VMT Provides Lifeboat Simulator for Rowan
Virtual Marine Technology (VMT) provided its SurvivalQuest lifeboat simulator training system to Rowan Companies for lifeboat launch and recovery training to lifeboat operators and marine crews, complementing weekly safety drills conducted onboard Rowan drilling rigs.
“Deploying the lifeboat simulator training system at Rowan will provide us with realistic training and competency assessment of lifeboat coxswains and marine crews, in a safe and controlled environment,” saysid Michael Lawson, Vice President - HSE and Marine. “Lifeboat crews will be able to simulate a variety of difficult emergency evacuations and practice their skills using equipment similar to that deployed onboard most Rowan rigs.”
The lifeboat simulator developed by VMT is a cabin-based lifeboat simulator system which uses Survival System International’s CA-6000 lifeboat helm and controls. The system was fully customized for Rowan to include the physical lifeboat controls, a jack-up rig virtual environment and a visual system which replicates the lifeboat’s field of view. The system also trains users in emergency situations specific to Rowan’s offshore emergency response plans.
“We are very happy with the design of the single fall lifeboat simulator system,” said Randy Billard VMT’s Chief Technology Officer. “Rowan’s marine and training team members provided subject matter expertise to ensure that VMT modeled the simulated emergency evacuation scenarios effectively. The system will allow lifeboat and marine crews to be exposed to realistic emergency situations not possible in conventional lifeboat training.”