Novas tecnologias nas embarcações de apoio marítimo e as implicações para os tripulantes e operações offshore

Abstract

The development of new technologies for the offshore vessels has been happening constantly, considering that they are deeply connected to the necessities created on the new frontier of oil prospecting. The evolution of the legislation related to labor safety and the environment also influences the development of these technologies. The increase of the vessel’sperformance, more safety for the crews, the reduction of environmental risks and the reduction of the emission of polluting gases are some examples of the goals that these new technologies want to achieve. Due to the increase of the demands to deal with these new technologies, the training and investment given to the crews are a natural consequence of this evolution, as well as a revision of the operations executed by the offshore vessels. The influence of these technologies in the vessels design, in the propulsion (propellers) of the vessels, and in the power generation plantswill be seen in thiswork. The speed and necessity of implementation of these new technologies on offshore vessels are increasing, generating directly implications for crew members, issue that will be also addressed in this work, as well as the description of some specific equipmentused on the offshore operations.