On certification of mathematical model of ships for ship handling simulator
The Makarov Training Centre commenced the development of methods of ships models certification used in simulators. Maritime Administrations and classification societies effect certification of simulators, including navigational, in case of which the equipment is certified but not mathematical ships models. At the same time, mathematical ships model is the main component of a maneuvering and ship handling simulator.
On the Maritime Training Centre initiative the Russian Register of Shipping entrusted the Academy with the development of principals and methods of mathematical ship models certification for a bridge simulator (full-mission DNV Class A).
The mathematical model certificate will completely determine the range of modeling tasks and external conditions of operations (wind, swell, fairway limitations, overtaking and passing, mooring operations etc.) and the level of compliance of the modeling vessel behaveour to the real vessel while the same handling and external conditions, and also area of application of a certified model for a particular training program, depending on the requirements to adequacy.
Currently the Makarov Training Centre is designing basic certification requirements to the ship maneuvering features. Additionally, under the agreement signed by the SMA and "Unicom" in May,2005 the natural sea trials Primorsk - Rotterdam - Primorsk were carried out on board m/v "Ligovsky Prospect" belonging to the "Sovcomflot" for improving the designed methods of ship models adequacy analysis.
