12-meter USV class secures MCA's certification
UK designer and manufacturer of uncrewed surface vessels (USVs) ZeroUSV has secured certification from the UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency for its Oceanus12 class of USVs that demonstrates that it meets the safety, operational and technical requirements established under the MCA Workboat Code Edition 3, including the framework developed specifically for remotely operated and unmanned vessels.
According to ZeroUSV, WB3 represents the UK’s most comprehensive regulatory regime for commercial workboats and has become an important benchmark for the safe integration of autonomous technologies into maritime operations.
The certification was led by maritime certification authority MECAL in conjunction with the team at ZeroUSV and the coding department at the MCA.
The 12-meter Oceanus12 class is designed, built and operated in the UK and has been developed for long-endurance offshore operations. The platform combines hybrid-electric propulsion, modular payload integration and advanced autonomous navigation capabilities, enabling multi-week missions in challenging maritime environments, the company explains.
The vessel’s typical operations include offshore survey and seabed mapping, maritime security and ISR, oceanographic and environmental monitoring, and subsea asset inspection and data acquisition.
“Achieving WB3 certification for
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