The simulator is equipped with Lilaas marine standard handles for conventional propulsion and for ASD and VSP unit control. The visual view direction can be turned with a joystick to cover 360 deg. The simulator has three 55” screens forming a 120 deg. The main simulator can be used for commercial ships such as container, bulker, tanker, cruise ships and others but can also be used for ASD and VSP tugs. The system consists of two simulator bridges linked together so the port can train port pilots and tug masters either individually or together.

Like Port of Napier other New Zealand ports can benefit from having their own simulator facility to perform the day-to-day training and development of manoeuvring strategies in e.g. This is obviously a great advantage for those investing in a FORCE simulator system. The SimFlex4 simulator software is the same at all installations and thereby offers the painless transfer of data between simulator installations. Welcome to the most exciting and realistic ship simulator game - Ship Sim 2019 Sail around the Mediterranean sea as the captain of a 400 meter oil tanker.

Thereby the time on a full-mission simulator can be utilized more efficiently and add more value to the pilots training. more tricky scenarios, they can do it on their own facility first and then later bring the exercise to a full-mission training centre such as SmartShip in Brisbane or FORCE Technology’s simulator facility in Singapore. The system is also relatively portable, and Napier Port are keen to explore opportunities to provide access to other smaller ports in New Zealand and the Pacific. The simulator will be used to help improve efficiency and safety at the port by allowing teams to practice more difficult manoeuvring strategies that replicate real, local conditions. The system is set to be commissioned in August 2020, with its purchase fast-tracked by the port due to COVID-19 and the inability of the port’s teams to travel internationally for training. Napier Port has become the first New Zealand port to invest in a Simflex4 ship simulator system from FORCE Technology in Denmark, which will help the port to train pilots and tug masters in a safer, more controlled environment.

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