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A classroom of NAUTIS Desktop Trainers and a NAUTIS Instructor Station was purchased by the International Maritime College Oman (IMCO). The simulators allow the IMCO to add certified ECDIS Model course 1.27 training to its curriculum .   The classroom was delivered and installed by VSTEP engineers at the IMCO premises in Sohar, Oman. IMCO purchased twelve NAUTIS Desktop...

Philadelphia, March 21st 2016 – Independence Seaport Museum in the United States has acquired two NAUTIS Museum Simulators, offering their visitors the chance to experience historical events on the Delaware River.  A professional bridge simulator is the perfect way to get to know what it means to steer a ship and understand what navigation contains. The NAUTIS Museum Simulators are selected to offer...

VSTEP OSV Simulator delivered to leading offshore services provider in the Middle East. Halul Offshore Services Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Milaha, has recently procured a state-of-the-art Offshore Support Vessel (OSV) Ship Handling Simulator from VSTEP, which is the first of its kind in Qatar. Halul is now one of the few companies in the Gulf region to own the Netherlands-built...

New GMDSS simulator developed by VSTEP receives official DNV accreditation (Above: A VSTEP NAUTIS GMDSS Simulator Hardware Console) Maritime simulator developer VSTEP has received DNV-GL accreditation for their recently introduced new generation of GMDSS Simulators.  This certification is the latest addition to VSTEP’s range of DNV-GL certified NAUTIS maritime simulators as its GMDSS, Dynamic Positioning, Tug and Class A FMB simulators...

The Käringön Training Centre in Sweden is a hub for safety training in the region and has purchased a VSTEP NAUTIS maritime simulator for navigational training. The Centre creates nine new jobs in Käringön as further expansion is planned The Käringön Training Centre in Sweden is a hub for safety training in the region and has purchased a VSTEP...

360-Control’s new tug and offshore simulator in IJmuiden, the Netherlands, officially opened its doors on Tuesday June 3rd. Around 100 privileged guests saw the Mayor of Velsen carry out the opening ceremony whilst two ASD tugs performed an impressive FiFi display while turning a symbolic 360° circle. “The 360° simulator is one of the most advanced and realistic tug...

The Cheshire Fire Authority and VSTEP renew their partnership for training of fire & rescue personnel through use of the virtual incident management platform RescueSim. The partnership reconfirms RescueSim as the virtual training software of choice at the high-tech Cheshire Fire Authority training centre in Winsford. The decision to renew the partnership and continue working with RescueSim was taken...

El Servicio de Incendio y Rescate de Attunda (Suecia) efectuó Curso de “Introducción al entrenamiento virtual en incidentes” para resto de los servicios en la Península Escandinava The Attunda F&R Service is the latest customer in Sweden to be using the RescueSim Virtual Incident Training Platform for enhanced emergency response training of its personnel. Following a very successful implementation...