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Kongsberg Maritime recently delivered a new rig simulator model at Simsea, based on the Floatel Su- perior accommodation unit, which is currently in op- eration in the North Sea. Developed as a part of the

Kongsberg K-Sim Offshore simulators already in- stalled at Simsea, the new customized model will be used to train semi-submersible rig personnel in ad- vanced operation of Dynamic Positioning (DP), posi- tion mooring system (POSMOOR), stability/ballasting and rig move/anchoring.

Floatel International commissioned development of the simulator model to provide training for maritime rig personnel and to support its safety strategy. Simsea has already conducted courses for Floatel International and today the organization boasts signi? cant experience of rig personnel training on Kongsberg Maritime’s simu- lators. The new Floatel Superior rig simulation model offers the opportunity to practice on leadership and de- cision making in emergency and abnormal situations including communication and teamwork, all of which are training fundamentals. K-Sim Offshore has been designed to provide highly realistic, task speci? c or full vessel training exercises, making it the ideal foun- dation for such a diverse training program. “The new rig model in K-Sim Offshore represents a signi? cant boost to training opportunities for maritime rig personnel in Norway and internationally,” said A.

Rune Johansen, Managing Director, Simsea AS. “It is a strong training ground not only for personnel on the ac- commodation units but also in most other mobile rigs used in the oil & gas sector.”

Global Engine Room Simulation

Kongsberg Maritime secured a number of new Engine

Room Simulator (ERS) contracts around the world in the last few months. The company will deliver the lat- est version of its ERS, K-Sim Engine, to a new Applied

Technology Facility at the Nelson Marlborough Insti- tute of Technology (NMIT) in New Zealand. Set for delivery in June 2014, this will be the ? rst Kongsberg

Maritime ERS delivery to a customer in New Zealand.

In Africa, the Regional Maritime University (RMU) awarded Kongsberg Maritime a contract to deliver K-

Sim Engine for its premises in Accra, Ghana. The Full

Mission ERS, was due for delivery in May, and it will enable RMU to provide education according to STCW requirements. Demonstrating the ? exibility of K-Sim

Engine, four vessel models will be available on the simulator: Trawler, Ferry, Anchor Handling Tug and

Supply vessel (AHTS) and a low speed VLCC.

In Europe, Kongsberg Maritime and Lycée Maritime

Jacques Cassard in Nantes signed a contract for the de- livery of K-Sim Engine. The delivery will consist of an instructor station and eight student stations, with two engine models: MAN B&W 5L90MC L11 (Very

Large Crude Carrier) and K-Sim Engine MaK 8M32C

M11 (Trawler). Lycée Maritime Jacques Cassard is the eighth of 12 French Regional Maritime Vocational

Schools to use K-Sim Engine for highly realistic mari- time engine room training courses.

TRAINING & EDUCATION: MARITIME SIMULATION

Unique Rig Training Model

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Marine engineering students at Lycée Maritime d’Etel, training and testing skills using the K-Sim En- gine Simulator.

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