Automação a bordo dos navios mercantes

Abstract

Over the years the humanity felt the need to create mechanisms that would replace their tasks, aiming to avoid fatigue. The automation not only brought that benefit but also helped to improve the equipment’s security and to reduce human errors. This monograph aims to show the advantages and disadvantages of automation as well as its purpose and applications on board merchant ships. It aims to show that the automation employed and provides increased productivity and safety. Due to their relevant uses outline here the sensors, the PLC and the supervisory system, instruments and increasingly modern methods allowing better control and a more efficient monitoring. Still some marine applications, with the sole purpose of illustrating the importance of automation on board, and how she makes the most varied simples and secure systems will be presented.