BMT SeaTech provides Kiel Canal with PC Rembrandt

Currently, training Kiel Canal’s 123 pilots is carried out on the full bridge simulator at the Maritime Academy of Bremen. However, with up to 140 vessel movements a day, a number that is growing, it is becoming increasingly difficult for pilots to be released from the associations watch rotation plan.

Captain Michael Hartmann, chairman of the Kiel-Canal-Pilots Lotsenbrüderschaft NOK I said: “The system exceeds our expectations in many aspects. It is a reliable tool to train basic and enhanced ship-handling, giving us more time for final high level and multiple emergency training sessions using cost intensive full bridge simulators.”

PC Rembrandt is a fast-time ship-handling and manoeuvring PC based simulator, incorporating standard control and instructor consoles. The Kiel system includes ten ship models of various designs and sizes, including containerships, tankers, bulk carriers and cruise ships.