#2 4 Jun
Mentioned in: A £8.3bn number for the business case
Autonomous Systems: Land & Sea#2 3 Jun
Adopted at MSC 111 on 22 May 2026; enters force 1 July 2026; provided regulatory baseline for the MCA Hub
Autonomous Systems: Land & Sea: MCA drops the word sandbox from trials#2 1 Jun
Provided the regulatory baseline FAVOR will examine for unified pan-European architecture
Autonomous Systems: Land & Sea: FAVOR funds the rulebook nobody finished#1 22 May