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A NAUTIS Full Mission Bridge Simulator was purchased and delivered to the Maritime Academy of Nigeria in Oron. The new simulator will be used to provide qualitative education and training for the merchant Navy and maritime industry in full accordance with international standards. The Full Mission Bridge Simulator was delivered and installed by VSTEP at the Maritime Academy of...

    Following an official tender for delivery and implementation of a virtual incident command training platform, the Mid and West Wales Fire & Rescue Service (MWWFRS) has selected RescueSim as platform of choice. Implementation and incident training with RescueSim has already been initiated. MWWFRS covers approximately 4,500 square miles which makes up nearly two thirds of the area...

        (Above: Students of the ROC Kop van Noord-Holland using the VSTEP Full Mission Bridge simulator) Den Helder, 13 October 2015 – The Maritime Training School ROC Kop van Noord-Holland has purchased a full simulator centre from VSTEP for its Nautical College in Den Helder. The deal includes three NAUTIS DNV Class B simulators, three NAUTIS Desktop...

VSTEP selected as maritime simulator supplier for new simulator centre in Burgas. (Above: VSTEP NAUTIS Class A Full Mission Bridge Simulator with wheelhouse and projection system at the Burgas Simulator Centre) In line with the expansion of the port of Burgas, the City of Burgas and its association of environmental organizations opened a new simulator centre for maritime training...

VSTEP Inland Vessel simulators purchased for state-of-the-art Inland Navigation Center. First center to offer simulator training in accordance with CCNR inland simulator requirements Harlingen, 30 June 2015 – The Maritieme Academie Holland has selected VSTEP as simulator partner for their new Inland Navigation Center in Harlingen. The deal includes the purchase of a Full Mission Inland Navigation Simulator and three Inland console...

A NAUTIS Desktop Trainer classroom and two class A NAUTIS FMB simulators were purchased by the Korea Institute of Maritime and Fisheries Technology (KIMFT) in Busan, South Korea. All simulators are part of the upgraded maritime simulator training wing at the Busan Campus. The KIMFT was formed in 1998 from the merger of the Korea Fishing Training Center with...

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...