Control module(s) and safety link(s) for ship communications arranging for emergency shutdown ESD communication between an unloading storage facility for hazardous goods on either ship or shore and a loading storage facility for hazardous goods on either ship or shore, with at least one umbilical line, connectors for coupling the control module(s) with the lines, the lines using bidirectional communication between a ship type control module and a shore type control module, and a transfer switch to switch the communication mode of the concerning control module between ship type and shore type.

An arm module includes a housing with a first connection side controllably rotatable relative to a second connection side, about an axis of rotation. The first connection side has a rotatable first connection device. The second connection side has a second connection device fixed to the housing, with a rotation-compatible data transmission device for transmitting data signals along at least one transmission path between the first and second connection sides. The transmission path includes at least one wireless transmission sub-path for wireless transmission of data signals, and at least one wire-guided transmission sub-path for wire-guided transmission of data signals. The rotation-compatible data transmission device includes at least one first wireless transmission unit and at least one second wireless transmission unit, interconnected via the transmission path and arranged to wirelessly transmit and receive data signals along the wireless transmission sub-path. An industrial robot can have a plurality of such arm modules.

An arm module includes a housing with a first connection side controllably rotatable relative to a second connection side, about an axis of rotation. The first connection side has a rotatable first connection device. The second connection side has a second connection device fixed to the housing, with a rotation-compatible data transmission device for transmitting data signals along at least one transmission path between the first and second connection sides. The transmission path includes at least one wireless transmission sub-path for wireless transmission of data signals, and at least one wire-guided transmission sub-path for wire-guided transmission of data signals. The rotation-compatible data transmission device includes at least one first wireless transmission unit and at least one second wireless transmission unit, interconnected via the transmission path and arranged to wirelessly transmit and receive data signals along the wireless transmission sub-path. An industrial robot can have a plurality of such arm modules.

An object of the present disclosure is to provide a control apparatus by which interference between signals can be avoided. A control apparatus (10) according to the present disclosure includes: an instruction unit (11) that instructs a monitoring apparatus to perform processing for monitoring a submarine cable; and a control unit (12) that controls a submarine device connected to the submarine cable. The monitoring apparatus, in response to the instruction given by the instruction unit (11), sends a monitoring signal into the submarine cable and performs the monitoring processing, and the control unit (12) detects a timing at which the monitoring processing is not being executed, and then sends a control signal into the submarine cable and controls the submarine device.

An object of the present disclosure is to provide a control apparatus by which interference between signals can be avoided. A control apparatus (10) according to the present disclosure includes: an instruction unit (11) that instructs a monitoring apparatus to perform processing for monitoring a submarine cable; and a control unit (12) that controls a submarine device connected to the submarine cable. The monitoring apparatus, in response to the instruction given by the instruction unit (11), sends a monitoring signal into the submarine cable and performs the monitoring processing, and the control unit (12) detects a timing at which the monitoring processing is not being executed, and then sends a control signal into the submarine cable and controls the submarine device.