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The Need for Simulators in the <strong>Maritime</strong> Industry Diff erent tasks – diff erent needs Investment in maritime <strong>simulators</strong> is no longer limited to just the largest academies <strong>and</strong> organizations. Today’s simulator customers represent a broad mix of diff erent organizations, from public training academies <strong>and</strong> universities, training centres <strong>and</strong> vocational schools, to shipping <strong>and</strong> oil & gas companies, as well as military training organizations including Navies, Coast Guards <strong>and</strong> <strong>Maritime</strong> Police. Accordingly, cargo & <strong>ballast</strong> h<strong>and</strong>ling <strong>simulators</strong> must be fl exible to meet the user’s various needs. Simulators today can be delivered tailor-made, ensuring that both functionality <strong>and</strong> cost meet the exact requirements of the user. Competence saves money & environment The importance of process underst<strong>and</strong>ing is crucial for optimum cargo <strong>and</strong> <strong>ballast</strong> h<strong>and</strong>ling. Proper simulator training is an eff ective way to build crew competence. Competent personnel work more effi ciently through reduced off -hire costs, <strong>and</strong> achieve higher productivity with lower risk of environmental damage. To avoid negative learning, it is a necessity that the simulation training is highly realistic <strong>and</strong> adaptable to real life situations. The latest maritime simulation technology provides impressive integration between cargo h<strong>and</strong>ling simulator <strong>and</strong> real vessel control systems, which gives a new level of realism, as crew can train on exactly the same equipment that they will fi nd onboard a real vessel. Educating the best personnel Compared to conventional training, <strong>simulators</strong> off er a more structured method of building high levels of competence. During simulation training, one can isolate <strong>and</strong> freeze each sub-system to underst<strong>and</strong> <strong>and</strong> acquire knowledge, perform critical operations over <strong>and</strong> over again to train skills, <strong>and</strong> test <strong>and</strong> develop attitudes by training in situations that dem<strong>and</strong> complex decision making. Through the use of advanced assessment systems, simulator training can help to isolate areas requiring improvement <strong>and</strong> support the development of “tailormade” exercises. In this way, the training will focus on bringing out the best in every student. LNG membrane tank Students training on cargo h<strong>and</strong>ling <strong>simulators</strong> at Kalmar <strong>Maritime</strong> Academy, Sweden Valve inspection KONGSBERG’s solution As a major world-wide supplier of ship automation <strong>and</strong> control systems, KONGSBERG has a thorough underst<strong>and</strong>ing of the industry’s training needs <strong>and</strong> detailed knowledge of the systems used onboard. We have designed our <strong>simulators</strong> around this knowledge to provide the most realistic <strong>and</strong> eff ective training possible. To meet the present <strong>and</strong> future training needs in the maritime industry, we have developed the NEPTUNE cargo & <strong>ballast</strong> h<strong>and</strong>ling simulator, which is the result of detailed studies that have defi ned the optimum solution. NEPTUNE provides high fi delity real-time simulation, supporting unique education <strong>and</strong> training of personnel. Through the use of physical models, NEPTUNE real-time simulation models are completely integrated to produce a “domino eff ect” on adjacent subsystems. Faults <strong>and</strong> alarms will have cascading eff ects throughout the system if not acknowledged properly. In addition to an extremely high level of realism, the NEPTUNE cargo & <strong>ballast</strong> h<strong>and</strong>ling simulator off ers user-friendliness <strong>and</strong> fl exibility, key features for providing high levels of instructor control <strong>and</strong> greater variety of course off erings – capabilities dem<strong>and</strong>ed by shipowners <strong>and</strong> training institutes worldwide. 5