DETECTION OF A RISK OF COLLISION BETWEEN A BOAT AND A LUMINOUS OBJECT

The invention relates to a method of detecting a risk of collision between a boat and an object in a water area using a camera module mounted on said boat, said camera module comprising a RGB camera, said boat being characterized by its course, said method comprising the steps of generating (S1) at least one sequence of images using said camera,- detecting (S2) at least one light source in the images of the at least one sequence of images, said at least one light source being mounted on a luminous object located in the water area,- calculating (S5) a series of polar angles between the boat and the at least one light source using the images of the at least one sequence of images,- estimating (S6) the course direction of the object with regard to the boat by deriving said series of calculated polar angles with respect to time,- detecting (S9) a risk of collision between the boat and the object when the estimated course direction of the object leads said object towards the course of the boat.