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TRAININGManager, told Transas users in August that future trends and challenges in maritime simulation include the growth in the en- ergy and offshore markets, better data derived from wind, wave, tidal and ocean currents, the coming Polar Codes, and the ad-vent of piracy as a lingering problem for international shipping. Transas European Sales Director Evgeny Drumachik, look- ing to the future, cited three chief simulation drivers; regula- tory change, non-regulatory requirements (customer speciÞ c tasks that need to be satisÞ ed) and evolving technology. Ac- cording to Drumachik, since STCWÕ95 was adopted, Ônon- regulatory requirementsÕ trend of simulators development have, with increasing pace, overtaken ÔregulatoryÕ trend. To- day the gap between regulatory and non-regulatory trends keeps growing. At the same time, ÔTechnologicalÕ trends were billed as the ÔenablerÕ of further usersÕ non-regulated require- ments to advance training features of new simulators. From the training side of the equation, Maritime Profes-sional Training (MPT) Managing Director Amy Beavers told MarPro in August, ÒOur training involves not only Per- formance-Based assessments, but also focuses on a growing Ôoverreliance on technologyÕ being seen in the maritime com- munity.Ó Indeed, MPTÕs own version of assessments Ð Ô virtual www.maritimeprofessional.com | Maritime Professional | 45MP #3 34-49.indd 45MP #3 34-49.indd 459/10/2013 10:20:22 AM9/10/2013 10:20:22 AM