INTRODUCTION
The majority of the most catastrophic accidents of ships occurs due to collision and grounding. These accidents are associated with areas of intense ship traffic and offshore operations such as oil production rigs, Fig. 1. Numerous accidents are caused by human error or failure of the ship, but also by harsh environment conditions. The risk of ship collision had increased in many places on the world together with the growth of the global fleet of ships. Oil tankers represent about 48% of the world fleet and they are the maritime segment in which the largest ships even made are built. These large sizes vessels are very efficient in the transporting oil, but risk a greater amount of oil leakage in a possible collision event. The injury caused by a ship collision accident not only causes oil spill and ship structure damage but also can cause degradation of the marine environment, explosions, human losses, blocking of ships traffic and permanent damage to the ship. This global scenario emphasizes the necessity of reformulating the security in the entire offshore oil exploration chain, as well as investing in better designs of ships.