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Training & Education

Shipboard Training Comes of Age

Technical innovation continues to rev- olutionize the maritime industry, touch- ing almost every aspect of life at sea.

The trend for larger vessels - in particu- lar cruise, container and LNG ships - and the desire of the vessels' operators to bring them into smaller ports in more remote waters impose greater naviga- tional and ship-handling demands on the crew.

Modern podded propulsors, complex control dynamic positioning (DP) units and advanced integrated bridge systems provide aids to navigation and ship-han- dling and are testament to the changing environment which a ship's Master will encounter.

Despite the many innovative aspects to this installation, the QM2 is just one of a large number of vessels to have PC

Rembrandt installed onboard.

Typically the simulator is being used for the informal training of junior offi- cers, for passage plan and pilot briefings and for the Master to rehearse unfamil- iar maneuvers with the forecast environ- mental conditions. In contrast to such training accomplished onboard, formal training of seafarers is governed by the

Although such technologies bring unprecedented potential benefits, ensur- ing that they can be used safely and effectively is a key concern. A ship's bridge is becoming an increasingly com- plex network of computers, displays, consoles and control levers; as technolo- gy changes, the industry must ensure adequate training and familiarization in its use.

Cunard's Queen Mary 2 (QM2) is not only the largest passenger ship ever built, but also the first to include four podded propulsors combined with an

Alstom DP system. In DP mode the whole vessel is controlled by a single lever (similar to a PC's joystick), with an onboard computer determining the thruster angles and rpm.

To address the issue of familiarizing the ship's officers with this array of hardware and software and the ship's handling characteristics; Cunard has installed a PC Rembrandt ship maneu- vering simulator linked to a DP system provided by Alstom.

This enables training exercises to be conducted onboard in any of the ship's ports of call and is the first time such a simulator has been linked in this manner onboard.

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