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TRAINING & EDUCATION

Tug & Barge Simulator

President and CEO of Bouchard Trans- portation, Morton S. Bouchard (sec- ond from left) joins (l. to r.) Morton

S. Bouchard IV, Congressman Joseph

Crowley (NY-14), SUNY Maritime Presi- dent, Rear Adm. Michael A. Alfultis and

Brendan Bouchard at the ribbon-cutting for the Bouchard Transportation Co.,

Inc. Tug & Barge Simulation Center lo- cated in historic Fort Schuyler on the

SUNY Maritime campus.

will be marketed to Towing Companies for STCW Bridge time Campus. The annual Towing Industry Forum is an

Resource Management, Ratings Forming Part of a Naviga- intimate event drawing just over 100 industry executives, tion Watch, CAPT/MATE Evaluations, MATE Training including many of the country’s most prominent work-

Programs, and more. The Kongsberg Tug Barge Simulator boat companies and U.S. Coast Guard personnel. In other joins a multitude of state of the art modern training simu- words, the perfect backdrop for what’s to come next. Train- lation offerings as follows: Tank Barge, ECDIS, GMDSS, ing on this state-of-the-art Center ensures that students en-

Navigation, RADAR, and Engine Simulation. SUNY’s Jo- rolled at the College, and professional mariners alike, are hansson adds, “Maritime College is a one-stop-shop for all well-educated and trained in a controlled environment.

Tug and Barge industry training needs and we welcome the opportunity to train mariners in both scheduled classes and Deep Ties + Effective Partnerships = industry speci