The brand-new Wärtsilä simulator with a 350 ° breathtaking screen will certainly offer reasonable training for pilots at the Le Havre pilot terminal. [Copyright: Wärtsilä]
One of Europe’s lengthiest well-known pilotage procedures, the Le Havre pilot terminal in France with origins returning to the 16th century, is to obtain an advanced 21st century navigational simulator.
The Le Havre pilots have actually put an order that will certainly see Wärtsilä provide the terminal with an upgrade that will certainly produce an absolutely brand-new simulator particularly adjusted to the needs of their procedures. It will certainly make use of a brand-new, special visualization system based upon 14 electronic projectors, making up 7 primary round and also 7 ground estimate systems. It includes a breathtaking 350 ° screen.
The terminal’s existing Wärtsilä simulator was mounted in 2004, and also the brand-new upgrade was needed to resolve existing and also expected needs.
“We have worked with Wärtsilä for a number of years already, and we are familiar with their experience and expertise in simulation technology,” states Pavel Pereira, President of the pilot terminal. “The new system will be of great benefit to us in training the pilots, and will complement the practical training they acquire at sea.”
“Le Havre is a busy port and safety is a prime consideration. For this reason we have been contracted to deliver a totally new, state-of-the-art navigational simulator that will enhance and ease pilot operations,” states Eric Letrou, Area Sales Manager, Wärtsilä Voyage.
The simulator allows customers to examine the response of a vessel in functional circumstances. It aids students in developing maneuvers under tough sea and also climate condition, and also in emergency situation circumstances, considering currents and also winds in addition to pitch and also financial institution results. In enhancement, it will certainly make it possible for the recognition of future port preparation.
Wärtsilä’s navigational simulators remain in complete conformity with global requirements and also laws.
Currently, 47 pilots run from the terminal, 1 day a day, throughout the year, and also in virtually all climate condition. The terminal offers the port of Le Havre, the Antifer oil terminal, and also the port of Fécamp.
