A key provider gained class approvals for training engineers to work on LNG-fuelled passenger ships or Suezmax tankers using practical skills on their simulators.
What is the simulator?
Kongsberg Digital has received DNV-GL statements of compliance for two of its latest K-Sim Engine engineroom simulator models. It has received approvals for its DEDF cruise ferry and L11 MAN 6S70 ME K-Sim Engine models. These can now be added or activated on engine room simulators worldwide.
K-Sim Engine
The K-Sim Engine DEDF cruise ferry model is approved according to the new Class S, for special tasks, and its the standard for simulators used for training ship officers on vessels using LNG as a fuel.
This standard was launched after IMO added aspects of the international code of safety for ships using gases or other low-flashpoint fuels (IGF Code) to the Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping (STCW) in 2017.
The approval
DNV GL’s certification verifies that Kongsberg’s DEDF model for cruise ferries meets approved standards to deliver training that complies with the IGF (STCW) code.
The simulator allows training functions such as,
- LNG bunkering operations,
- LNG quality behaviour,
- Operational principles of dual fuel generator installations, and
- The fundamentals of automation, instrumentation and control systems.
Tanker simulator models
The K-Sim Engine MAN 7S60 ME-C model was approved by DNV GL, which is Kongsberg’s new low-speed engine room simulator model for Suezmax tankers.
This approval reflects compliance with all Class A requirements and additional Class S requirements for simulators used for training ship’s electrical officers.
Tanker model operation
It is based on real data from the engine room of a 152,000 dwt, double hull Suezmax crude oil tanker with 12 cargo tanks, two slop tanks and nine segregated ballast tanks.
This tanker is propelled by an electronically controlled MAN low-speed 6S70ME-C engine, with a nominal continuous power output of 18,660 kW at 91 rpm.
The electrical power plant includes 3 onboard diesel generators. The steam plant includes two auxiliary oil fired boilers as well as an exhaust boiler, and the cargo pumps are driven by three steam turbines.
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Source: Tanker Shipping
