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Felixstowe plans to introduce a new crane simulator with a view to improving operator proficiency and enhancing overall productivity.
The UK port is working on the development of a computer-based simulator for its gantry cranes, in partnership with Drilling Systems (UK) of Bournemouth, an expert in training simulation in the oil gas and crane industries.
The port will provide operational expertise and data for its cranes, terminal tractors/trailers and vessels, as well as environmental data, to enable accurate modelling of the relevant workplace.
Drilling Systems will then use this data to produce the new software and hardware for the simulator, which will comprise an operator's chair, graphics projection system and instructor's station.
The new simulator is expected to provide significant gains in safety and productivity levels at the port.
Trainees sit in a replica crane operator's chair and focus on a three-dimensional visual world, with audible cues from a surround-sound system. They can be tested in a virtual operating environment, safe in the knowledge that expensive equipment will not be damaged if mistakes are made. The system allows potentially dangerous scenarios and "crane operator competence under pressure" to be evaluated safely, using an array of simulated equipment malfunctions and adverse weather conditions.
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