Marine Log - March 2008 - (Page 35)

TRAININGTECHNOLOGY MPT’s S.M.A.R.T. Center simulator was the first of its kind at a private school Training for the Future MPT’s S.M.A.R.T. Center Maritime Professional Training’s Fort Lauderdale , Fla., Simulation for Maritime Assessment Research and Training (S.M.A.R.T.) Center is a multi-million dollar facility located only minutes from the main campus. Opened in 2002, the full mission simulator was one of the first at a private, non-goverment or unionfunded school. The S.M.A.R.T. Center is equipped with a variety of bridge styles, sizes and configurations. The full mission DNV A bridge has pilothouses of 22 ft by 20 ft with a 325 degrees horizontal views and 29 degrees of veritical views. The DNV Class A bridges are also equipped with direct digital projection onto a 120 ft by 14 ft curvilinear screen. The Class B bridges are designed to work with the Class A bridges. The vessel models, which include barges, tugs, superyachts, passenger and military vessels, are fully interactive to one another and are able to maneuver realistically. The simulator allows for ship-to-ship force interactions, ship-to-shore interactions and ship-to-bottom interactions. The S.M.A.R.T. Center’s software and proprietary hardware was provided by Transas U.S.A. ACL announces approval of mate training program American Commercial Lines (ACL), Jefferson, Ind., announced the approval of the nation’s first inland river accelerated pilot license training program, Mate, in partnership with Northeast Maritime Institute, Fairhaven, Mass. This marks the first time an inland marine transportation company has implemented an approved program for its vessel officers in conjunction with a national maritime institute. The U.S. Coast Guard approved the program in November 2007. ACL, along with Northeast Maritime Institute, developed this training program in order to enable ACL to attract new employees and fast-track its employees advancement. The program can shorten the total time of license eligibility for Mate, the second and final stage in the licensing process of a professional mariner, by approximately 50%. The program includes classroom, simulator and sea time. The goal is to take a person who is new to the industry and have him achieve the rank of Full Mate in approximately 30-36 months, as opposed to the current five to six year licensing period. Barco upgrades ship simulator for Flanders Hydraulics Barco, Belgium, has completed its upgrade for Flanders Hydraulics ship bridge simulator. Barco replaced the original visual system with five Barco SIM 5R projectors. The SIM 5R uses single-chip DLP technology and comes with a low maintenance dual-lamp system. The projector also freatures multiple inputs. The Flander Hydraulics research laboratory chose Barco’s SIM 5R projector to upgrade the visual system on their 225 degree field-of-view ship bridge simulator, used for the training of pilots and maritime students. Working together with Flanders Hydraulics’ computer cluster IG, the simulator can reproduce major waterways in great details and under a variety of conditions. Barco’s SIM 5R projector www.marinelog.com MARCH 2008 MARINE LOG 35 http://www.marinelog.com

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Marine Log - March 2008 Contents Editorial Second Thoughts Update Inside Washington Navy's Toughest Battle Building Future Fleet Less Fuel, Lower Emissions A New Generation of Mariners Training for the Future LNG Security: Resources Needed Models of Perfection Tech News Newsmakers Contracts Events Infodirect Website Directory ML Marketplace Opinion

Marine Log - March 2008

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