New K-Sim® Safety meets training
demand for firefighting onboard
BY: EVY SAETER, PRODUCT ADVISOR - MARITIME SIMULATION, KONGSBERG DIGITAL
K-Sim Safety is a simulation system, specifically made to practice management and execution of procedures for firefighting as well as search and
rescue operations on board a vessel. With an immersive 3D virtual environment, the simulator system provides a realistic, safe and cost effective
enhancement of live practical training for safety professionals.
VIRTUAL TRAINING IN FIREFIGHTING
Personnel on board a ship must be able
to handle incidents of fire while the ship
is at sea. Traditional training methods
can be complex, costly and time-con-suming,
placing pressure on both com-pany
and crew.
K-Sim Safety allows emergency crews
to experience an incident as if it hap-pened
in real-life. During an exercise,
they can assess the situation and de-termine
the best response strategy,
implement it and then observe the
consequences of their decisions in a
debriefing afterwards. By using K-Sim
Safety, realistic and cost-efficient criti-cal
training can be carried out for ship
safety, ensuring competence in fire pre-vention
and firefighting techniques.
MEETING STCW REQUIREMENTS
K-Sim Safety enables practical exercis-es
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 compe-tence
in firefighting and search and
rescue on board are described as:
• Control firefighting operation
• Organize and train fire teams
• Inspect and service fire detection,
extinguishing systems and equip-ment
BRIDGE/SAFETY
COMMAND CENTER
The K-Sim Safety solution includes a
full mission simulator, which can train
up to three different teams at the same
time; typically one management team
and two fire teams.
In an emergency situation the man-agement
team (often consisting of the
Captain, the Chief Engineer and the
Chief Officer), will meet at the bridge/
safety command center. Their main
task is to manage the firefighting by
communication to the other internal
teams as well as external communi-cation
using radio. The bridge/safety
command center is equipped with an
Integrated Automation System (IAS)
and safety panels giving an overview
of the emergency situation, supporting
the management team to take critical
decisions.
FIRE CONTROL AND SAFETY PLAN
K-Sim Safety includes a fire control
and safety plan, which is a mandatory
requirement of the SOLAS convention
on board ships. The plan is located at
selected locations on the ship and pro-vides
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detailed information about fire
stations, type of fire detection and fire-fighting
systems available on board.
TRAINING THE FIRE ARMS
IN A VIRTUAL REALITY
The full mission training system includes
two separate fire team muster stations
(fire station 1 and 2) with detailed 3D
virtual hotel & machinery space appli-cation,
comprising an interactive walk-through
virtual animation of the entire
engine room and four upper decks.
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