The US National Transportation Safety Board’s (NTSB) Office of Marine Safety (OMS) installed a navigation simulator system. The simulator enables the user to participate in a number of ‘what if’ scenarios, that aims to improve training, forensic analysis and reflective learning.
BMT’s Rembrandt navigation simulator system can automatically read VDR and AIS to deliver 3D reconstruction. It also allows users to change from its scene reconstruction mode into full manoeuvring simulator mode.
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Thus, they take full control at any time within the reconstruction replay to explore ‘what if’ scenarios. This is key to improve training, forensic analysis and reflective learning.
Other than NTSB, the UK’s Marine Accident Investigation Branch, the Australian Transport Safety Board and the Dutch Safety Board, also have the same in-house simulator system.
Moreover, operators are also using it to train deck officers and provide:
- Port navigational risk assessments;
- Pilot training;
- Plan complex manoeuvres;
- Ship to Ship transfers.
