Maritime Simulations

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Full Mission Bridge Simulator

AVTEC’s Alaska Maritime Training Center is host to one of the largest and most advanced maritime training simulator sites in the United States. Our facility features three Kongsberg™ Class A Det Norsky Veritas (DNV-GL) Certified full-mission bridges, and is a vital component of many of our maritime courses. The simulator meets all of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) requirements for approved United States Coast Guard (USCG) certified training, including a 300 degree field of view to ensure a high level of immersion and offering ample space for bridge teams to work effectively. AVTEC’s simulator training suite is an assessment tool used in nearly all of its navigation/ship handling courses from entry level mariners to marine pilots. Our simulator is used for regularly scheduled training, as well as custom vessel and/or company specific training and maritime related research projects. All three of our ship bridges can be integrated to work together interactively in the same virtual area, or in completely independent exercises.

Virtual Waterways

Our virtual areas include most navigable waterways in Alaska and the US West Coast. Some major US East Coast and international waterways are also available. All depth, land, and port areas are accurately modeled using geological information provided by NASA and NOAA. If a waterway or port of interest does not exist within our simulator, we have the ability to develop any ports or waterways worldwide needed to meet your training or research goals.

Virtual Ships

Our simulator has over 100 ownship models for clients to choose from. Ship model groups include tankships, cruise ships, container ships, tug boats, fish processors, ice breakers, USCG cutters and more. The models are accurate to hydrodynamic and aerodynamic forces, and include all of the systems necessary for safe navigation of the vessel. Azimuth controls, bow/stern thrusters, winch controls, anchor controls, sound signaling, navigation lights, modern navigation electronics, VHF radios, intercoms, alarm panels, chart tables and other equipment are included in the bridges. If we do not possess an appropriate ownship model for your needs, one can be purchased from Kongsberg or a third party and easily integrated into our environment.

Virtual Targets

Target vessels are often key to any simulation exercise to add to realistic and complex training scenarios. We have a library of over 180 target vessels of many different classes. Flotsam, ice, a man overboard, kayaks, whales and other wildlife are also part of our list of target traffic. Target traffic is controlled by automation or the simulator operators.

Weather

Our simulator can generate any weather environment for all seasons, including sea ice. We are one of the only schools in the world that offers realistic sea ice simulations that supports industry approved Polar Code Operations (aka Ice Navigation).