Cargo and ballast simulators - Kongsberg Maritime

The Need for Simulators in the Maritime Industry
Diff erent tasks – diff erent needs
Investment in maritime simulators is no longer limited to just the
largest academies and organizations. Today’s simulator customers
represent a broad mix of diff erent organizations, from public training
academies and universities, training centres and vocational schools,
to shipping and oil & gas companies, as well as military training
organizations including Navies, Coast Guards and Maritime Police.
Accordingly, cargo & ballast handling simulators must be fl exible
to meet the user’s various needs. Simulators today can be delivered
tailor-made, ensuring that both functionality and cost meet the exact
requirements of the user.
Competence saves money & environment
The importance of process understanding is crucial for optimum cargo
and ballast handling. Proper simulator training is an eff ective way to
build crew competence. Competent personnel work more effi ciently
through reduced off -hire costs, and achieve higher productivity with
lower risk of environmental damage. To avoid negative learning, it is a
necessity that the simulation training is highly realistic and adaptable to
real life situations. The latest maritime simulation technology provides
impressive integration between cargo handling simulator and 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, simulators off er a more structured
method of building high levels of competence. During simulation
training, one can isolate and freeze each sub-system to understand
and acquire knowledge, perform critical operations over and over
again to train skills, and test and develop attitudes by training in
situations that demand complex decision making. Through the use of
advanced assessment systems, simulator training can help to isolate
areas requiring improvement and 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 handling simulators
at Kalmar Maritime Academy, Sweden
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KONGSBERG’s solution
As a major world-wide supplier of ship automation and control systems, KONGSBERG has a thorough understanding of the industry’s
training needs and detailed knowledge of the systems used onboard. We have designed our simulators around this knowledge to provide the
most realistic and eff ective training possible. To meet the present and future training needs in the maritime industry, we have developed
the NEPTUNE cargo & ballast handling 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 and 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 and
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 & ballast handling simulator off ers user-friendliness and fl exibility, key features for providing high levels of instructor
control and greater variety of course off erings – capabilities demanded by shipowners and training institutes worldwide.
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