ENGINE ROOM SIMULATOR (ERS 4000)

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The Engine Room Simulator 4000, developed by Transas, is a maritime simulator meant for the education, training and assessment of engine department personnel, includ-ing officers in charge of watch, second and chief engi-neers.

ERS 4000 meets the requirements of the STCW‘95 Con-vention and Code. The simulator’s scope of training objec-tives corresponds to the specifications of standard com-petence for engine department personnel as to Chapter III of STCW‘95, IMO Model Courses 2.07; 2.08; 7.02; 7.04; and facilitates marine engineering training at the operational, management and support levels. It is certified by Det Nor-ske Veritas as Class A Simulator.

AREAS of ApplicAtionEducation

Basic physical and technical knowledge•

Engine room equipment familiarisation•

System layout and flow diagrams•

Control, Automation, Alarm and Safety systems•

Operational instructions•

Watch keeping procedures•

TrainingUpdating of seagoing engineering personnel•

Educating specialists from other related qualifications•

Refresher courses•

Assessment of CompetenceIssue of qualification certificates•

Diploma revalidation and qualification•

Demonstration of professional competence•

The wide application capabilities of the Transas ERS 4000 simulator make it the ideal solution for maritime colleges and academies, training centres, shipping companies, maritime authorities and crewing agencies.

ERS 4000 Network

PC-based Simulator Class

Designed for group and team training•

Instructor control and monitoring•

Up to 12 interactive Trainee workstations•

configuRAtionERS 4000 Solo

Single-PC Desktop System

Designed for self-education, equipment familiarisation •and knowledge refresher training

Run on standalone PC•

Off-line Instructor functions include Exercise Editor •and Debriefing

ERS 4000 Full-mission

‘Real’ Engine Room Consoles supplied with the Trainee Work-station:

Designed for professional hands-on simulator training, in-•cluding advanced operation and troubleshooting tasks

‘Real’ simulated consoles with built-in monitoring and con-•trol panels

Panels are available for Ship’s Diesel Propulsion Plant with •Auxiliary systems and machinery and for Ship’s Electric Pow-er Plant. Full interaction between simulator software and hardware

Any combination of ERS 4000 Network and Full-mission •workstations.

Single-PC desktop system

ERS class

typES of tRAiningThe high level of physical and behavioral realism of the ERS 4000 creates a professional environment for the fol-lowing types of marine engineering training:

Familiarisation and education•

Standard operation and watch keeping•

Advanced operation and troubleshooting.•

ERS full mission

Propulsion plant

Network workplace configuration is flexible and could be adjusted according to the training requirements

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Electric Power Plant

The Ship’s Electric Power Plant incorporated in ERS 4000 in-cludes the main switch board and control panels for diesel-generators, shaft-generator, turbo-generator, emergency diesel-generator, shore supply, consumers, synchronising, automatic and manual control modes, alarm and safety sys-tem.

The simulator imitates the actual dynamics of the transition processes, allowing the trainee to acquire the appropriate operation skills.

Simulated Systems Include

Diesel Generators•

Shaft Generator•

Turbo Generators•

Shore Supply•

Emergency Generator•

Sections of Main Switch Board and Emergency Switch •Board

Consumers, feeders, earth monitoring, etc.•

Fuel oil supply system

Main switch board

Ballast system

Incinerator

Turbo Generator

Emergency switch board

SCSW of Tanker LNG

tRAinEE WoRkStAtionPropulsion Plant

The set of equipment simulated in ERS 4000 complies with the modern standard accepted for ships’ diesel and steam turbine plants. To fully meet the engineering training requirements of its customers, Transas has simulated three of the most widespread types of ship’s propulsion plant, including:

Two-stroke slow-speed diesels: MAN B&W 6S60MC, MAN B&W 10K98MC, Wartsila-Sulzer 6RTA58 with a fixed pitch •propeller

Four-stroke medium-speed diesel of the SEMT Pielstick 16 PC2.2V-400 type with a controllable pitch propeller•

Four-stroke high-speed diesel of the Caterpillar 3508 TA type with reversible reduction gear and fixed pitch propeller•

Steam turbine cross-compound, double reduction geared (Kawasaki UA-400 as prototype)•

Simulated Systems IncludeSystems providing operation of propulsion complex •

United mimic diagram of systems with machinery and •units parameterisation functionality

ERS 4000 incorporates an up-to-date simulated ship alarm system with visual and acoustic signals and automatic log-ger, as well as a powerful safety system with slowdown and shutdown functions and Dead Man system and Dead Man system.

These systems are essential for the training of emergency situations and equipment failures on all types of engine room equipment.

Auxiliary Systems

The extensive range of Auxiliary systems and Machinery subsystems modeled in ERS 4000 meets the ever growing requirements set forth for marine engineering simulator training.

The set of Auxiliary Systems and mechanisms is compliant with MARPOL and SOLAS requirements.

Simulated Systems Include

Steering Gear•

Ballast System •

Sewage Treatment System•

Incinerator •

Steam Plant •

Fire systems•

Bilge Systems•

Refrigeration Systems, etc.•

General Cargo 2 main engine control

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‘Virtual Reality’ Engine Room

The 3D Engine Room is an innovative module included in the Transas ERS 4000 simulator.

With this module, simulator users can solve the following training tasks:

‘3-D virtual reality’ of the Engine Room area for famil-•iarisation support

Standard and Advanced operation, including trouble-•shooting

System mimic diagrams and local control places•

Familiarisation with Engine Room sounds•Ship’s diesel propulsion plant

Ship’s electric power plant

Hardware Controls

To simulate the vessel interior with greater realism and thus further improve the efficiency of training, ERS 4000 can be supplied with full-size control consoles comprising built-in monitoring and control panels, as well as computers.

The hardware consoles included in ERS 4000 imitate:

Integrated Engine Control Room control desk•

Main Switchboard and Emergency Switchboard of the Ship’s Electric Power •Plant

Engine Room local control places•

Monitoring and control panels ensuring the inspection of the majority of •simulator systems and their control

Alarm panels•

Sounds and noises of all the major engine room devices, as well as alarm •sound signals

Sound & Visual Alarm Unit. ERS 4000 transmits the complete set of alarm sig-•nals to this newly-implemented device

External equipment may be connected to create customized controls configu-ration through universal hardware interface.

All sets of ‘real’ consoles supplied with ERS 4000 are provided with built-in com-puters connected to a lo cal network, which ensures the full interactivity be-tween all the components of the simulator.

Main switchboard

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inStRuctoR StAtionERS 4000 is an excellent tool for carrying out professional education, training, and knowledge assessment of ship’s engineers, under the supervision of an Instructor. Ad-vanced exercise monitoring and analysis functions of the simulator’s Instructor Station make ERS 4000 applicable for training tasks of practically any level of complexity.

Up to 12 interactive Trainee Stations can be controlled from a single Instructor Station.

Exercise EditingGeneration of new exercises•

Editing of existing exercises•

Access to existing and creation of new training scenar-•ios

Transas is able to provide courseware packages accord-•ing to SRCW’95 requirements

On-line ClassExercise monitoring, on-line control of a class network•

Introduction of equipment faults, changing preset exer-•cise parameters in the on-line mode

Recording of all the events at Trainee workstations •

Various ship models could be appointed for different •trainees at the same time; the task could be appointed for individual, team and crew training

DebriefingPost-exercise analysis of trainee performance•

Replay of recorded exercises in real, fast and slow time •or in the step-by-step mode

intEgRAtion With nAvigAtionAl SimulAtoRUsing the open architecture and modular design structure of its simulator sys-tems, Transas has allowed for the integration of the ERS 4000 and NTPRO 4000 shiphandling simulator into a single interactive training environment.

The combined training of engineering personnel and deck officers in a single exercise solves the following tasks:

Training of efficient and well-coordinated cooperation between the engine •room and bridge crews as it is onboard the real ship

Understanding of the complexity of all onboard equipment and interactions•

Training of emergency situations•

Advanced equipment familiarisation necessary due to the increased level of •automation on board ships, where modern engine monitoring and control devices are installed on the bridge (in accordance with the IMO ‘Watch 1’ stan-dard)

Such integrated training is now increasingly demanded by:

Maritime training centres and schools, where dual qualifications (watch offi-•cer/engineer) are available

Shipping companies training their crews onboard and ashore•

Advanced shiphandling simulator courses designed for crews of vessels with •an A1/A2 automation class

Instructor place

Instructor station Instructor slave monitor

Training of bridge personnel

Training of engine room personnel

Competence Assessment

A set of standard tests on maritime qualifications •for competence assessment exercises

Results database for training statistics•

The ERS 4000 Instructor Station incorporates the following equipment:

Dual-head computer•

LAN server•

Color printer•

Projector.•

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Dry-Cargo Vessel/Container Ship

Model Description

Multipurpose dry-cargo vessel/container ship of 12,000 DWT, carry-ing general cargo, 20’ and 40’ containers.

Main engine: two-stroke low-speed reversible turbo charged diesel engine with fixed pitch propeller.

vesselLength o.a., m 137.40Breadth mld, m 21.50Draught at design WL, m 7.50Deadweight at SLM, t 12,000Speed in full load, kn 19.1

main EngineType S.E.M.T. Pielstick 16

PC2.2 V-400Cylinder bore, mm 400Piston stroke, mm 460No. of cylinders 16MCR, kW 5,966Corresp. Engine speed, rpm 520Propeller CPPPropeller blades 4

main EngineType MAN B&W 6S60MCCylinder bore, mm 600Piston stroke, mm 2292No. of cylinders 6MCR, kW 12,240Corresp. Engine speed, rpm 105Propeller FPPPropeller blades 4

RO-RO Vessel

Model Description

Ro-Ro vessel of 5,000 DWT, with a four-stroke medium-speed non-reversible turbo charged diesel engine and controllable pitch propeller.

vesselLength o.a., m 124.09Breadth mld, m 19.20Draught at design WL, m 6.30Deadweight at SLM, t 5,000Speed in full load, kn 16.6

Fishing Vessel

Model Description

Trawler with a four-stroke high-speed turbo charged diesel en-gine, reversible reduction gear and fixed pitch propeller.

main EngineType CATERPILLAR 3508 TACylinder bore, mm 170Piston stroke, mm 190No. of cylinders 8

MCR, kW 526Corresp. Engine speed, rpm 1,200Propeller FPPPropeller blades 4

vesselLength o.a., m 24.5Breadth mld, m 6.31Draught at design WL, m 3.25Deadweight at SLM, t 250Speed in full load, kn 11

Oil Tanker

Model Description

Oil tanker of 60,500 DWT, with a two-stroke low-speed revers-ible turbo charged diesel engine and fixed pitch propeller. The Auxiliary systems: Oily Water Treatment System & Incinerator added according to MARPOL requirements. main Engine

Type MAN B&W 6S60MCCylinder bore, mm 600Piston stroke, mm 2,292No. of cylinders 6MCR, kW 12,240Corresp. Engine speed, rpm 105Propeller FPPPropeller blades 4

vesselLength o.a., m 242.8Breadth mld, m 32.2Draught at design WL, m 12.50Deadweight at SLM, t 67,980Speed in full load, kn 13,6

Container Ship

Model Description

Containership of 83,105 DWT with a two-stroke reversible low-speed turbo charged diesel with fixed pitch propeller.

main EngineType MAN B&W 10K98MCCylinder bore, mm 980Piston stroke, mm 2660No. of cylinders 10MCR, kW 57,200Corresp. Engine speed, rpm 94Propeller FPPPropeller blades 4

vesselLength o.a., m 277.40Breadth mld, m 40.0Draught at design WL, m 13.3Deadweight at SLM, t 83,105Speed in full load, kn 24.9

ERS 4000 AvAilAblE Ship modElSERS 4000 incorporates the library of ship models with the most widespread types of propulsion plant. The model library is constantly growing. Customised models can be developed on demand, given that a customer provides the necessary technical data on the vessel’s engine room equipment.

The following Ship Models are available now:

General Cargo-2

Model Description

Multipurpose general cargo-containership of 12.000 DWT, having a two-stroke reversible low-speed turbo charged diesel, and direct transmission to a fixed pitch propeller.

main EngineType Wartsila-Sulzer RTA58Cylinder bore, mm 580Piston stroke, mm 2416No. of cylinders 6MCR, kW 12,750Corresp. Engine speed, rpm 105Propeller FPPMEP, bar 19Propeller blades 4

vesselLength o.a., m 137.40Breadth mld, m 21.50Draught at design WL, m 7.50Deadweight at SLM, t 12,000Cargo holds capacity, m3 14.950Speed in full load, kn 19,1

LNG Tanker

Model Description

LNG tanker of 76,000 DWT, with a steam turbine as the main en-gine, driving a fixed pitch propeller via a turning gearbox.

main EngineType Kawasaki UA-400Output MCR, kW 29,450Output NCR, kW 25,040 / 85,3 R.P.M.Steam conditions at inlet 57,4 bar, 515 oCCondenser vacuum at top (pump cooling) 722 mmHg Vac. at M.C.R.

Superheated steam 61,5 bar / 515 oC / 63,500kg/h at M.C.R. condition

Propeller FPP

vesselLength o.a., m 276.0Breadth mld, m 43.40Draught at design WL, m 11.01Deadweight at SLM, t 76,134Cargo tanks, m3 137,585Speed in full load, kn 19,5

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