Abstract: A system for monitoring a marine vessel using a vision system of the marine vessel is provided, the system comprising: a camera configured to be mounted to the marine vessel with an associated field of view of that includes an area associated with an operation console of the marine vessel; one or more hardware processors configured to: determine whether the marine vessel is in an actively operating state; in response to determining that the marine vessel is in an actively operating state, use image data captured by the camera to determine whether a person at the operation console of the marine vessel is an authorized operator; and regulate control of the marine vessel based on whether the person at the operation console of the marine vessel is an authorized operator.

Abstract: A system includes a vision system camera mounted to a marine vessel with an associated field of view of the vessel's environment. The system receives image data from the camera and identifies waves in the marine vessel's environment based on the image data. When the system determines that a wave's height exceeds a threshold and that the current heading of the marine vessel is misaligned with the wave's heading, the system automatically adjusts the vessel's heading to align more closely with the wave's heading.