Offshore installment expert Jan De Nul Group has actually gotten a premium crane simulator for 2 of its Next Generation Offshore Installation Vessels Voltaire as well as Les Aliz és.
According to Jan De Nul, the crane simulator will certainly be based upon genuine physics as well as the real vessel designs, allowing Jan De Nul to educate its crewmembers as well as genuinely imitate complicated overseas setups in a totally risk-free atmosphere, in one of the most extreme problems.
The companion for the advancement of this simulator is the Norway- based firm OSC AS (formerly called Offshore Simulator Centre).
This simulator will certainly be set up in the brand-new devoted simulator facility in Jan De Nul’s brand-new office complex inBelgium The set up consists of a crane driver dome, a vessel driver terminal, a (de) instruction area, as well as a teacher terminal.
The crane driver cabin with the real-life Huisman driver chair consisting of the devoted control system will certainly be set up in a 7-meters high dome.
The vessel driver terminal will certainly have a real-life bridge workdesk where systems as the Dynamic Positioning (DP) system, ballast as well as Heeling system as well as jacking system can be regulated.
“This autumn, Jan De Nul welcomes two new Next-Generation offshore installation vessels: the Jack-Up Installation Vessel Voltaire and the Heavy Lift Vessel Les Alizés will be a serious size larger than their look-alikes currently available on the offshore installation market,” Jan De Nul claimed.
“Thanks to their size and unrivaled lifting capacity, both vessels will be able to install future wind turbines at sea. Current offshore wind turbines go up to 15 MW. What comes next – and very soon, because the industry is evolving at a rapid pace – are turbines up to 20 MW. No other vessel on the market today can handle these giants. That first is reserved for Les Alizés and Voltaire,” the firm included.
The jack-up installment vessel Voltaire will certainly be furnished with a 3,000-tonnes Leg Encircling Crane (LEC), the Heavy Lift Vessel Les Aliz és with a 5,000-tonnes Tub Mounted Crane (TMC).
“In order to train future operators, deck crew, superintendents and bridge crew to work with these giant cranes in a safe and realistic environment, Jan De Nul ordered a high-end crane simulator with OSC AS,” the firm claimed.
Crane being set up on the Voltaire vessel – Credit: Jan De Nul
Tom Maes, Manager Electrical as well as Automation Department at Jan De Nul Group: “This crane simulator will not only be producing extraordinary graphics and close-to-reality sensations like any random video game. The simulator will be based on real physics and the actual vessel models, offering a digital twin of both vessels and tools. In other words, a priceless engineering tool, fully at the service of our clients to advise them in their plans for the future.”
Mathieu Edet, Head of Projects at OSC: “With our expertise in digital twins and real-time simulation of demanding offshore operations, we aim to deliver first-rate engineering and training tools for marine operations. The commissioning of a high-end simulator for Voltaire and Les Alizés is a project that is in accordance with our philosophy: delivering cutting edge and multipurpose simulation solutions for engineering teams and mission crew readiness. We are thrilled to be onboard this journey with Jan De Nul Group and aspire to provide an industry-leading simulator that will gather all operation key stakeholders.”
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New Crane Simulator – Credit: Jan De Nul Group
Jan De Nul claimed that the simulator would certainly provide the possibility to drivers, deck team, superintendents as well as bridge team to educate the particular abilities as well as strategies called for to run the cranes, in a risk-free yet practical atmosphere.
“It will allow them to prepare for different work situations, such as working in extreme weather conditions, with heavy loads and strict installation tolerances. Various mission equipment, such as the motion-compensated pile gripper, including the communication and interactions between the different persons involved in lifting procedures, will also be a key aspect of the training package,” Jan De Nul claimed.
On the various other hand,Jan De Nul claimed, this simulator will certainly be an invaluable device for Jan De Nul to utilize throughout design as well as first expediency research studies for tasks as well as tenders.
“Thanks to the next generation advanced dynamic and hydrodynamic models incorporated in the software, this training device will be a digital full-scale replica of the real set-up on board, including a fully digital environment where future or existing project scenarios can be uploaded, tested and rehearsed well in advance and in a completely safe environment,” the firm claimed.
Les Alizes – Credit: Jan De Nul
