VSTEP – JUNE 2019

VSTEP Newsletter – June

As of this month, the summer has officially began. While the summer months typically usher in the holiday season, here at VSTEP we are still going full steam ahead. With new developments on the horizon we continue on a high note this year with our sights set on exciting ventures. 

NAUTIS Inland simulators fully comply with ES-QIN 2018

NAUTIS Inland simulators are now fully compliant with the European Standard for Qualification in Inland Navigation (ES-QIN 2018) .
The new compliance demonstrates the simulator’s capabilities to adapt to new official training requirements and accommodate changing market conditions.

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Maritime Academy Harlingen expands their training to Response Simulator

Recently, Maritime Academy Harlingen expanded their training capabilities with the purchase of the RS maritime package. This new addition will enable the academy to teach students proper shipboard incident management, besides regular vessel handling training.

Behind the Sim is back!

As the world is rapidly changing with new technology advancements, companies must adapt to these changing forces, meet the needs of end users as well as respond well to market challenges. In this edition of Behind the Simulator, we learn the insights of RS product development through the perspective of Erwin Wolf – team lead of the RS development team. 
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[From left: Floris van Gessel, Master Mariner and Product Manager NAUTIS, Ties Klapwijk, Sales Manager NAUTIS]

VSTEP attends ETC Forum

Recently our NAUTIS team attended the Education, Training & Crewing (ETC) forum in Odessa, Ukraine. Ties Klapwijk and Floris Van Gessel participated in presentations and panel discussions tackling many topics such as the examination and certification of seafarers, maritime training methods, e-learning, simulation training and much more.

The forum was a great opportunity to network with industry experts and discuss future developments of maritime training and education.

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