CSMART

171 Hans Hederström, Consultant, Marine Consultancy Group

Meet Mr Maritime Simulator himself and learn all about Bridge Resource Management, BRM

People don’t like change. Famous words of the interviewee in this episode, Hans Hederström, Consultant, Marine Consultancy Group.

Listen to Captain Hederström and the impact he has had on the development of maritime safety and especially Bridge resource management. We get to hear the story of how the Center for Simulator Maritime Training, CSMART, in Almere, the Netherlands, came about and how that was a dream...

https://shippingpodcast.com/171-hans-hederstrom-consultant-marine-consultancy-group/

CSMART: How Sailors are Trained To Pilot Cruise Ships?

The author gets to grips with the controls at the CSMART facility
  • Princess Cruises offers training to sailors using Centre for Simulator Maritime Training Academy.
  • It has four full-size ship’s bridge simulators with a 220-degree horizontal field of view.
  • Cruise ship consoles have been set up in front of a 53ft (16m) diameter round screen to create an immersive experience.
  • There are replicas of the steering wheels, monitors and panels of buttons you would find on a real cruise ship – the screens shift into various real-life situations.

According to an article...

http://mfame.guru/csmart-how-sailors-are-trained-to-pilot-cruise-ships/

Carnival Anticipates First LNG Cruise Ship To Sail Out of a U.S. Port

  • Carnival Cruise Line, Shell, and Port Canaveral have agreed to follow the standardized processes for bunkering operations in Tenerife and Barcelona.
  • The officers have been trained in the bunkering operation at CSMART where Carnival built a full-scale mock-up bunkering rig.
  • An engineering simulator was built for training purposes, and pilots also traveled to CSMART to learn how the ship will handle.

According to an article published in Cruise Industry News, Carnival Cruise Line paves the way...

http://mfame.guru/carnival-anticipates-first-lng-cruise-ship-to-sail-out-of-a-u-s-port/