The Makarov State Maritime Academy, in St. Petersburg, Russia, has officially opened its new Neptune LNG Simulator, supplied by Kongsberg Maritime.
The simulator, reported to be the first and only one of its kind in the Russian Federation, provides training facilities for cargo mates and marine engineers on both Spherical and Membrane LNG tankers.
“The simulator is going to be used for training of personnel for LNG tankers, both cadets’ education and seafarers’ re-training,” said Professor Nikolay Alekseyev, deputy rector of the Academy.
Simulator training options include routine cargo operations as well as auxiliary systems and emergency operations. Individual training, group training and team training can be conducted both under instructor supervision, and without.
The system also provides pre-programmed training scenarios, E-coach automatic messaging for trainees and automatic performance assessment. Additionally, all training sessions are recorded and can be replayed for debriefing afterwards.
“It is critical that LNG shipping companies employ crew and engineers with the right training to ensure the safe handling of a very dangerous cargo, and with the LNG transport market continuing to expand in Russia the first LNG simulator has definitely come at the right time,? said Dr Andrey Kozhevnikov, product consultant for Kongsberg Maritime in Russia.
“We are confident that our solution will help the Makarov Academy to serve the Russian shipping community even better.”
