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among other rare earth metals, are present As important as knowing the existing Figure 1. Virtual Training Simulator
in chips, electronic components and bat- technologies or those under study is the
teries, with a relevant role not only in the awareness of the strategic importance of
electrification of transport, but in all areas investing massively in Ocean Technology.
of digital transformation. Since 2001, the The multidisciplinarity, the need for exact
International Seabed Authority, the inter- information (in oceanography, the term
national authority that takes care of eco- Quality Assurance is used) and for prod-
nomic exploration beyond the Exclusive ucts with high added value generates the
Economic Zones, has approved numerous indispensability of the existence of a strong
concessions for underwater mineral explo- and agile technological chain, which can
ration, with the first production projects respond promptly to the needs of the mar-
scheduled for the next five years. ket and of society.
Source: Claudio Coreixas, CASNAV (2020)
3. Making navigation safer and more efficient through technology adhering to the Maritime Services (MS) pro- viable at CIAGA (with an imported simula-
vided within the IMO e-Navigation concept. tor) or abroad. National simulators repre-
The exploration of maritime space is The needs to go to sea are numerous and The development of maneuvering and sent the emergence of a new segment of
historically connected with navigation and make the maritime activity grow and devel- navigation simulators for vessels, like the economic activity related to maritime tech-
man’s ability to go to sea. Initially, society op every year, demanding a more complete one in the figure above, is an activity cov- nology, which offers reduced operating
turned to traditional activities such as fish- and modern training of personnel for the ered with great technological complexity costs, greater security and technological
ing and transport, using the oceans as a operation of vessels. In Brazil, the training and relatively recent in Brazil. Simulation is autonomy in the qualification and training
way to reach more prosperous territories of waterway and port personnel is an as- an important tool for training professionals of civil and military maritime personnel and
and more abundant fishing grounds. The signment of the Maritime Authority (AM) involved in maritime activity, such as Pilots, port feasibility studies.
evolution of navigation techniques has al- through courses offered within the scope Captains and Officers of merchant ships, CIAGA is implementing a new training
ways been a great ally to make these activ- of Professional Maritime Education (PEM). tugboat masters or students in training. capacity for port workers to train Vessel Traf-
ities safer and more efficient, such as stud- Admiral Graça Aranha Instruction Center Today, the country has the capacity to pro- fic Service and Local Port Service manage-
ies and improvements in the forms of hulls, (CIAGA - Centro de Instrução Almirante duce simulators of international quality fol- ment professionals through its Integrated
sailing devices, steam propulsion, sextants, Graça Aranha) is the main agency of the lowing the strictest certification standards. Maritime Simulator (IMS) which brings to-
chronometer, maps, the exploration of the PEM responsible for training a large part of This is worthy of praise thanks to the in- gether in a virtual environment the simula-
use of clean energies, artificial intelligence, Brazilian merchant officers. tense research and investments made by tion of ships and port control developed by
and satellite navigation. Today, technologi- CIAGA is constantly reviewing its curricu- the Brazilian Navy, Petrobras, and Univer- CASNAV Also noteworthy are the simulation
cal solutions are demanded that go far be- la and adapting the content of its courses to sities such as USP, UFRJ and UFF. The pop- activities carried out at Transpetro Academy
yond simple navigation. 21st century ocean the technological reality found on the bridg- ularization and availability of simulation (Academia Transpetro), where a Full Mission
activities involve, for example, complex op- es of the most modern ships in operation. systems allows for tests of complex ma- Ship Simulator developed by the São Paulo
erations of laying submarine cables on the Proof of this is the current concern to mod- neuvers or intensive training of personnel company Technomar Engenharia is operat-
ocean floor, maintaining a highly reliable ernize its park of virtual training simulators in the premises of local pilotages, in train- ed, in the LabOSim simulator developed by
dynamic positioning for the transshipment that will allow, from 2022, to offer training ing centers, such as the Naval School, in LabOceano at COPPE/UFRJ and at the Ship
of oil between ships on the high seas or to students with virtual reality resources, the Port Captaincies and Training Centers Maneuver Simulation Center of TPN-USP
the use of sophisticated sensing systems which will facilitate the understanding of of the Brazilian Fleet. The use of simulators, with its pioneering virtual simulation system.
for the exploitation of the mineral wealth the complex environment of an advanced whether for training or carrying out engi- The use of innovative solutions in navi-
of the national Exclusive Economic Zone. walkway, with the technological resources neering studies, until the 2000s, were only gation has been largely driven by the need

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