Maritime Reporter, October 2005

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October 2005 51 • Fire fighting training for the Royal Dutch Navy. Fire is 'core business' for the navy, but realistic training exercises are difficult and expensive. VSTEP has developed a training environment that allows crews to simulate emergencies onboard. Crewmembers assume their fire team roles and need to take action as they would in real life. Company Safety Officer (BHV). Training Company Safety Officers to evacuate colleagues, extinguish small fires and apply first aid is trained in sim- ulated incident scenarios. The application of virtual reality train- ing based on gaming technology is rap- idly gaining pace. Applications have focused on high risk environments where training is essential but difficult, dangerous or costly. The right combina- tion of game-based virtual reality and practical training is likely to result in courses that will prepare crews operat- ing in high risk environments more effectively. Circle 1 on Reader Service Card Source: Fairmount Marine BV �:�k�W�b�#�k�i�[��J�h�_�c�W�h�W�d �7�a�[�h��O�W�h�Z�i��F�I�L��&�+ �:�e�k�X�b�[�#�[�d�Z�[�Z��<�[�h�h�o �L�W�d�Y�e�k�l�[�h�"��8�9�"��9�W�d�W�Z�W �J�[�b�0� �!�'��,�&�*�#�-�)�&�#�*�(�&�& �<�W�n�0� �!�'��,�&�*�#�-�)�&�#�*�(�/�- �;�c�W�_�b�0� �_�d�\�e�6�W�a�[�h�c�W�h�_�d�[�$�Y�e�c �D�7�L�7�B��7�H�9�>�?�J�;�9�J�I� �C�7�H�?�D�;��;�D�=�?�D�;�;�H�I �F�h�[�\�[�h�h�[�Z��\�e�h��?�d�d�e�l�W�j�_�e�d �>�e�k�i�j�e�d�"��J�N �J�[�b�0� �!�'��-�'�)�#�/�.�'�#�(�&�'�( �<�W�n�0� �!�'��-�'�)�#�(�-�&�#�(�/�*�* �;�c�W�_�b�0� �_�d�\�e�6�W�a�[�h�c�W�h�_�d�[�$�Y�e�c �m�m�m�$�W�a�[�h�c�W�h�_�d�[�$�Y�e�c �J�;�9�>�D�E�B�E�=�O��<�E�H �C�7�H�?�D�;��F�H�E�@�;�9�J�I �E�k�h��j�^�e�k�]�^�j�i� �W�h�[��m�_�j�^��\�h�_�[�d�Z�i� �W�d�Z��Y�e�b�b�[�W�]�k�[�i� �e�d��j�^�[��=�k�b�\� �9�e�W�i�j��m�^�e��^�W�l�[� �X�[�[�d��W�\�\�[�Y�j�[�Z��X�o� �>�k�h�h�_�Y�W�d�[��A�W�j�h�_�d�W�$ Circle 202 on Reader Service Card Circle 261 on Reader Service Card �/�8� ��,�� /�� ,�� Ó�{�Ê�?�À�Ê�Ã�i�À�Û�?�V�i�Ê��1�?�?�Ì�i�`�Ê�-�Ì�>�Ì�i�Ã�®�\�Ê�£�?�n�ä�ä�?�x�{�È�?�Ç�x�È�n ��Ê�Õ�?�?�µ�Õ�i�Ê�Ã�Þ�?�Ì�?�i�Ì�?�V�Ê�V�?�?�«�?�Ã�?�Ì�?�?�?�Ê�>�?�`�Ê�Ì�?�i�Ê�?�?�V�?�À�«�?�À�>�Ì�?�?�?�Ê�?�v�Ê�Ã�?��?�`�Ê��Õ�L�À�?�V�>�?�Ì�Ã�]�Ê�i�?�Ã�Õ�À�i�Ã�Ê�Ê �"�À�?�?�Ì �Á�Ê ��>�À�?�?�i�Ê� �i�>�À�?�?�}�Ã�Ê�?�«�i�À�>�Ì�i�Ê�Ü�?�Ì�?�Ê�>�?�Ê�i�Ý�V�i�«�Ì�?�?�?�>��Þ�Ê��?�Ü�Ê�V�?�?�i�v�v�?�V�?�i�?�Ì�Ê�?�v�Ê�v�À�?�V�Ì�?�?�?�Ê �?�?�Ê�Ã�i�>�Ü�>�Ì�i�À�]�Ê�}�À�i�>�Ã�i�]�Ê�?�?��Ê�>�?�`�Ê�i�Û�i�?�Ê�?�?�Ê�`�À�Þ�Ê�À�Õ�?�?�?�?�}�Ê�V�?�?�`�?�Ì�?�?�?�Ã�° �U�Ê��?�}�?�Ê��?�>�`�Ê�Ì�?��i�À�>�?�V�i�Ê�?�Ê�v�?�À�Ê�>�«�«��?�V�>�Ì�?�?�?�Ã�Ê�?�?�V��Õ�`�?�?�}�Ê �Ê�Ê�Ê�V�À�>�?�i�Ê�?�>�Ã�Ì�Ê�L�i�>�À�?�?�}�Ã�Ê�>�?�`�Ê�V�Þ��?�?�`�i�À�Ê �Ê�Ê�Ê�À�?�`�?�i�?�`�Ê�L�i�>�À�?�?�}�Ã�°�Ê �U�Ê�7�>�Ì�i�À�Ê��Õ�L�À�?�V�>�Ì�i�`�Ê�?�Ê�v�?�À�Ê�À�Õ�`�`�i�À�Ê�>�?�`�Ê�«�À�?�«�i��i�À�Ê �Ê�Ê�Ê�Ã�?�>�v�Ì�Ê�L�i�>�À�?�?�}�Ã�° �U�Ê��?�Ü�Ê�v�À�?�V�Ì�?�?�?�Ê�?�Ê�Ã�Õ�?�Ì�i�`�Ê�Ì�?�Ê�?�>�Ì�V�?�Ê�V�?�Û�i�À�Ê�«�>�`�Ã�Ê�>�?�`�Ê �Ê�Ê�Ê�Ã�Ì�>�L�?��?�â�i�À�Ê�L�i�>�À�?�?�}�Ã�° � �?�À�Ì�?�É�-�?�Õ�Ì�?�Ê��?�i�À�?�V�>�Ê�/�i��\�Ê�³�£��x�{�£�®�È�n�n�?�x�x�Ó�?�Ê��>�Ý�\�Ê�³�£��x�{�£�®�È�n�n�?�Ó�ä�Ç�? � �Õ�À�?�«�i�É��?�`�`��i�Ê�E�Ê��>�À�Ê� �>�Ã�Ì�Ê�/�i��\�Ê�³�{�{��ä�®�£�Ç�ä�?�Ê�Î�Ç�È�ä�{�{�Ê��>�Ý�\�Ê�³�{�{��ä�®�£�Ç�ä�?�Ê�Î�Ç�{�n�£�? �"�À�?�?�Ì �Á �Ê��>�À�?�?�i�Ê� �i�>�À�?�?�}�Ã �Ê�Ê�Ê�Ê�Ê�Ê�Ê�Ê�Ê�Ê�Ê�Ê�Ê�Ê�Ê�Ê�Ê�Ê�Ê�Ê�Ê�Ê�Ê�6�?�Ã�?�Ì�Ê�?�Õ�À�Ê�Ü�i�L�Ã�?�Ì�i�Ê�>�Ì �Ü�Ü�Ü�°�?�À�?�?�Ì�?�>�À�?�?�i�°�Õ�Ã �Ê�Ê�Ê�Ê�Ê�"�À�?�?�Ì �Á �Ê��>�À�?�?�i�Ê� �i�>�À�?�?�}�Ã�Ê�>�À�i�Ê�?�v�v�i�À�i�`�Ê�>�Ã�Ê �V�Õ�Ã�Ì�?�?�?�i�?�}�?�?�i�i�À�i�`�Ê�V�?�?�«�?�?�i�?�Ì�Ã�Ê ��Ì�?�Ê�(�Ê�Ó�°�Ó�?�®�Ê�>�?�`�Ê�>�Ã�Ê�Ã�i�?�?�?�v�?�?�?�Ã�?�i�` �Ì�Õ�L�i�Ã�Ê�>�?�`�Ê�«��>�Ì�i�Ã�Ê�Ü�?�Ì�? �Ã�Ì�?�V�?�Ã�Ê�Ü�?�À��`�Ü�?�`�i�° ��Û�>�?��>�L��i�Ê�?�?�Ê�Ì�Ü�? �?�>�Ì�i�À�?�>��Ê�}�À�>�`�i�Ã�Ê�Ì�?�Ê �«�i�À�v�i�V�Ì��Þ�Ê�?�>�Ì�V�? �>�«�«��?�V�>�Ì�?�?�?�Ê�À�i�µ�Õ�?�À�i�?�i�?�Ì�Ã�° � ��>�Ã�Ã�?�v�?�V�>�Ì�?�?�?�Ê�Ã�?�V�?�i�Ì�Þ�Ê�>�«�«�À�?�Û�>��Ã �Ó�{�Ê�?�?�Õ�À�Ê�Ã�i�À�Û�?�V�i�Ê��1�?�?�Ì�i�`�Ê�-�Ì�>�Ì�i�Ã�® �/�8� ��,�� /�À�i��i�L�?�À�}�Ê�"�À�?�?�Ì�Ê� �?�?�«�?�Ã�?�Ì�i�Ã In VSTEP's virtual fire-fighting training for the Royal Dutch Navy, people play the role of Officer of Duty or Scene Leader in a realistic on-board incident. The Scene Leader has to instruct the fire-fighting crew, and communicate with the Officer of Duty in the Machinery Control Room. Training & Education MR OCTOBER 2005 #7 (49-56).qxd 9/29/2005 8:58 AM Page 51