Friday, January 29, 2016

Transas partners with XVR Simulation on maritime training





Transas announced a new strategic cooperation agreement with XVR Simulation to expand their collective maritime training capabilities and deploy complex projects in the safety and security simulation market.

The Memorandum of Understanding was officially signed on the first day of the Transas Simulation User Conference 2016 in Singapore.

Transas and XVR Simulation are currently exploring technical integration for a range of specific training needs. One of the common solutions is the Transas customer base is an advanced fire fighting training solution. It is developed in accordance with the STCW requirements, as this type of training became compulsory for seafarers worldwide.

Emergency and crisis response training is a widely discussed topic in various maritime sectors. Transas said the companies' combined strengths in simulation and training mean their customers will benefit from the advanced instructor application, an impressive amount of emergency related objects, precise modeling and powerful gaming engine with good graphics.

Another module is damage control training on

board ships inside a virtual environment. It allows familiarization, emergency command and control scenarios training on ships. It also enables training in fighting against damages during incident control situations, which includes fire fighting, flood fighting and injuries, and any other critical damages, circumstances for a ship engaged in fighting and other critical situations.

Ralf Lehnert, VP for the newly established Transas Academy comments: "XVR Simulation has a proven record addressing crisis management tools mainly for shore-based incident services and together with Transas’ strong footprint in the maritime training market, we will extend our combined offerings to our existing and future customers."

XVR Simulation is a Dutch company which is a market leader in simulation software for the public safety and security sector in Europe and Asia.

Transas offers navigation systems and integrated bridge solutions, training and simulation solutions, VTMS and coastal surveillance systems, fleet and port management systems, onboard and individual decision support systems for professional crew and pilots.


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