This agreement has enabled MISC to sign up their entire fleet whilst being able to monitor all students progress via an online portal on the three different ECDIS systems throughout the fleet - JRC 901, JRC 9201 and FURUNO FEA.
ECDIS Annual Competency Assurance Training (ACAT) is based on the top 20 questions for inspectors and is a continuation of the ECDIS training courses and costs the equivalent of only £8 per officer based on average crew turnover and numbers.
"We're delighted to sign up MISC to ECDIS ACAT. The courses will allow MISC crew members to stay current, refreshed and competency assured in the key elements of their navigation systems," said George Ward, project support, ECDIS Ltd.
eMaritime Group was launched recently and includes ECDIS Ltd. It is claimed to be the world's first single website and app bringing together all the group’s maritime discounts under one source.
The website was developed in three years reflecting its diversity and range of choices; from cost effective on-line training to heavily discounted simulators and MCA approved STCW courses, on-line only distribution of cheap S57 ENC charts and a free social network for seafarers offering hundreds of jobs, regulations and the latest breaking news.
The group website also publishes new videos, as well as relevant articles, press releases and white papers.
In addition, the group has introduced a Beta Version for the world's first Live Constructive Simulation (LCS) maritime simulators. Life-like graphics and connecting live data from the shipping industry directly into the simulator create a fully immersive training environment, the group claimed.
This next generation simulation will vastly increase not only training realism, but also safety, as artificially generated training scenarios are limited by the instructors imagination. However, injecting live real-time information into the scenario gives truly genuine situations by which to conduct training.
eMaritime Group has worked closely with a 3D environment developer to ensure both realistic graphics and physics engine thus creating a natural environment for both the instructor and students.
An additional feature with the new simulators is the energy and component saving benefits. Each simulator can be powered and controlled by one high-end PC rather than a entire server room currently required. This also means far simpler running, requiring less man-power and zero support to control a full mission bridge simulator.
"It has been a long time in the making and is a complete rebuild of the way simulators work from the ground up. Live Constructive Simulation (LCS) is the next generation in maritime training and will revolutionise the current global maritime simulation market," claimed Neil Savage, LSC project’s lead technician.