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MARITIME SIMULATION

Maritime Professional Training (MPT) has just ? nished

Photo: Resolve Trainng Academy a $6m renovation and expansion project with new tech- nology, upgrades in simulation, a new waterside lifeboat training facility, and a recently expanded Main Campus.

Rosemary G. Mackay

Modeling and Research Coordinator,

Resolve Maritime Academy, Inc., on

Investment in Technology “Resolve in investing in a visual upgrade for the main bridge, a new 1920 x 1200 laser phosphor projection system which is scheduled to be delivered and online toward the end of March 2018.”

The Resolve Training Academy features a NT Pro 5000

Class A Full Mission Navigational Simulator with 220 de- grees FOV on the main sim and 220 on the bridge wing, a bridge wing which can dock port or starboard.

salary that they want, but there are and third tier vessels sidelined, but the jobs out there.” 265- and the 300s … the bigger supply

To illustrate his point, Captain Mor- vessels are all working.” ley continued. “The IMO is forecast- ing a 148,000 shortfall in trained Continued Investment of? cers by 2025, so there is ample op- Regardless of the depth and breadth portunity for a manpower shift to other of any industry sector downturn, the segments. Many DPOs are ? nding em- elite maritime simulation training ployment in wind farm development schools continue to invest in the latest projects and, as always, recruiting and gear to ensure that its facilities are in training veterans remains a vital mis- step with the evolution of technology sion.” on new ships and boat.

And while the discussion turns On the west coast at Cal Maritime, gloomy when the topic of offshore en- the university has upgraded its full

Photo: Cal Maritime Photo: Resolve Trainng Academy Photo: MPT ergy arises, Captain Morley has a dif- mission bridge simulators and is also ferent take on the situation. “Offshore in the process of upgrading its iBest oil and gas is ? at, but it’s not dead. Lab, according to a school spokes-

Cal Maritime has upgraded its full mission bridge simu-

There still is a fair amount of training person. In addition, Cal Maritime in- lators and is also upgrading its iBest Lab. In addition, going on, and the ships that are still structors continue to hone their own working tend to be more technically skills with training from its simulator

Cal Maritime instructors continue to hone their skills advanced, and the crews have to be as manufacturer. This continued invest- well. You’re seeing a lot of the second ment has paid dividend, as Cal Mari- with training from its simulator manufacturer.

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