Marine Autonomous Surface Systems

The MASS Committee provides Guidance to industry in the use of Marine Autonomous Surface Systems including following technological developments, providing guidelines on use and audit processes and providing direction and regulatory developments in MASS vessels, subsurface, surface and secondary systems operated in conjunction with those vessels.

It achieves this through facilitating and developing internationally approved MASS regulations, influencing and collaborating with key regulators, international agencies and industry bodies and ensures that when employed, MASS conform to safe practices and are in themselves intrinsically safe vessels.

It examines areas where the application of this technology can assist in cutting costs and addresses all bodies that manufacture or operate MASS, Marine vessels, and any ROC or AI sub-system.

Committee Members
Governance & Minutes

Gary Sanders

Ocean Infinity

Committee Chair

Daniel Stoyle

bp Exploration Operating Company

Committee Vice-Chair

Nicolas Chasiotis

Allseas

Committee Member

Eric Primeau

bp Exploration Operating Company

Committee Member

Peter Solvang

DP & Marine Assurance Norway

Committee Member

Raimund Bjordal

Equinor

Committee Member

Lucas Marino

Petrobras

Committee Member

Kristian Breidfjord

Reach Subsea

Committee Member

Mohamad Waddah Sasila

Safeen Survey & Subsea

Committee Member

Cinthya Lopes

Simwave

Committee Member

Graeme Russell

TechnipFMC

Committee Member

Torsten Marten

UTEC – Survey

Committee Member

Shepard Smith

XOCEAN

Committee Member

Richard Purser

IMCA

IMCA Secretariat Lead

Latest minutes

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Committee governance

All committees follow the rules outlined in our Bye-Laws which shares additional information on how committees are organised, how members are appointed and what the expectations are, as well as procedures for the running of meetings. More can be found on our Governance page.