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TRAININGIn a maritime environment where the benchmark for com- petence now far exceeds mere compliance with STCW and ß ag state benchmarks, a new generation of simula- tion technology is helping to measure real mariner capa-bilities. At the heart of it all is Transas and one of its primary customers, Maritime Professional Training. At the Transas 2013 Users Conference, held this summer in Maryland, USA, the best and brightest that maritime train-ing and simulation has to offer came together for a four-day summit. As simulation training roars into high Þ delity with improved data input, customer interaction and some amazing technology, training schools and their customers have embraced the changes with vigor. As they do, the concept known simply as Performance-Based Assessments are changing the way ship- owners and operators hire mariners and the way the training institutions deliver training. Neither will ever be the same again. Customer Ògive and take,Ó says Transas USA President George Toma, is necessary to develop the next generation of high-tech training aids. That said; customer interaction is just one of several critical variables impacting marine simulation training development today Ð and tomorrow. To that end, An- drey Sitkov, Transas Marine InternalÕs simulation Business Performance-Based Performance-Based Assessments Assessments Performance-Based Assessments The New Gold Standard in Training By Joseph Keefe 44 I Maritime Professional I 3Q 2013MP #3 34-49.indd 44MP #3 34-49.indd 449/10/2013 10:20:14 AM9/10/2013 10:20:14 AM