SCS Small and Pleasure craft Simulator

Product catalog summary

Purpose
The Small Craft Simulator (SCS) is designed for training and demonstrating the competence of navigators of small sea-going and inland waterway crafts. It focuses on developing essential skills such as startup and shutdown procedures, craft handling, maneuvering, anchoring, mooring, and implementing navigation rules.

Key Skills and Knowledge Areas

Startup and shutdown procedures
Handling and maneuvering small crafts
High and low-speed operations
Anchoring and mooring techniques
Navigation rules and harbor entry
Course steering and compass use
Restricted water navigation
Astern and high-speed maneuvering
High sea condition navigation
Towing and man overboard recovery
Radar and chart plotter usage

Simulated Models
The simulator includes active models such as motor boats, cutters, pleasure crafts, coast guard vessels, and marine patrol vessels. It also features target models like merchant vessels, sailing yachts, liferafts, and helicopters.

Exercise Areas

Open sea
Sea to port and marina approaches
Inland waterways with sea access, gateways, and bridges

Configuration
The simulator comprises an Instructor WorkPlace (IWP) and one or more Student WorkPlaces (WPS). The IWP manages training, sets exercises, and records sessions for debriefing. The WPS allows students to practice exercises and improve skills, available in base or compact configurations.

Target Groups
The simulator is aimed at navigators of small and pleasure crafts.

Instructor Capabilities

Exercise selection and parameter adjustment
Visual control via virtual cameras
Active management of student vessels
Exercise recording for debriefing

Student WorkPlace (WPS)
The WPS simulates a steering stand with controls for steering, engine, navigation lights, searchlights, speed, radar, and chart plotter. It provides a realistic visualization of the surrounding environment.

Documentation
The simulator comes with technical and operational documentation, including training and practical guidance.

Regulations
The simulator adheres to COLREGS, IALA, and CEVNI regulations.

Catalog excerpts

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SCS Small and pleasure craft simulator Purpose Target groups Small Craft Simulator (SCS) is intended for training and demonstrating of Navigators competence of sea-going and inland waterways small crafts navigators. Ship types List of basic knowledge and skills, worked out with the use of Small Craft Simulator: SmaN craft Pleasure craft • Start Up and Shut Down • Small craft handling and maneuvering • Basic High and Low Speed Operations • Anchoring • Mooring • Implementation of rules of the road • Entering harbors at day and night • Steering a course and use of magnetic compass • Boat handling in restricted waters • Astern maneuvering • High speed maneuvering • Maneuvering in high sea conditions • Towing • Man overboard search and recovery • Usage radar and chart plotter Simulated models • active models of motor boat, cutter, pleasure craft, coast guard vessel (with two engines) marine patrol vessel (RIB) • target models of merchant vessels more 4100 grt, sailing yacht, liferaft, helicopter. Exercise areas • Open sea area • District approach from sea to port and marina • The test area of inland waterways with access to the sea, gateway and multi-span bridges. Configuration The simulator consists of the Instructor WorkPlace (IWP) software and one or several Students WorkPlaces (WPS). Functional features of software Instructor WorkPlace (IWP) manages the process of training the student.

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The Instructor provides: • choice of exercises and adjusting the initial parameters (area of navigation, hydrometeorological conditions, time of the day, placement and trajectory of the target vessels, emergency situations, installation of navigation signs); • entry of new targets; • visual control of the students exercising with the help of virtual cameras; • active management of the students vessel; • recording of the exercise for the debriefing. Students workplace (WPS) provides the student with the opportunity of multiple fulfillment of the exercises set by IWP and improving practical skills....

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