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SAFETY AT SEA for the program was put together as a team effort by ARCO, Crowley and MSI, using as a basis

Alyeska's Vessel Escort Response

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CMS.

The resultant simulation sce- narios address real-world situa- tions in real-world conditions.

Valdez-specific scenarios, for example, force trainees to deal with such potentially catastrophic situations as tanker steering fail- ure and tanker propulsion failure in the restricted operating arena of the Valdez Narrows. "Each time we conduct the training, we continue to refine what we do and the scenarios we run," said Adm. Dave Ramsey

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MSI's West Coast simulator f< ty. "It's an evolutionary pro because we're keeping it up to based on any changes that c out of the Alyeska Opera

Procedures Manual. We make exciting that nobody can affor sit back and put it in automati

The joint training utilizes interactive simulators that en; the tanker crew tug crew, pilots to train on the same seem simultaneously.

In addition to three scena: related to Alyeska/Valdez ope tions, scenarios have been de1 oped covering Puget Sound,

San Francisco Bay, and the h bors of Los Angeles/Long Bea

CMS crew and pilots from all these locations are participating this training, and ARCO is repc edly covering the full cost of 1 pilots' participation.

To date, six joint sessions hs been conducted, and monthly si sions are scheduled for t remainder of this year.

Each session consists of fi days for six CMS masters ai mates, joined for the last thr days by six ARCO captains, chi mates and helmspeople. Pilo from the Southwest Pilo

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Cooperative Training "The real power of our simulate training program comes from th perspectives that the personnt learn to share, that is, gaining th perspective of the other party, said Mr. Lee. The most importan difference, and perhaps the mos important training tool is th< insight gained from the opportuni ty for all participants to inter change roles. "It's a big eye-opener for every- body involved," said Mr. Godbey. "Everyone comes away with a bet- ter understanding of what they are expected to do and why, as well as how it looks from the other per- spective."

At the outset, CMS considered a more traditional classroom-based training program to fulfill the needs of its personnel and satisfy regulatory requirements. The company realized, however, that taking personnel off the vessel for training was taking them out of