System for monitoring the operation of a ship

A system for monitoring operation of a ship, comprising:

• a plurality of sensors configured to monitor devices of the ship and/or persons and objects located on-board the ship,
• a central computer connected to the sensors so as to communicate with the sensors, and
• a plurality of reporting units connected to the central computer so as to communicate with the central computer, wherein
• the reporting units are combined in a plurality of reporting groups which correspond to organizational units for operational and nautical command of the ship, and
• the central computer is configured to notify a reporting unit, assigned to a predetermined reporting group, as a function of an event detected by at least one sensor, to check the event for plausibility and to categorize the event with respect to priority, and is further configured to notify the reporting unit based on the plausibility and the priority of the event, and
• at least one of the sensors is a video camera, a lidar system, and/or a radar system, wherein at least one of the sensors or the central computer is configured for detecting faces, gestures, and/or facial expressions, and the detected event is a face, a gesture, and/or a facial expression.