clearly the potential applicability of the proposed solutions to the maritime domain. Three criteria were defined as;
Availability: presence of the solution or something similar in the domain, even if not properly working;
Applicability: ease of applicability of the proposed solution to the maritime domain and; Impact on Safety: safety
benefits resulting from the implementation of the proposed solution.
In addition to these parameters, the maritime experts were also asked to select the most promising solutions to be
transferred to the maritime domain according to their own judgment, without referring to any specific criteria. This,
together with the explanation of the rationale for their choice, allowed the final shortlisting and ranking. After
carrying out workshops with maritime professionals, the final step of the evaluation process was to ask the maritime
experts to rank the 10 most promising solutions that emerged from the workshops. The criteria of these ranking was
the benefit that the solution would bring to the maritime domain according to their judgment. On the basis of the
outcomes of the above process the solutions contained in the database were classified and divided into six
categories, each one defined by specific criteria. Here the most relevant three are described as;
1. Most promising solutions: this category includes solutions not available (or not working) that are ranked as
the most promising for transfer by at least 30% of experts, very much beneficial for maritime safety by at least
50% with a high impact on safety.
2. Promising solutions: this category includes solutions not widely available (or not working) that are ranked as
the most promising for transfer by at least 20% of experts, very much beneficial for maritime safety by at least
50% with a moderate impact on safety.
3. Promising solutions to be further investigated: this category includes the solutions evaluated as promising
in terms of safety impact but already existing in the maritime domain.