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TRAININGexample, the Þ rst major event organized by the Academy was the general meeting of the Danish Marine Engineers Union. The individual rooms are equipped with the latest and most modern learning equipment and MAN selected an interactive software to be used at the academy as a teaching tool to show students how to manage and optimize the process of mainte- nance, inspection and spare part purchase on board vessels (CMMS = Computerized Maintenance Management System). As the role of electronics grows, more and more this is an es- sential subject which has to be addressed in the training regi- men.For electronically controlled engines; simulators, which contain authentic parts, are used to show the function of the control system. Additionally, for the Alpha lubricator course, a complete system setup is used. The staff in PrimeServ Copen- hagen Academy consists of one manager, seven instructors, all of whom are long-serving employees of the company. MAN to CustomerIt all comes down to transferring knowledge and know-how Ð both internally and externally to MAN customers. After all, technical advances are always ongoing, with diesel engines being just one part of those efforts. MAN, the global produc- er of a respected line of engines, also recognizes that those engines will only be as good as the technicians who operate and maintain them. ThatÕs where the MAN Diesel PrimeServ Academy comes in. And, thatÕs where the know-how is trans- ferred; MAN to Customer. The New PrimeServ Academy in Copenhagen is the only engine school in Europe equipped with a full size 2-stroke engine of type 6S35MC, which has been built at Alpha Diesel in Frederikshavn 58 | Maritime Professional | 3Q 2013MP #3 50-63.indd 58MP #3 50-63.indd 589/10/2013 12:05:13 PM9/10/2013 12:05:13 PM