Maritime Simulation News

(bymnews.com)

Kongsberg Maritime announced today (26th June 2008) the signing of an extensive contract for the Integrated Marine Simulator Upgrade Project with the Australian Maritime College (AMC). The scope of supply includes delivery of a 270° Main Bridge, 6 Ship Operating Console (SOC), 160° Bridges with re-configurable cockpit consoles, a 180° Tug Bridge, a portable simulator and significant capacity in web enabled simulations.

Research and Development stations to further the capacity and capability of AMC to deliver training and research projects to the Australian and regional maritime market are also included. The system is based on the highly successful Kongsberg Maritime Polaris bridge simulator architecture delivered worldwide to the leading maritime institutions. The phased delivery and installation will take place over the next 12 months.

“Kongsberg Maritime is proud to be awarded such a high-profile bridge simulator contract for the prestigious AMC Project and we welcome the opportunity to share our vast simulation experience and knowledge with the college,” states Henry Tremblay, Kongsberg Maritime Area Sales Manager. “We are highly motivated and excited to be a part of the continuing AMC presence in the maritime training and research environment and we look forward to working together and further developing our relationship.”

Kongsberg Maritime will utilise its strong links with AAL Australia Pty Ltd to support AMC locally through project management, installation and long term maintenance of the simulators.

“The selection of Kongsberg Maritime to meet AMC’s simulation requirements comes as a result of a careful evaluation of international suppliers. The system being delivered will ensure that AMC remains at the forefront of maritime training and research in the Australian region,” states Professor Malek Pourzanjani, Principal of the Australian Maritime College.

(bymnews.com)

The Norwegian Society for Sea Rescue (NSSR) signed a contract with Kongsberg Maritime 9th June for the delivery of a high speed vessel simulator, to be installed at its new sea rescue school in Stavern, Norway.

The simulator will be equipped with a cockpit bridge that replicates the vessels that the NSSR already has at its disposal. Two new hydrodynamic models will be produced for the project that will enable the simulators to realistically mimic the NSSR’s newest rescue boats. The simulator contract also includes a 5-year agreement for service and support.

As a humanitarian organization, the NSSR is committed to saving lives and recovering property at sea, by maintaining rescue services along the Norwegian coast and neighbouring sea areas. The NSSR also runs an information service and educational program designed to improve safety for boaters.

Search and rescue operations

The newly ordered simulator will be employed for training NSSR’s own crew and to build increased awareness about search and rescue operations. Simulator training will contribute towards increased safety by allowing training on accidents and other scenarios that can be too dangerous or too difficult to practice in real life. Additionally, NSSR sees an increasing need for planning and the ability to offer simulator training for drivers of large, high-speed leisure boats.

“Our rescue boats have a speed of 30 to 40 knots so the need for simulator training is increasing. The fact that we can also practice situations where helicopters and other vessels are involved, makes this a really good investment,” says the secretary-general of NSSR, Øystein Stene who considers it particularly positive that Kongsberg Maritime continues to cooperate with the NSSR six years after the ‘Simrad Færder’ and ‘Simrad Buholmen’ rescue boats were donated to NSSR by KONGSBERG.

A great asset

Kongsberg Maritime is very happy to have been chosen as supplier of the simulator. “We cover a large international market. But this delivery is very important. We know that the NSSR has unique competence within its field and such professional clients are valuable to us. A training centre in our local community focusing on maritime safety and knowledge is something we consider a great asset,” comments Area Sales Manager, Svein Holmøy.

Kongsberg Maritime has delivered simulators since 1972 and today holds a 75% global market share within the Marine and Coast Guard market. The company’s training department also arranges training on Kongsberg Maritime equipment. The new NSSR simulator offers functionality that enables the instructor to control time, location, weather conditions, wind, current and other vessels’ movements. It is also possible to enter faults in machinery or equipment, in addition to a range of other functions that allow simulator training in realistic situations.

(bymnews.com)

Kongsberg Maritime will use the forthcoming ONS 2008 exhibition as a launch platform for expanding its activities in the world of offshore simulation. The company will unveil a focused strategy towards Maritime Offshore Simulation, which is dedicated to exploring, developing and fulfilling the simulation needs of the offshore industry.

As an innovator in the world of maritime simulation, Kongsberg Maritime is a major player in offshore simulation, delivering sophisticated training solutions for Dynamic Positioning, Anchor Handling, Liquid Cargo Handling, Tugging, Crisis Management and more recently Cranes, through the acquisition of world leading crane simulator developer GlobalSim.

The Maritime Offshore Simulation portfolio will offer a coherent simulation package to the company’s existing and potential offshore simulation customers. It will also further improve collaboration with Kongsberg Maritime customers, ensuring that simulator development moves in the direction required by the offshore industry, whilst providing further value by utilising core technology and knowledge across different simulator applications.

“We place real value on collaborating with our customers. The implementation of our Maritime Offshore Simulation strategy will enable us to concentrate solely on the often specialised training requirements of the offshore industry,” said Soren Einar Veierland, Business Manager, Maritime Offshore, Simulation, Kongsberg Maritime. “Feedback so far has been very positive and we’re looking forward to launching the new focused strategy at ONS 2008, the major global offshore exhibition.”