Kongsberg Digital launches remote, simulation-based DP training, accredited by The Nautical Institute
Kongsberg Digital (KDI) and The Nautical Institute are pleased to announce an approved remote simulation solution for Dynamic Positioning (DP) Induction Courses. This has been developed by KDI to support training centers worldwide during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns, and has now been approved by The Nautical Institute.
Since the start of the pandemic, KONGSBERG has been ramping up the delivery of cloud-based eLearning and remote training solutions to support education and training institutes and meet the challenges imposed by the impossibility of carrying out tuition in a physical classroom situation. The latest addition to its cloud-based simulation training solutions is a remote DP simulation application, which enables instructors to continue providing their students with mandatory DP simulation-based education through remote access to KONGSBERG’s cutting-edge K-Sim DP techn
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A remote simulation solution for Dynamic Positioning (DP) Induction Courses developed by Kongsberg Digital (KDI) to support training centers worldwide during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns has been approved by The Nautical Institute.
Since the start of the pandemic, KONGSBERG has been ramping up the delivery of cloud-based eLearning and remote training solutions to support education and training institutes and meet the challenges imposed by the impossibility of carrying out tuition in a physical classroom situation. The latest addition to its cloud-based simulation training solutions is a remote DP simulation application, which enables instructors to continue providing their students with mandatory DP simulation-based education through remote access to KONGSBERG’s cutting-edge K-Sim DP technology.
Ship control redefined: Wärtsilä SmartMove Suite sets sail with the American Steamship Company
Wärtsilä Voyage has introduced Wärtsilä SmartMove Suite to the global shipping market. This flagship offering for semi-autonomous sailing features the industry’s most advanced sensors and high-accuracy ship control systems, effectively taking the concept of automated dock-to-dock operations to the next level. Fully retrofittable, the SmartMove Suite can soup-up existing vessels with next-generation capabilities to improve safety, efficiency and productivity on the water. The technology enables navigation officers to perform at a higher level.
The first order was placed by American Steamship Company (ASC), a subsidiary of Rand-ASC Holdings LLC, and has been installed on the MV American Courage, a 194 metres Great Lakes self-unloading bulk freighter with a cargo carrying capacity of 24,300 gross tonnage. This is the largest ship ever capable of performing automated docking and dock-
Wärtsilä Voyage has introduced Wärtsilä SmartMove Suite, a unique pairing of sensor tech with navigation systems for semi-autonomous ship movement, to the global shipping market.
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