Marine Navigation Centre
The Marine Navigation Centre aims to meet the needs of the maritime world
The Marine Navigation Centre offers training and development to students and external organisations through modern, state-of-the-art facilities.
From learning how to navigate super tanks or superyachts, to providing professional development courses tailored to specific organisations, it aims to train professional seafarers and meet the needs of the maritime world.
The Ship Simulator
The Ship Simulator is powered by the world-leading Tranas NTPRO software, and is able to recreate the environment of a real vessel navigating the oceans.
This state-of-the-art facility uses advanced computer imaging, projection, and a 270-degree screen to conjure a highly-detailed visual canvas upon which mariners can learn to perfect their skills, using exactly the same systems they would at sea.
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HA Full Mission Bridge simulator with 270-degree screen and realistic control consoles
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HTwo advanced ship simulators, and six desktop ship simulators - which can be used independently of each other or in unison
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HThe ability to generate 30 virtual vessels in a single environment and provide user-control to nine of them
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H20 type-approved Electronic Chart Display and Information Systems (ECDIS) workstations
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HNine type-approved RADAR systems
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HFull AIS, ARPA capability
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HGlobal coverage with Admiralty Vector Charts
The ECDIS Lab
The ECDIS Lab provides the capacity for training professional seafarers in the correct use of modern electronic chart systems which are becoming mandatory for use on all commercial vessels.
The adjoining Chart Room is a flexible teaching space which can also be used for practising 'traditional' navigation using paper charts.
