New offshore simulation centre

The simulator, which is part of a 1300m² simulator park, is one of the most advanced of its kind, offering fully integrated training on offshore vessel operations for crew and operator training in addition to mission planning applications, according to the company.
The new SimSea facility is based on a 360-degree visual Kongsberg offshore vessel simulator with interface to a range of specialised task simulators for team training of complex offshore operations. This enables SimSea to offer courses covering the whole spectrum of offshore operations including: Basic and advanced Dynamic Positioning; anchor handling; aft bridge; forward bridge navigation; offshore loading, tandem and buoy; ROV, ECDIS and BRM/CRM acc. to STCW and drilling platform ballast and stability. The DP simulator is integrated with the Kongsberg K-Pos DP21 system and fulfils the Nautical Institute’s DP training requirements, allowing for a reduction in training time at sea.
Also included in the delivery is an assisting offshore vessel simulator that can be configured as a second anchor handling vessel for team training of complex anchor handling operations and an offshore crane simulator, which has been supplied by the Kongsberg subsidiary, GlobalSim. It is integrated with the offshore vessel simulator for team training and enhanced realism, and realistically simulates a deck-mounted knuckle-boom crane or a wire-luffing lattice pedestal crane for platform lifting operations.
All simulated operations can be carried out individually as well as in an integrated environment where all simulated variables interact with each other to replicate a unique realism in the simulated scenario. SimSea is able to provide individual operators and teams with realistic training and valuable pre-operational procedural testing, which is a new capability emerging in the offshore training arena, driven by Kongsberg Maritime’s continued development of integrated simulation.