SEMARANG: Rheimentall Defence Electronics (RDE) of Bremen, Germany granted a Ship Handling Simulator worth 10 million euro (about US$14 million) to the Semarang Growth Centre on Thursday.
The simulator consists of a Full Mission Bridge; a Part Task Bridge Simulator; a Full Mission Engine Simulator; a Part Task Engine Simulator; an Arpa Simulator Radar; a Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) Simulator; GMDSS Real Equipment; a Safety and Security Trainer Simulator and a Liquid Cargo Handling Simulator.
The equipment, which has been manufactured in Bremen since 2006, was officially handed over by senior vice president of Process and Maritime Simulation at Rheimentall Defence Electronics, Bremen, Klaus-gunter Mehlhorn, to Semarang Growth Centre director Endang Kusumanti.
“We are a maritime country. The granting of this equipment will be very helpful to our maritime science and shipping students,” Endang said. – JP