(www.timesdispatch.com) FORT EUSTIS – The bow of the Army’s high-speed vessel pitched and rolled across the white-capped waves, slipping quickly through the sea. … Welcome aboard Fort Eustis’ vessel bridge simulator and welcome to the future of U.S. military training. Virtual reality systems are key to the Pentagon’s vision of a new Joint National Training [...]
Archive of entries posted on January 2004
MPA cuts fees for some courses by 19%
(business-times.asia1.com.sg) (SINGAPORE) The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has cut fees for mandatory courses and at its integrated simulation centre (ISC) by an average of 19 per cent this year. The cuts apply to 13 of the assessment courses, including pilotage exemption, port limit tanker masters, passenger ferry safety and tug master training. [...]
New year sails
(icliverpool.icnetwork.co.uk) ONE of the most advanced maritime training centres in Europe is running team building exercises for Merseyside office workers. The Lairdside Maritime Centre in Birkenhead is part of Liverpool John Moores University and has developed the only 360º ship simulator in the UK. It is used to train ships’ officers how to handle vessels [...]