Superior Energy Services of Houston, Texas, has taken delivery of an advanced maritime training simulator. The simulator from Kongsberg Maritime is a a full mission trainer in support of critical operations including ship bridge maneuvering and navigation, anchor handling, ROV operations, crane operations, process control, containment, and controlled pumping and flaring of hydrocarbons.
The contract was signed September 2011. The simulator will be used to provide integrated, real-time training for the company’s offshore marine personnel at its new facility in Anchorage, Alaska. Superior’s working relationship with Shell Offshore was a primary motivator in establishing the facility.
SIMOPS
The system supports the full spectrum of offshore Simultaneous Operations (SIMOPS) activities in support of developing best practices for both surface and sub-sea marine practices – all conducted in real time and in the safety of a simulated environment. The simulator features two full offshore service vessel bridges, with 360 degree field of view, an offshore crane simulator, supplied by Kongsberg company, GlobalSim, a DeepWorks ROV simulator, from Fugro Subsea Services Ltd and a separate Process Simulator, for operator training and control system checkout in addition to multiphase flow simulation, supplied by Kongsberg Oil & Gas Technologies.
Picture: Port view from the bridge of the service vessel simulator
