Home NI641 Guidelines for autonomous shipping This Guidance Note set out the main recommendations for the design or the operation of autonomous systems which may be used by smart ship and capable of making decisions and performing actions with or without human supervision. ReferenceTitleDateNI641 R01Guidelines for autonomous shippingOct 2019Check related documents:NR467 Rules for the classification of steel shipsNR681 Unmanned surface vessels (USV)Check other Bureau Veritas rules and guidelines.