New Finnish maritime training center will feature advanced Wärtsilä simulator

Xamk (the South-Eastern Finland University of Applied Sciences) will feature Wärtsilä’s latest simulator technology at a new campus in Kotka, Finland, that will also be used by Ekami (the Joint Authority of Education of Kotka-Hamina Region) for part of its maritime training.

Ordered jointly by Xamk and Ekami, the Wärtsilä simulator will feature the latest versions of the company’s Navi-Trainer professional and Techsim simulation software, as well as the latest Navi Sailor and NACOS Platinum...

https://www.marinelog.com/technology/new-finnish-maritime-training-center-will-feature-advanced-wartsila-simulator/

Simulator technology: Game changer for floating offshore wind?

Aiming to revolutionize the U.K.’s floating offshore wind (FLOW) sector, the University of Plymouth and Kongsberg Digital are joining forces.

They plan to provide project teams and crew with facilities to verify, test and optimize installation and maintenance projects, using Kongsberg Digital simulator technology to provide a synthetic offshore wind environment in real-time.

Key to this project is a state-of-the-art Kongsberg dynamic positioning (DP) simulator that will soon be installed at the...

https://www.marinelog.com/offshore/offshore-wind/simulator-technology-game-changer-for-floating-offshore-wind/

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/

VIDEO: Wärtsilä upgrades Coast Guard Academy simulation complex

Wärtsilä has completed replacement of the Ship Analytics simulator solution at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy’s Ship Control and Navigation Training System (SCANTS) facility. The original simulator system was installed at the academy in the 1990s, and the replacement work was carried out primarily by, and in partnership with, NavSim Services, Inc., the prime contractor.

The upgrade was accomplished in two stages to accommodate the operational training schedule of the academy, and to fit within the...

https://www.marinelog.com/technology/video-wartsila-upgrades-coast-guard-academy-simulation-complex/

Largest Maritime Simulation Centre in The UK Opens

Solent University will open what it claims to be the UK’s largest and most sophisticated maritime simulation centre on its main campus in Southampton, says an article published in IIMS.org.uk.

Specialist higher-level training

Part of Solent’s overall investment of more than £40 million into maritime education and training, the new ship and port simulation centre will open its doors for business this June 2019.

“As pioneers in the use of simulation for professional development of ship’s personnel...

http://mfame.guru/largest-maritime-simulation-centre-in-the-uk-opens/