Firefighting simulator

Providing vital education for preparedness in accordance with the STCW Code requirements, K-Sim Safety offers high fidelity simulation covering all aspects of fire safety. K-Sim Safety contributes to reducing the impact of fire on board as well as planning strategies and tactics to control fire in various parts of the vessel, enabling a safer and more effective response to incidents when they occur.

K-Sim Safety delivers practical exercises simulated in a realistic environment and meets the STCW regulation VI/3, section A-VI/3 table A-VI/3-1, where methods for demonstrating competence in firefighting, and search and rescue on board are described as: Control firefighting operation on board ships; Organize and train fire teams; and inspect and service fire detection and extinguishing systems and equipment.

As a full mission training system, K-Sim Safety includes two separate fire team muster stations with a detailed 3D virtual hotel & machinery space application, visualised in an interactive 3D walk-through animation of the entire engine room and four upper decks. It features high quality object and equipment models combined with powerful incidental visuals including fire & smoke, flooding, and missing persons to ensure a highly realistic scene.

“Traditional fire safety training methods can be complex, costly and time consuming, placing pressure on both company and crew,” said Leif Pentti Halvorsen, Vice President Products, Maritime Simulation. “By migrating training to a simulated environment using K-Sim Safety, ship officers and crew can experience an incident as if it happened in real-life, while maritime training providers can develop a more streamlined safety training strategy with a low investment and increased pedagogical value.”

By Jake Frith