New simulator complex for the Naval Academy of the Uruguay Navy

The Naval Academy of the Uruguay Navy has completed the acquisition and installation of a simulator complex by Transas including navigation and maneuvering simulator NTPRO 5000, GMDSS Communications simulator TGS 5000 and Engine Room simulator ERS 5000 SOLO. The new simulators replace the previous Transas simulators installed in 2000.

Sailors and engineers of Transas USA teamed up with the technical team of local representative, Arnold C. Castro SA which resulted in a system that according to Academy representatives exceeded their expectations, meeting deadlines and offering solutions required by projects of this scale. The simulators are installed in a building specially renovated for this purpose.

The navigation simulator consists of a Full Mission Bridge with seven visual channels on 50" plasma displays, and consoles equipped with the necessary hardware for maximum navigation realism in addition to radars, ECDIS, maneuvering and steering consoles, dedicated panels, VHF equipment, Aids to Navigation, dual and single telegraph for machinery control, bow thrusters, Z-Drive propulsion control, and a full GMDSS communications station, interconnected to GMDSS simulator TGS 5000. The system is specially designed to pratice pilotage operations on the Montevideo Port and Rio Uruguay, according to request of the National Port Administration authorities. To meet this requriement, the Rio de la Plata Exercise Area was developed. The area includes the ports of Montevideo, Buenos Aires and La Plata.

The Naval Academy is a public training center, secular and free, which is responsible for the preparation and training of uruguayan military and merchant marine people since 1907. Naval Academy supervises IMO Model Courses for seafarers, basing on its recognition as Training Centre of the International Maritime Organization.