(businesswire.com) PARSIPPANY, N.J.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Sept. 14, 2005–DRS Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: DRS) announced today that it has received a $7 million contract to provide ground-based, transportable range simulator systems to upgrade calibration facilities for the British Royal Navy. The systems, to be deployed at the U.K. Ministry of Defence (MoD) Skipness and Portland Bill sites and other … Continue reading “DRS Technologies Receives $7 Million Contract to Provide Mobile Range Simulator Systems for British Royal Navy”
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The Lower St. Lawrence Pilots Are Officially Opening Canada’s State-of-the-Art Navigation Simulation Center
(newswire.ca) QUEBEC, Aug. 30 /CNW Telbec/ – The president of the Corporation of the Lower St. Lawrence Pilots, Captain Simon Pelletier, took great pride today in opening the first Navigation Simulation Center at the Port of Québec. A tool at the forefront of technology, the simulator will offer users unrivalled conditions for training and improving … Continue reading “The Lower St. Lawrence Pilots Are Officially Opening Canada’s State-of-the-Art Navigation Simulation Center”
BITS Pilani & RLINS Madurai Collaboration Sailing for Success
(i-newswire.com) RL Institute of Nautical Sciences – “RLINS”, Madurai is a unit of Subbalakshmi Lakshmipathy Foundation ( SLF ) promoted by Dr R Lakshmipathy a doyen of the Newspaper Industry. The facilities at RLINS, Madurai include T S Meenakshi a ship in the Madurai Campus apart from Full Mission Engine Simulator, Full Mission Ship Manoeuvring … Continue reading “BITS Pilani & RLINS Madurai Collaboration Sailing for Success”
Successful course for mooring masters
(www.cbn.co.za) SAMTRA, the SA Maritime Training Academy based in Simon’s Town, recently conducted a crisis and emergency course for a group of mooring masters responsible for the mooring and unmooring of tankers at offshore installations. This is the first course that SAMTRA has developed to cater for the offshore industry using its full mission bridge … Continue reading “Successful course for mooring masters”
Simulator training for HSV-2 crew
(www.marinelog.com) Marine Safety International (MSI) reports that the “Gold Crew” of the U.S. Navy’s Navy’s High Speed Vessel SWIFT (HSV-2) completed five days of training at MSI Norfolk on August 5, 2005. A significant part of the training was 28 hours of simulator exercises using MSI Norfolk’s new High Speed Vessel console. The console features … Continue reading “Simulator training for HSV-2 crew”
People made seasick in the name of science
(www.fftimes.com) Defence Department researchers have been trying to make people seasick””but not too seasick””so they can assess their performance under trying conditions. Faced with shrinking rosters aboard its naval fleet and at the same time demanding more technical expertise from sailors, the military can ill afford to let rough seas compromise operations. If commanders could … Continue reading “People made seasick in the name of science”
Better training at sea becoming a reality
(istresults.cordis.lu) Human error causes most incidents and accidents in the marine sector. To improve the quality of training, and therefore safety, a flexible multimedia learning system has been developed that offers customised self-learning programmes. Developed under the IST programme-funded SLIM-VRT project, the partners’ work brings together technology with maritime and pedagogical expertise. “SLIM-VRT introduces personalised … Continue reading “Better training at sea becoming a reality”
Town Cut will have to be widened
(www.theroyalgazette.com) Two Rock Passage into Hamilton and St. George’s Town Cut will have to be widened and dredged in the near future to accommodate modern mega-cruise ships, a coastal engineer has concluded. And environmental impact studies will have to be done to determine the impact it would have on not only coral reefs, but also … Continue reading “Town Cut will have to be widened”
Holland College to Expand Program Offerings at Marine Training Centre
(www.news.gc.ca) Holland College is expanding its Marine Training and Commercial Diving program offerings with support from the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA). There are two projects that are part of this expansion; the first is the purchase of new equipment for both the Marine Training and Georgetown Centres. The Marine Training Centre will purchase an … Continue reading “Holland College to Expand Program Offerings at Marine Training Centre”
The Titan Corp. Unidyne Group, Norfolk, Va., is being awarded a $5,631,686 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract
(www.defenselink.mil) The Titan Corp. Unidyne Group, Norfolk, Va., is being awarded a $5,631,686 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract to procure engineering and technical services for installation, testing and training of Total Ship Training Systems consisting of the following shipboard training systems: (1) AN/USQ-T46 Battle Force Tactical Training System; (2) AN/USQ-T47 Battle Force Electronic Warfare Trainer; (3) AN/USQ-T48 Trainer … Continue reading “The Titan Corp. Unidyne Group, Norfolk, Va., is being awarded a $5,631,686 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract”