MOL simulator adds new dimension to training

THERE’S NOTHING quite like the real thing for the training of maritime staff, which is why Mitsui OSK Lines has introduced an independently developed turbine plant simulator for LNG carriers at the company’s training institute in Tokyo. It’s the world’s first full-scale turbine plant simulator reproducing the operating conditions and sounds of an actual engine. The simulator exactly recreates the engine room of the LNG carrier Al Zubarah, with about 100m2 of floor space. It provides training updates for experienced officers, as well as initial training for mariners new to LNG carrier operations.