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CAPTAIN MORGAN MCMANUS because the hardware didn’t have the redundancy or the ro-

Custom Built bustness to work. Now you don’t trust the software because of

Not only does the NSMV replace a ship that’s 60 years old, the fact that it is custom built for training – not a cargo ship spoo? ng and cyberattacks. Because of that still teach cadets that’s been converted – makes a big difference in how all of how to do things the traditional way.”

The new generation of seafarers are technology 4.0 natives, the maritime academies will be able to structure and deliver and while a certain level of comfort and co-dependence on training on the ship.

“The designers built it from the ground up, so a classroom is technology providing the answers has emerged for all genera- tions, “we’re always reminding them to ‘look out the window’ a classroom. I mean, if I was to drop you in a classroom and you because that’s engaging your eyes and your brain. I’ll get up opened your eyes, you wouldn’t know you’re on a ship right away in the morning on the training cruise and there will be 60 ca- because it looks like a classroom, it’s great,” said Captain McMa- dets out shooting morning stars using a sextant, which has nus. The difference for Captain McManus is particularly stark as he completed his mug cruise on the Empire State V, where “we been in use for 300 years. They love it.”

The new Empire State VII and all of the modern technology had pipe racks in the cargo hold for our berthing area!” within will help to prepare the coming generation for the real

While the new ship is a bit shorter than Empire State VI, it’s beamier, giving it a more spacious feel for everything from world sailing and tech which they will enter, but maintaining a balanced training portfolio is the prudent step. “It’s about berthing areas to training facilities to classrooms.

In addition to regular watches and classroom training, the letting the cadets know [the new technology is] a tool, and not to be dependent on it,” said Captain McManus. “The technol- new ships are out? tted with dedicated simulator rooms, simu- ogy is a tool to make your job easier, to make your job more lators for everything from ship handling to automation to high ef? cient, to make the ship operate more ef? cient or safely. voltage simulators for the engineers.

But it’s just a tool. And sometimes that tool breaks. You need

Captain McManus emphasizes that another big differentia- tor with the new ship are the aforementioned dual bridge and to know how to do things another way. Trust but verify is my philosophy with the students.” the dual engine room. “You can manage more students safely for training; you can have dedicated supervision that doesn’t

NSMV Main Particulars interfere with operations; but you could also have that blend

Length 525 ft. (160.05m) where the cadets are involved in the operations, in a controlled

Breadth 88.5 ft. (27m)

Depth 55.1 ft. (16.8m) environment,” said Captain McManus. “An engine instructor

Draft, design 21.4 ft. (6.5m) can be in the of? ine ECR reviewing everything that’s going

Range 10,000+ miles @ 18 knots on in the online ECR with a whole class, and it’s going to re-

Propulsion Diesel Electric

Engines 4 x Wabtec ally help transfer knowledge.”

Total installed power 16,800 kW

While seafarer training has changed mightily with the evo-

Emergency generator 900kW lution of technology, many core tenants remain the same.

Electric propulsion motors 2 sets in series with an output of 9,000 kW “I remember sailing chief mate and the CargoMax program

Full speed 18 knots with 15% sea margin on the ship died, and we had to do everything longhand for

Cruising speed 12 knots with 15% sea margin stability; it was a car carrier,” said Captain McManus. “So I

Bow thruster 1800 kW, retractable had to dust off all the math and carry on.

Stern thruster 890 kW

Rudder Flat type

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