CMI Gets New Transas Simulator

The installation by Transas of a multi-million dollar full mission simulator upgrade project is well on its way at the Caribbean Maritime Institute’s (CMI) Training Centre in Kingston, Jamaica, and is expected to be fully operational before the start of the September school year. Financed mainly by the European Development Fund (EDF) and the Caribbean Development Band (CDB), the simulator project is implemented by Transas and comprises its Navi-Trainer Professional 4000 navigational bridge with seven channels of visual display and the potential to expand that number to nine channels; Engine Room Simulator, ERS 3000; Liquid Cargo Handling Simulator (LCHS), and GMDSS simulator, TGS 4100. As the most technologically advanced training facility in the Caribbean region, the simulator is designed to meet the needs of the modern marine industry in compliance with the STCW ’95 Convention and includes training programmes for GMDSS, LCHS, Navigation, Ship-handling, Watch-keeping, Bridge Team Management, Pilot Training and others. The new facility, which will be opened on Monday, September 22, 2003 (during World Maritime Week), is expected to attract over 300 dignitaries from the International Maritime Organization, the European Union, Political Directorates and prominent persons from the regional shipping and allied industries.