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(www.cbc.ca) ST. JOHN’S, NFLD. – An international team of researchers is tossing the stomachs of volunteers on a simulated ship to better understand motion sickness. There is a fully enclosed, full-scale ship’s bridge inside Memorial University of Newfoundland’s Marine Institute. The simulated ship is mounted on massive hydraulic arms four metres into the air. The … Continue reading “Tummy-turning probes role of senses in motion sickness”

(www.dcmilitary.com) Two different companies, Kongsberg and Computer Science Corporation, are bidding for the Navy’s simulator business. Each has a “full mission bridge simulator” at the Naval Academy, which helped to test and evaluate the two different units. The academy also has six desktop versions of the bridge simulator. “They have a smaller image, but use … Continue reading “Simulators improve navigational skills of mids, officers”

(www.primezone.com) CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., June 25, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) — Northrop Grumman Corporation’s (NYSE:NOC) Sperry Marine business unit has introduced an embedded training system designed to support onboard training for ships equipped with the Sperry Marine integrated bridge system. The Integrated Bridge System Trainer (IBS-T) is an embedded simulator system that runs on the ship’s installed equipment … Continue reading “Northrop Grumman Introduces Embedded Shipboard Trainer for Integrated Bridge Systems”

(www.news.navy.mil) NAVAL BASE SAN DIEGO (NNS) — “Stand by for ship lines, come left, steer course 005, phoning line is across,” commanded Ensign Scott Parker, the communications officer on board USS Bridge (AOE 10) a supply-class fast combat support ship, homported in Bremerton, Wash. These commands are commonly used by bridge crews during an underway … Continue reading “Bridge Crew Trains from Bridge of Naval Base San Diego Simulator”

(www.mlive.com) The newest campus in Michigan is also the newest attraction along Traverse City’s crowded waterfront. Sandwiched between a Holiday Inn and the shuffleboard courts of the Traverse City Senior Center is the Great Lakes Campus of Northwestern Michigan College. The new $18 million complex is home to the Great Lakes Maritime Academy, a school … Continue reading “Academy, institute take up shore homes”

(via www.news.navy.mil) By Journalist 2nd Class Jason Heavner, Commander, Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet Public Affairs SAN DIEGO (NNS) — Projecting power to all parts of the globe requires a team of surface warfare officers (SWO) with proficient skills in seamanship, navigation and ship handling. To satisfy this need, the U.S. Navy has developed … Continue reading “Navy Navigates Toward Revolution in SWO Training”

(via seattle.bizjournals.com) Seamen and their employers are welcoming a new training facility for mariners, complete with a full-scale “bridge simulator,” that will open near Seattle’s waterfront in April. The state-of-the-art simulator will help train seamen and mates to operate large vessels, just as flight simulators help train aircraft pilots. The $1 million device, the only … Continue reading “Advanced simulator will train mariners”

(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 … Continue reading “Training, virtually”

(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. … Continue reading “MPA cuts fees for some courses by 19%”

(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 … Continue reading “New year sails”