Tag: ECDIS

(thedigitalship.com) The years of debate about the mandatory carriage of ECDIS (electronic chart display information systems) seem to be close to a conclusion, with reports from IMO’s NAV54 subcommittee meetings suggesting that members have reached a consensus in favour of making the technology a required fit for ocean going vessels. While confirmation of this decision … Continue reading “IMO to back mandatory ECDIS”

(japancorp.net) Tokyo and Mumbai, India, Feb 4, 2008 – (ACN Newswire) – Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (TSE: 9104) today announced that the company has installed a 360-degree bridge simulator at MOL Training Center (MANET-India). This is the world’s most advanced simulator, featuring a first bridge with India’s first 360-degree large-screen, and a second bridge with … Continue reading “Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Introduces 360-Degree Bridge Simulator at Training Center in India”

(bymnews.com) Glen Paine, Executive Director of the Maritime Institute of Technology and Graduate Studies (MITAGS), the Pacific Maritime Institute (PMI), and the Conference Center at the Maritime Institute (CCMIT), recently welcomed hundreds of guests for the Grand Opening of MITAGS’ Simulation Training Center at their Linthicum, Maryland campus, USA. MITAGS is a world renowned maritime … Continue reading “New MITAGS maritime simulation training center welcomes guests”

(bymnews.com) MECys (Transas Group distributor in Korea) has announced that they have been selected by Haeyoung Maritime Service Co. to supply Navi-Trainer 4000 Professional simulator in South Korea. The system comprises: one main bridge with Radar/ARPA, Conning Display, NavAids, Navi-Sailor ECDIS, TGS-4000 and five channels of visualizations; and one backup bridge with Radar/ARPA, Conning Display, … Continue reading “South Korea. Transas secures another contract for Navi-Trainer Professional 4000 simulators”

(bymnews.com) Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has announced the grand opening of a new shiphandling and bridge operation training simulator in its Sperry Marine training center in Hamburg, Germany. The 160-square-meter training center now offers instruction in all aspects of shiphandling and bridge operation. The courses include classroom instruction with multiple computer workstations and a … Continue reading “USA & Germany. Northrop Grumman opens new shiphandling and bridge operation training simulator”

(www.marinelog.com) Marine Safety International (MSI) reports that the “Gold Crew” of the U.S. Navy’s Navy’s High Speed Vessel SWIFT (HSV-2) completed five days of training at MSI Norfolk on August 5, 2005. A significant part of the training was 28 hours of simulator exercises using MSI Norfolk’s new High Speed Vessel console. The console features … Continue reading “Simulator training for HSV-2 crew”

(www.the-triton.com) Northrop Grumman Corp’s Sperry Marine business unit has introduced an embedded training system designed to support on-board 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 to provide realistic training for the ship’s navigation … Continue reading “Sperry Marine starts training program for bridge system”