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Engine Room Simulator

ERS 2000 Simulators are based on IMO Course 2.07, with IMO Course 7.04 and IMO Course 7.02 taken into account. The simulator is also compliant to the requirements set out in the revised STCW '95 and facilitates three levels of training:

  • Low level - familiarization.
  • Standard level - standard operation and watch keeping.
  • High level - advanced operation and troubleshooting (for Chief Engineers and 2nd Engineers).

The system serves primarily for ensuring communication between a person using the simulator and the matematical models built into the simulator, i.e. for implementing "Man-Computer" interface.

The simulator uses the same ideology as the actual up-to-date systems for the automated and automatic control of the ship's machinery, namely, presentation of information on all the subsustems and their components on the computer monitor, as well as possibility to control the subsystems from the computer monitor.

To this end, in all the modules (SDPP, AS and SEPP) each of the modeled subsystems is presented on an individual on-screen page. The left-hand part of the on-screen page contains a subsystem's mnemonic diagram, whilst the right-hand part of the page contains this subsystem monitoring and control panel. On each page, there is a special area for the signals of the Alarm System related to the given subsystem. In addition, each of the simulators has a dedicated Alarm System on-screen page; all the Alarm System signals from all the subsystems included in the given simulator are combined on a special Group Alarm System Panel.

The trainee is provided with a facility for switching from one subsystem to another (leafing through the on-screen pages), for controlling the simulator in the part of the allowed functions (pause, stop, sound control, Event Log "tape" recording, saving of the systems' and machinery status, local exercise loading, etc.)

Engine Room Simulators are designed to educate and train marine engineers in the operation of Engine Room machinery and watch keeping in the Engine Control Room of vessels with a high level of automation.

Engine Room simulator ERS 2000 includes the following main components:

  • Ship's Diesel Propulsion Plant
  • Auxiliary Systems
  • Ship's Electric Power Plant

The ERS 2000 is a PC-based networked simulator which includes 3 interactive Trainee workstations operating under Instructor control and monitoring. The simulator can be used for both, individual and team training.

THE INSTRUCTOR WORKSTATION

The Instructor Workstation consists of the following principal components:

  • Trainee Monitor - for conducting classes and monitoring the trainee performance in the on-line mode by using an alphanumeric display.
  • Exercise Editor - for the creation and editing of exercises.
  • Additional Trainee Monitor - to allow the trainee workstations to be monitored through a combination of an alphanumeric display and additional graphic display.
  • Debriefing facility - for viewing and analysing the recordings of completed exercises.

The following models are currently available:

SDPP MODEL #1, which includes a ship two-stroke low speed reversible Main Engine (ME) (prototype - MAN B&W 6S60MC, 12240 kW, 105 r.p.m.) driving a Fixed Pitch Propeller (FPP).

Modeling is provided for the following:

  • Remote Automatic Control System which includes Engine Telegraph, emergency Main Engine control and Main Engine safety system
  • Fresh water cooling system
  • Sea water cooling system
  • Lubricating and piston cooling oil system
  • Fuel oil transfer system
  • Fuel supply system
  • Compressed air system
  • ME exhaust gas system and ME turbocharger
  • Cylinder combustion process and indicator diagram
  • Alarm System

SDPP MODEL #2, which includes a ship four-stroke medium speed irreversible Main Engine (ME) (prototype - SEMT Pielstick 16 PC2.2 V - 400, 5966 kW, 520 r.p.m.) driving a Controllable Pitch Propeller (CPP) via the reduction gear.

Modeling is provided for the following:

  • Remote Automatic Control System which includes Engine Telegraph, emergency Main Engine control and Main Engine safety system
  • Fresh water cooling system
  • Lubricating oil system
  • Fuel oil transfer system
  • Fuel supply system
  • Compressed air system
  • ME exhaust gas system and ME turbocharger
  • CPP hydro drive system, Reduction Gear, Clutch and Stern tube
  • Alarm System

AS MODEL, which includes a set of auxiliary machinery.

Modeling is provided for the following:

  • Auxiliary boiler plant based on the combined fire-tube boiler supplied with a local safety and automatics system
  • Steering gear
  • Bilge system (ER drainage) including the ER oily water purification system
  • Distilling plant
  • Fire protection system, which includes:
    • Central Fire alarm station,
    • Engine Room high-pressure carbon dioxide system
    • Fire Main System
  • Alarm System

SEPP MODEL, which includes two diesel generators (DG), one shaft generator (SG) and one emergency diesel generator (EDG)

Modeling is provided for the following:

  • Manual and automatic SEPP control (connection to the busbars, pickup/drop of load, etc.)
  • Control of Diesel Generator #1,
  • Control of Diesel Generator #2
  • Control of Emergency Diesel Generator
  • Control of the Shaft Generator (drive)
  • Synchrinizing
  • Main Switch Board / Emergency Switch Board sections
  • Consumers
  • Load Sharing
  • Alarm System
  • Main Current Circuit Diagram