A royal welcome for The King of Malaysia
when visiting the simulator at the
National Defence University of Malaysia
BY: MOHD ANWAR SADAT, HJS MARITIME SDN BHD
PHOTO: The King of Malaysia was accompanied by Minister of Education Dr Maszlee Malik, The Secretary General of Ministry of Defence Datuk Seri
Mohd Zuki Ali, the Vice Chancellor of National Defence University of Malaysia Lieutenant General Datuk Abdul Halim Jalal and board of directors as
well as top management of NDUM and other dignitaries when visiting the simulator delivered by Kongsberg Digital earlier this year.
His Majesty The Yang di-Pertuan Agong
XVI Of Malaysia Al-Sultan Abdullah
Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah
Ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah
AlMusta’in Billah (The Sixteenth King of
Malaysia) was given a royal welcome
by more than 1,500 guest during his
visit to the Ship’s Bridge Simulator at
National Defence University of Malaysia
(NDUM) on 26th September 2019.
During the visit, His Majesty was given
a brief on the simulation facility and was
able to experience the simulator’s capa-bilities,
which were demonstrated by Cdr
Heman Buang RMN (R) at the ship’s
bridge and assisted by Mr Mohd Anwar
Sadat and team at the Instructor Sta-tion.
Various challenging scenarios were
showcased through realistic simulations.
The scenarios also demonstrated that
the hydrodynamic ship models respond
realistically to the effects of main engine
and steering gear forces, current and
wind direction and velocity, waves,
MALAYSIA
water depths, squat, channel and bank
suction effects, close proximity to oth-er
vessels and vessel interactions. The
simulator also demonstrated realistic
simulated ‘own ship’ dynamics in open
water conditions, including the effects
of weather, tidal streams, currents and
interaction with other ships.
The event underlined His Majesty‘s pas-sionate
belief in the high quality training,
skill development and education for the
future of Malaysia.
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