A importância dos simuladores na formação do oficial de Marinha Mercante

Abstract

A n activity that complex and with countless possible variables, indubitably would demand a different and deeper approach. I f, in the past, many accidents happened due to lack of knowledge, unpreparedness, and often because of the professionals' on board carelessness , nowadays the situation is quite different. Not that the inexistence of accidents is a good thing, but today, all professionals, assisted by simulators, can undergo to an exhaustive training in each type of maneuver, with all kinds of cargo, and under different weather conditions. T he use of simulators, will not, in any way, replace the training on board. it only will be a way of making things easier, with costs and risks limitlessly smaller. In this monography, some simulators also will be detailed and their main characteristics, giving an overview of what we have nowadays, and how far we can and should go.