Engine room simulator upgrade for Norwegian maritime school

The existing will be extended to include an additional full mission engine room simulator featuring Kongsberg’s Big View software based touch-screen mimic panel showing a 3D visual engine room. The system includes a control room with hardware consoles and an interchangeable main switchboard. This, says Kongsberg, will allow the school to easily change different ship and engine types, for example from a diesel electric cruise ship model to a MAN B&W MC90-V-powered VLCC.

Another part of the upgrade involves integrating the engine room simulator with the school’s existing Kongsberg-supplied ship’s bridge simulator. According to the company, the enhancements will allow Bodin Maritime School to offer eight engine simulator models to support a range of different courses. One of these will be a container ship with Wärtsilä RT-flex engine, developed for training in ‘green ship’ operation.