Admiral Makarov State Maritime Academy has started major investment project
Admiral Makarov State Maritime Academy has started implementation of the major investment project aimed at modernization of its Maritime Training Center (MTC).
The project to modernize the Russia's largest centre of seafarers professional training and refresher courses was developed in the beginning of 2004, agreed upon in the Ministry of Transport and approved by the Federal Agency of marine and river transport in September last year.
Within the framework of the project, the Academy plans to open the Crisis Management Centre, which will be based on a specialized simulator capable to provide training of personnel in oil spill prevention and response, via the network the simulator will be directly linked with the Main Maritime Rescue Coordination Center of Russian Ministry of Transport.
Establishment of the Sea Pilots and VTS Operators Training Center is the second objective of the project. Availability of such a center will allow to meet the provisions of the new IMO Resolution A.960 (23) and IALA Recommendation V-103.
In compliance with the project's schedule, by the end of this year the Academy plans to open the Russia's first Oil Rigs and dynamic positioning equipped Ships Personnel Training Centre.
Distant Learning and Testing Center will start its work not later than the end of the first quarter of 2006 and will allow the mariners to obtain "makarov" training irrespective of a client's residence. The centre will consolidate resources of the Academy in the field of remote control of professional knowledge, psycho-physiological testing and testing of the seafarers Maritime English language for conformity with the MCA UK requirements.
The main part of the project is the establishment of a specialized simulator "Virtual Ship", combining bridge and engine room simulators. Such a simulator will allow Russian ship owners to provide training of the crews in uniform information space at the level of the European standards for seafarers' professional training.
The total amount of investments for implementation of the Project of the Makarov Training Center modernization are estimated at more than two million US dollars.
More detailed information on the Project's implementation will be provided to Maritime Community at the exhibition "NEVA-2005" which will take place in St.-Petersburg from September, 26 till September, 29, 2005.
