1. Schiffer- Berufskolleg RHEIN 01-2013 © Wie/Pau Simulators – a tool for practical training and specialization courses 1 Dipl.-Ing. Klaus Paulus & Dipl.-Ing. Manfred Wieck - Schiffer-Berufskolleg RHEIN [SBKR]- Central Commission for the Navigation of the Rhine 30th of January, 2013 – Round Table: Simulators in Inland Navigation

2. Schiffer- Berufskolleg RHEIN 01-2013 © Wie/Pau Simulators – a tool for practical training and specialization courses 2 A simulator - WHY? Aviation: - countless hours before first flight - annual assessment Inland Waterway Transport: - only practical training – depending on the boatmaster (!) - no further assessment Seafaring: - detailed simulator training - biennal assessment

3. Schiffer- Berufskolleg RHEIN 01-2013 © Wie/Pau Simulators – a tool for practical training and specialization courses 3 A simulator - WHY?  structured situations  combination of different aspects  situations are reproducible and therefore in examinations comparable  possibility of making mistakes and learning from them  trial and error – act differently in the same situation  recording and playback funciton  individual grades of difficulty

4. Schiffer- Berufskolleg RHEIN 01-2013 © Wie/Pau Simulators – a tool for practical training and specialization courses 4 Operator: DST - Development Centre for Ship Technology and Transport Systems e.V., Duisburg since 2008...

5. Schiffer- Berufskolleg RHEIN 01-2013 © Wie/Pau Simulators – a tool for practical training and specialization courses 5 Location: DST - Duisburg Independent development Station with a test console.

6. Schiffer- Berufskolleg RHEIN 01-2013 © Wie/Pau Simulators – a tool for practical training and specialization courses 6 Location: Schiffer-BK-RHEIN bridge 1 Fully equipped inland-vessel bridge with additional helmstand for coastal navigation. 7 projectors for 210° display and monitor screens for aft view.

7. Schiffer- Berufskolleg RHEIN 01-2013 © Wie/Pau Simulators – a tool for practical training and specialization courses 7 Location: Schiffer-BK-RHEIN bridges 2, 3, 4, 5 4 additional own-ship-operating consoles with single-monitor view.

8. Schiffer- Berufskolleg RHEIN 01-2013 © Wie/Pau Simulators – a tool for practical training and specialization courses 8 Specific design for inland navigation Computer cluster for online-simulation with 240 processors. One exercise comprises up to 5 manually operated vessels Up to 100 additional objects per excercise Specific inland navigation simulation software continuously modified and expanded by results of research and development projects More features:

9. Schiffer- Berufskolleg RHEIN 01-2013 © Wie/Pau Simulators – a tool for practical training and specialization courses 9 type of vessel including associated components as propulsion and control devices shipping area (waterways, ports, bridges, locks) traffic situation environmental conditions (time of day, current, weather, water depth, …) malefunctions Application range Examples for possible variations:

10. Schiffer- Berufskolleg RHEIN 01-2013 © Wie/Pau Simulators – a tool for practical training and specialization courses 10 Vocational training [ 2./3. year ] SBKR Training and Qualification AdB Research and Development DST Operator

11. Schiffer- Berufskolleg RHEIN 01-2013 © Wie/Pau Simulators – a tool for practical training and specialization courses 11 Vocational training - SBKR review existing skills and knowledge interdisciplinary activity-oriented situations improvement of skills and knowledge new content to expand professional skills (e.g. RADAR, AIS, RIS, …) Time Scope: 2nd year: 1 lesson per week // 3rd year: two lessons per week

12. Schiffer- Berufskolleg RHEIN 01-2013 © Wie/Pau Simulators – a tool for practical training and specialization courses 12 Training and Qualification - AdB Preparation for patent examinations RADAR-training company-specific training courses topography orientated navigation Time Scope: Depending on the content

13. Schiffer- Berufskolleg RHEIN 01-2013 © Wie/Pau Simulators – a tool for practical training and specialization courses 13 Research and Development - DST modelling and test of vessels and waterways test of new types of vessels in different manoeuvres test of propulsion and control devices prior to the start of the construction works research and development of ports and waterways by navigability-studies … Time Scope: Depending on the procect

14. Schiffer- Berufskolleg RHEIN 01-2013 © Wie/Pau Simulators – a tool for practical training and specialization courses 14 Design of exercises on the simulator

15. Schiffer- Berufskolleg RHEIN 01-2013 © Wie/Pau Simulators – a tool for practical training and specialization courses 15 Selection of a vessel

16. Schiffer- Berufskolleg RHEIN 01-2013 © Wie/Pau Simulators – a tool for practical training and specialization courses 16 Variety of vessels

17. Schiffer- Berufskolleg RHEIN 01-2013 © Wie/Pau Simulators – a tool for practical training and specialization courses 17 Environmental conditions

18. Schiffer- Berufskolleg RHEIN 01-2013 © Wie/Pau Simulators – a tool for practical training and specialization courses 18 Input of AIS-Data – RIS participation

19. Schiffer- Berufskolleg RHEIN 01-2013 © Wie/Pau Simulators – a tool for practical training and specialization courses 19 Inland-ECDIS

20. Schiffer- Berufskolleg RHEIN 01-2013 © Wie/Pau Simulators – a tool for practical training and specialization courses 20 View from the bridge

21. Schiffer- Berufskolleg RHEIN 01-2013 © Wie/Pau Simulators – a tool for practical training and specialization courses 21 Relevant data for the helmsman

22. Schiffer- Berufskolleg RHEIN 01-2013 © Wie/Pau Simulators – a tool for practical training and specialization courses 22 Radar-Pilot 720°: Inland-ECDIS + Radar-Overlay

23. Schiffer- Berufskolleg RHEIN 01-2013 © Wie/Pau Simulators – a tool for practical training and specialization courses 23 Malefunctions

24. Schiffer- Berufskolleg RHEIN 01-2013 © Wie/Pau Simulators – a tool for practical training and specialization courses 24 Recording

25. Schiffer- Berufskolleg RHEIN 01-2013 © Wie/Pau Simulators – a tool for practical training and specialization courses 25 Every exercise contains self-contained activities 2. plan How do I proceed? work schedule 3. decide Workflow and equipment set technical discussion 5. check Is the job done professionally? technical discussion 6. evaluate What can be done better next time? technical discussion 4. act process the order 1. inform What has to be done? central question

26. Schiffer- Berufskolleg RHEIN 01-2013 © Wie/Pau Simulators – a tool for practical training and specialization courses 26 SBKR - Vocational training: RADAR-Navigation under different weather situations (RADAR-Image-Interpretation, assessing situations, action according to the situation, radio communication) SBKR - Vocational training: RADAR-Navigation under different weather situations (RADAR-Image-Interpretation, assessing situations, action according to the situation, radio communication)

27. Schiffer- Berufskolleg RHEIN 01-2013 © Wie/Pau Simulators – a tool for practical training and specialization courses 27 ADB-course: Passing and overtaking in heavy fog (RADAR-Image-Interpretation, assessing situations, action according to the situation, radio communication) ADB-course: Passing and overtaking in heavy fog (RADAR-Image-Interpretation, assessing situations, action according to the situation, radio communication)

28. Schiffer- Berufskolleg RHEIN 01-2013 © Wie/Pau Simulators – a tool for practical training and specialization courses 28 ADB-course: Navigation under extreme conditions – e.g. malefunction of rudder or engine while travelling downstream on the river Rhine (radio communication, manoeuvring, anchoring) ADB-course: Navigation under extreme conditions – e.g. malefunction of rudder or engine while travelling downstream on the river Rhine (radio communication, manoeuvring, anchoring)

29. Schiffer- Berufskolleg RHEIN 01-2013 © Wie/Pau Simulators – a tool for practical training and specialization courses 29 ADB-course: Preparation for RADAR-patent (crossing of fairways, navigate in and out of ports, full stop at a given position, heading up, …) with a Motorvessel on different fairway-sections and with alternating traffic density ADB-course: Preparation for RADAR-patent (crossing of fairways, navigate in and out of ports, full stop at a given position, heading up, …) with a Motorvessel on different fairway-sections and with alternating traffic density

30. Schiffer- Berufskolleg RHEIN 01-2013 © Wie/Pau Simulators – a tool for practical training and specialization courses 30 ADB-course: Passing and overtaking on the middle Rhine with a loaded/unloaded tanker at alternating traffic density and with different vessels (pusher unit 187m, container vessel 135 m, motor vessel 110 m) ADB-course: Passing and overtaking on the middle Rhine with a loaded/unloaded tanker at alternating traffic density and with different vessels (pusher unit 187m, container vessel 135 m, motor vessel 110 m) …......

31. Schiffer- Berufskolleg RHEIN 01-2013 © Wie/Pau Simulators – a tool for practical training and specialization courses 31 ADB-special-course: Entrance into the port of Duisbug-Schwelgern travelling upstream with different pusher units with 4 or 6 loaded barges at different water levels and under different weather conditions ADB-special-course: Entrance into the port of Duisbug-Schwelgern travelling upstream with different pusher units with 4 or 6 loaded barges at different water levels and under different weather conditions

32. Schiffer- Berufskolleg RHEIN 01-2013 © Wie/Pau Simulators – a tool for practical training and specialization courses 32 … are useful already in the vocational training. … support the aims of qualification and training. … are useful for research and development. … establish repeatable and comparable situations. … can be used for the training of emergency response. … are customizable. … can be used to achieve additional experience. … allow learning from errors. … are able to demonstrate complex situations. … Simulators are necessary tools for advanced and continuous vocational training and qualification! Simulators for Inland Waterway Transport

33. Schiffer- Berufskolleg RHEIN 01-2013 © Wie/Pau Simulators – a tool for practical training and specialization courses 33 Thank you for your attention!