O estado da arte dos sistemas de salvamento e resgate em submarinos: práticas atuais e a possibilidade futura de modernização da capacidade operacional no país

Abstract

This monograph presents a data collection of submarine accidents that occurred in the last 50 years in the world, relating their causes and percentage of occurrence. It verifies the evolutionary aspects of the technical devices used for submarine escape based on the initiative of the crew, and for the salvage and rescue with interferences of surface teams and other naval vessels; listing advantages and disadvantages between each of these techniques used by the different navies. Emphasizes the importance of achieving successful salvage operations, such as the availability of medical assistance, the need for interoperability between the various sectors and naval resources to carry out coordinated actions to enable timely rescue, as well as on the psychological preparation of the crew; particularities that give the chosen theme a multidisciplinary character. It also evaluates the current capacity of Brazilian Navy to undertake Search and Rescue Operations in Brazilian territorial waters, as well as on the possible need to improve these resources, in order to adapt them to the new conventional and nuclear submarines, which in future will join the Brazilian Submarine Force. Finally, it outlines a proposal for a rescue system, based on the concept of an escape capsule for the Brazilian nuclear-powered submarine, and proposes technical requirements that can help the design and construction of a new Rescue and Salvage Ship for the Brazilian Navy.