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FEATURE: TRAINING & EDUCATION

RESOLVE

STAR’s 360 degree ? eld of view full mission bridge simulator.

American of? cers in the international ? eet aboard lique- center repurposed its space to provide 125 apartments for ? ed natural gas (LNG) carriers. With developed interna- students and their families on STAR’s 10-acre campus. The tional equivalencies, AMO of? cers can now crew vessels campus includes two pools: one for families and a second registered with more than a dozen ? ag states. pool for operations training in safety and water survival.

When STAR opened for business in 1993, the center “This is a comfortable environment for of? cers, that is premiered the world's ? rst 360 degree ? eld of view full also conducive to learning,” said Pannell.

mission bridge simulators, according to Capt. Jerry Pan- Similar to MPT, TECH (The Engineering Candidate nell, director of member training. Hawsepipe) is STAR’s new apprenticeship program for en-

The training center hosts a second full mission bridge sim- gineering candidates. The program mentors Veterans and ulator featuring a 270 degree ? eld of view, a full mission die- select high school graduates as future merchant marine sel electric simulator, as well as a full mission engine room and engineers during a two year program alternating between

Kongsberg’s Neptune liquid cargo simulator, dynamic posi- classroom training and sea phases.

tioning (DP) simulators, radar simulators, Transas ECDIS STAR Center also develops in-house modeling capabili- simulator and GMDSS simulator with Poseidon software. ties for port development, ship response models, research

STAR’s Kongsberg full mission engine simulator depicts and forensic maritime studies.

a choice of four propulsion plants: MC90 slow speed diesel; diesel electric; RT-Flex and M-11 medium speed diesel.

Resolve Marine Academy,

Courses meet USCG, STCW, SIGTTO, Military Sea-

Fort Lauderdale, FL lift Command and IMO Model requirements, and are tai-

Resolve Marine Academy exempli? es their parent sal- lored for speci? c training goals. vage company’s commitment to protecting life, the envi-

A machine shop provides hands-on engineering training ronment and property at sea. Specializing in shipboard ? re with blades, drill presses, valve stems and a tapered pin and safety, damage control, USCG requirements for li- project. Maintenance and repair classes on pumps, engine cense upgrades and renewals, STCW and MCA-approved disassembly, refrigeration and hydraulic labs are part of the safety, navigation, resource management, Resolve provides training program for engineers in addition to safety train- marine safety training required for their own damage con- ing for high-voltage and gas turbines. trol operations. The school trains as many as 2,000 stu-

An in-house wellness center helps students pass their dents annually including mariners and of? cers from tank-

Coast Guard physical. Carved out of an old motel, the ers, offshore vessels, cruise lines and yachting.

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