Month: March 2014

(navy.mil) SAN DIEGO (NNS) — Naval Base San Diego hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony to unveil its newest navigation, seamanship and ship handling trainer (NSST) on June 11. NSST is a state-of-the art bridge simulator used to train ship crews in navigation and ship handling using virtual technology. The NSST program was launched to improve training … Continue reading “Navy Unveils Newest Ship Navigation, Bridge Simulator”

(marinelink.com) With a new simulator in full operation, SCI helps mariners complete assessments previously only available in large class settings or in the real world when exact conditions could be met on the water. The simulator offers affordable one-on-one assessments to help meet individualized training goals, obtaining credentials for licenses, and radar recertification. For mariners … Continue reading “SCI Simulator Offers One-on-One Training”

(marinelink.com) Region’s newest maritime center to showcase room-sized simulators, and training and industry docks As San Jacinto College prepares to break ground to build the region’s newest maritime training facility, some of the industry’s most sought after training technology has arrived and is awaiting its new home. The college recently received three interactive, full-mission, ship … Continue reading “San Jacinto College to Build Maritime Training Center”

(marinelink.com) BMT Consultants India (BMT), an international maritime design, engineering and risk management consultancy, announced a partnership with Bibby Ship Management to deliver training for marine pilots. Based at Bibby’s state of the art training center at St Xavier’s Technical Institute in Mumbai, the new partnership will utilize BMT’s REMBRANDT marine maneuvering simulator. Operating directly … Continue reading “Marine Pilot Training Partnership Announced”

(bymnews.com) Palma de Mallorca: Six months after the initial installation of a classroom of NAUTIS Desktop Trainers, the Aigua Sea School in Mallorca has placed a follow-up order to further expand its simulator training capacity. The follow-up order for NAUTIS simulators was placed after positive feedback from both students and instructors about the ease of … Continue reading “Spain: Aigua Sea School expands maritime simulator capacity”