First Interactive Shiphandling Simulators From Ship Analytics Being Commissioned

This month, June 1985, the Seafarers International Union will commission what is reported to be the world's first interactive, color day, night and dusk visual shiphandling simulators. Located at the Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship, Piney Point, Md., this facility contains a full bridge simulator and three radar bridge simulators.

These bridges will operate interactively in the same visual data base or indepently in separate visual data bases. Ship Analytics, North Stonington, Conn., designed and built this facility utilizing their modular Pilotship and Schoolship simulation technology interfacing visual systems between the full bridge and the radar cubicles.

Ship Analytics utilized its Schoolship configuration to provide basic shiphandling training capability within a radar cubicle at moderate cost and within a small space.

Schoolship provides high resolution, color day, night and dusk visual scenes up to 110 degrees horizontal field of view, complementary bridge and navigation equipment and hydrodynamic models interfaced with the radar simulator. The Schoolship configuration can be conveniently upgraded to the Pilotship configuration as training demands increase.

Ship Analytics utilized its Pilotship configuration to provide senior officer shiphandling training capability within the full bridge setting for collision avoidance, piloting and navigation, docking, anchoring, tug and tow operations and underway replenishment. Pilotship provides ultra high resolution, color day, night and dusk visual scenes up to 230 degrees horizontal field of view including aft view for tow operations.

Included in the Pilotship simulation are interchangeable sets of bridge equipment which reflect the differences between deep draft and tug controls and displays interfaced with appropriate hydrodynamic models and the radar simulator.

The Pilotship simulator configuration was successfully installed and has been in operation for one year, upgrading the skills of hundreds of pilots, merchant marine and U.S.

navy officers at the Maritime Training and Research Center, Toledo, Ohio. Operational experience over this period demonstrated an availability level which exceeded 98 percent with less than $10,000 spare utilization. Ship Analytics is presently interfacing the Pilotship technology with its combat information center simulation to provide a shiphandling training capability for the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, New London, Conn. This system is scheduled for delivery in late 1985.

In addition to supplying complete shiphandling Pilotship and Schoolship simulators, Ship Analytics offers full shiphandling training courses conducted by expert instructors at the firm's own facilities.

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Maritime Reporter Magazine, page 116, Jun 1985

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