SHIP-HANDLING TRAINING AT SWEDISH SIMULATOR

A description of a ship-handling training course at the Swedish State Shipbuilding Experimental Tank is given. The course utlilizes a computer simulation program, and the system as presently rigged, consists of a bridge mock-up with instrumentation and performance applicable to a modern large twin screw, twin rudder tanker, and this rig can be varied to suit other types and sizes of ship. The arrangement of the bridge mock-up is described, and it includes seperate controls for steering, navigation, and machinery spaces, as well as television screens giving a realistic presentation forward. Instrumentation included in the system, and their simulation capabilities and limits, are also briefly described.

• Corporate Authors:

  Engineering, Chemical and Marine Press, Limited

  33-39 Bowling Green Lane
  London EC1P 1AH,   England 
• Publication Date: 1974-1

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 37
• Serial:
  • Shipbuilding and Shipping Record
  • Volume: 123
  • Issue Number: 1&2
  • Publisher: Transport and Technical Publications Limited

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Maneuvering; Ship pilotage; Ship simulators; Training programs
• Subject Areas: Education and Training; Marine Transportation; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00052063
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Maritime Research Center, Kings Point
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 26 1974 12:00AM