Maritime Simulators For Australian Marine College
The installation of a new suite of Kongsberg Maritime navigation simulators has been completed at the all-new Great Barrier Reef International Marine College (GBRIMC) in Cairns, Australia. Installation took place in January 2011 and consisted of a 270 degree DNV Class A full mission bridge simulator, a 180 degree tug bridge, eight desktop navlab stations with part task simulators for ECDIS training and an instructor station.
The simulator delivery features exercise area databases of Australia’s busiest ports. An extensive library of ship-models, from small sports-fishing boats through superyachts to oil tankers and cruise ships, gives GBRIMC the flexibility to train different types of crew and competencies and the full mission bridge and the tug simulators are integrated, so students may operate both within the same exercise. The GBRIMC simulator suite was funded by the Queensland State Government and went operational on 24 January 2011, with an official opening ceremony attended by Queensland Premier Anna Bligh taking place on 25th February 2011. It has capacity to cater for 124 students at any one time, and is closely connected with the local high-school through the MarineTech program, in order to help young students forge a career path into the maritime industry.