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Kongsberg Digital distribute and grade their own bespoke exercises, which can necessary functionality to satisfy the compliance criteria be instantly accessible to their students or even shared with for remote learning programs, facilitating education and other institutes in the K-Sim Connect online community. retraining of today’s and tomorrow’s seafarers.

Integrating with e-learning institutions

The bene? ts offered by K-Sim Connect is also picked up by maritime e-learning providers and developed into their own training schedules. Recently, the Northeast Maritime In- stitute (NMI) based in Massachusetts, signed a partner agree- ment with KDI for delivery of a range of K-Sim Connect cloud-based simulation applications for NMI online students.

NMI has created a dynamic learning management sys- tem which delivers a wide range of courses online, reaching mariners across the globe. This comprehensive online mar- itime education, training, examination and certi? cation portal is known as Northeast Maritime Online (NEMO).

NEMO has emerged as a transformative model for mari- time education and training and is a strong partner for

KDI’s K-Sim Connect simulation applications. NMI will utilize Kongsberg Digital’s cloud-based simulation solu- tions as an embedded part of their e-learning courses.

Supporting technology and standards

KDI’s cloud-based simulation application library current- ly includes engine room management, cargo handling, radar,

ECDIS and route planning simulation solutions and will soon be extended with more applications in the navigation training domain. The applications are subscription-based, making them ideal for changing training needs and course programs, as training centers can select the ship- or engine models, sailing areas etc. that best suit their curriculums.

KDI’s cloud simulation solutions became the ? rst cloud- based simulators to be awarded the new DNV Class D certi? cation. This veri? es that the solutions possess the www.marinelink.com MN 37|