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MLA DAVID Schreck and provincial
Labour Minister Dan Miller view the
new marine engine room simulator.

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A $2.3 MILLION high-tech
marine engine room simulator
was officially opened Nov. 14
at North Vancouver-based
Pacific Marine Training
Institute (PMTI). .

Said PMTI principal Stuart
Donn, “It simulates exactly what
happens on board a ship.

“You certainly don’t want

. something
to go
wrong in
the engine
room. At
sea it’s
serious business, but even more so
if you're coming into port.”

The simulator replicates the
engine rooms of a ferry and an
80,000-ton tanker to provide train-
ing for a ship's engineer.

' The simulator consists of 150
Sq. m of computers and sophisticat-
ed electronics.

The project was funded by the

. provincial and federal govern-
ments,

Transport Canada provided $1.5
‘million for the equipment and the
provincial Ministry of Skills,
Training and Labor provided
$800,000 for renovations, which

allows the placement of the simula- .

launches

it
tor at PMTI.

Said North Vancouver-Lonsdale
MLA David Schreck, “This initia-
tive resulis from a very productive
partnership between government,
business, industry and labor.”

Four courses are currently
offered at the PMTI facility.

They include the Simulator CPE
Course designed for students pursu-
ing a Continued Proficiency Certi-

ficate or

needing

to re-

new

their

certifi-
cate; the Level | Watchkeeper and
Control Room Course designed to
teach watchkeepers and operators
propulsion plant operation and
watch standing procedures. Corrse
applicants must have at least six
months experience working in ship
engine rooms.

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