Wärtsilä simulator for Singapore CEMS project

The next generation simulation platform will be based on the Wärtsilä NTPRO (Navi-Trainer Professional 5000) Navigational Simulator in a shore-based operational configuration and will be used by CEMS in its project to enhance safety as well as develop a complex port environment and validate new operational concepts such as those used by smart and autonomous ships.

“The project is of high significance as it paves the way for future collaborations and projects not only in the Asia-Pacific region but with the global industry where Wärtsilä Voyage’s simulation platforms can act as safe testbeds for validating all kinds of smart marine and autonomy technologies,” said Pierre Guillemin, vice president, technology at Wärtsilä Voyage.

Wärtsilä Voyage’s collaboration with CEMS covers three core areas of seascape, landscape and mathematical modelling for training shore-based navigation officers, as well as the development of training material for remote operations.

These include areas such as assistive technologies for use on board ships and during training, simulators to study behaviour and competency to enhance the safety of navigation, wearable technologies, and scenario-based ‘standards validation’ simulation for autonomous vessel research.

Wärtsilä Voyage is also teaming up with the Singapore Maritime Institute on identifying industry challenges that can be resolved through data-driven tools, applications and technologies.