Survival Craft Simulator SRV

SURVIVAL CRAFT SIMULATOR - SRV

Survival Craft Simulator SRV trains and demonstrates the competence of:

seafarers designated to take charge of survival craft and rescue boats in accordance with Table A-VI/2-1 of STCW Code

seafarers designated to take charge of fast rescue boats in accordance with Table A-VI/2-2 of STCW Code

The Simulator may also be used for training in search and rescue operations.

EXERCISES for seafarers designated to take charge of survival craft & rescue boats

Starting and operating a survival craft engine & its accessories
Handling survival craft in rough weather
Use of sea anchor
Action taken to maximize detectability & location of survival craft
Towing liferafts and rescue of survivors and persons in the sea.

EXERCISES

Start Up and Shut Down of the FRB
Launching
FRB handling and manoeuvring
High speed manoeuvring
Basic High and Low Speed Operations
Prevailing Sea and Weather Conditions
Heavy Weather Operations
Open Water Rescue
Carry out search patterns, taking account environmental factors
Man overboard search and recovery
Towing
Use of emergency equipment
Communication between FRB, a helicopter and a ship
Propulsion equipment/console operation
Damages of Engine and Buoyancy
Compartments
Anchor handling
Mooring

SIMULATED MODELS

Lifeboat
Fast rescue boat (RIB)
Liferaft target model
Container Vessel – target model

Target models are controlled from the instructor station. This is done either manually by the instructor, or automatically as programmed into the exercise.

EXERCISE AREAS

Sea port
Open sea

CONFIGURATION

The simulator consists of the Instructor workplace (IWP) software and one or several Student workplaces (SWP) which can be presented in base or compact configuration.

Base configuration includes steering stand with built-in steering wheel, sensor control panel and visualization on projection apparatus and LCD panel. Compact configuration includes software and visualization of the area with joystick and mouse steering. It can be easily installed in any computer network.

The Student Workplace can be extended to include the simulators “SCS” Simulator for Training Small Craft Navigators and “SSH” Steering Simulator for helmsman, which can all be managed from one Instructor Workplace.

STUDENT WORKPLACE

The student workplace provides…

steering stand with built-in steering wheel engine control (throttle/gears)
sensor control panel with
- magnetic compass
- navigation lights control buttons
- search light control buttons
- speed counter
- panel for activation of distress signals
visualization of the surrounding area

INSTRUCTOR WORKPLACE (IWP)

The Instructor workplace provides…

choice of exercises containing
- area of navigation
- hydrometeorological conditions
- time of day
- positioning & trajectory of target vessels
- overload situations
adjusting initial exercise parameters
- changes to navaids
- changes to wind strength & direction, visibility, precipitation, wave height, time of day
- adding new target vessels
model selection & positioning of student ships (active vessels)
visual control – with the help of virtual cameras it is possible to observe any part of the navigation area
active management of student vessel. This function may be necessary to demonstrate the proper performance of the exercise
recording of the exercise for debriefing
activation of distress signals to the liferaft