Navegación y operación en aguas antárticas
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2009
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Universidad Austral de Chile
Abstract
La Antártica es el continente más remoto, frío y desértico del planeta. Aquí se
concentra el 90% de todos los hielos del mundo y el 70% del agua dulce, por éste
motivo el territorio Antártico es tan importante para la humanidad, pues constituye
nuestra principal reserva de agua dulce.
Existen diversas razones para querer conectar el continente blanco con el resto
del mundo, como mantener operativas las bases científicas, controlar las líneas de
acción del Tratado Antártico, realizar expediciones de carácter científico, colaboración en la búsqueda y salvamento de naves o, simplemente, desarrollar el turismo.
En el presente trabajo se realiza una navegación simulada a través de las rutas
más transitadas de las aguas Antárticas, revisando diversos procedimientos y
maniobras que apuntan a una navegación segura.
Además de revisar conceptos glaciológicos, históricos y legislativos con el
objetivo de entender el origen del continente y la protección a los ecosistemas que allí habitan, se estudia también la diferencia entre los buques diseñados especialmente para operar en estas zonas y los buques convencionales, todo estos puntos con el fin de capacitar a las tripulaciones idóneas para las difíciles travesías por estas latitudes.
Antarctica is the remotest, coldest, and driest continent of the planet. The 90% of the worldwide ice and the 70% of fresh water are concentrated here. Being the principal fresh water reserve, Antarctica is considered of the highest importance to the mankind. Many reasons exist to keep the white continent connected with the rest of the world, like: to maintain operative scientific stations, to control the Antarctic Treaty System lines of action, to carry out scientific research expeditions, to help and collaborate with ship search and rescue, or simply to develop tourism. The present thesis makes simulated ship navigation throughout the most traveled routs of the Antarctic waters going through the many procedures and technical operations leading to a safe navigation. Besides a glacial, historic and legislative concepts overview trying to find the origin of the Antarctic continent and studying the ecosystems preservation there, this work also studies the difference between normal and specially designed ships to sail these icy and specific areas aiming to teach and train the suitable crew and support personnel to sail and operate this zone.
Antarctica is the remotest, coldest, and driest continent of the planet. The 90% of the worldwide ice and the 70% of fresh water are concentrated here. Being the principal fresh water reserve, Antarctica is considered of the highest importance to the mankind. Many reasons exist to keep the white continent connected with the rest of the world, like: to maintain operative scientific stations, to control the Antarctic Treaty System lines of action, to carry out scientific research expeditions, to help and collaborate with ship search and rescue, or simply to develop tourism. The present thesis makes simulated ship navigation throughout the most traveled routs of the Antarctic waters going through the many procedures and technical operations leading to a safe navigation. Besides a glacial, historic and legislative concepts overview trying to find the origin of the Antarctic continent and studying the ecosystems preservation there, this work also studies the difference between normal and specially designed ships to sail these icy and specific areas aiming to teach and train the suitable crew and support personnel to sail and operate this zone.
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Tesis para optar al Título de Ingeniero Naval, mención en Transporte marítimo
Keywords
Ciencia, Navegación, Glaciología, Exploraciones antárticas, Meteorología, Oceanografía, Tratado Antártico, Navegación con rompehielos