To risk assessment of operation of power plants of unmanned vessels

The subject of this study is the criteria for finding and evaluating weak links in machine rooms, which can lead to most of the problems that arise in unmanned vehicles, and solutions are proposed to eliminate these weaknesses. The paper presents the reasons for the interest in the concept of autonomous navigation. Including an increase in delivery rates, fuel prices, staff costs, which increased operating costs than it was before. There are suggestions that autonomous navigation could also improve safety. Several studies have reported that from 65 to 96% of all marine accidents are caused by the human factor. However, unmanned navigation is likely to lead to other types of accidents that are difficult to prevent by coastal control centers. If in many areas of transport we are talking about replacing small crews, then for ships this often means replacing a crew of 14-20 people. Currently, most of the research is carried out in terms of autonomous navigation, communications and cybersecurity. At the same time, these studies often neglect the condition of the mechanical installation and the need for maintenance in the machine room. In order for the ship to be fully automated, all these tasks must be taken into account. By the exam-ple of the implementation of programs by leading manufacturers in this area, the main features of the problem of the execution of mechanical installations of autonomous vessels are studied. The main failures of mechanical installations are considered, a methodology for assessing the resulting risks of operation, finding weak points is proposed, and solutions for overcoming unexpected equipment failures are proposed.