11JUL2019 - NEWS - LNG training simulator wins DNV GL approval

LNG containment specialist GTT reports that its U.K. based subsidiary, GTT Training, has obtained approval from DNV-GL for its new LNG Bunkering & Fuel Gas Handling System simulation model G-Sim from DNV-GL in accordance the class society;s standard for Maritime Simulator Systems.

DNV-GL’s standard specifies the requirements of simulators that are to be used to deliver training to the shipping industry in accordance with the STCW convention requirements, and in this case specifically for those vessels built to the IGF Code.

This new simulator includes the vessel’s LNG fuel tanks and the complete fuel gas handling management system, along with all the associated support systems as fitted on the latest LNG fueled vessels and allows a user to undertake any operation with such a system as on board a real vessel. These operations include preparation and management of the LNG fuel tanks, bunkering from different types of suppliers and the supply of gas fuel to the equipments onboard using both compressors and fuel pumps. The simulator functionality also includes the capability to change the type of LNG fuel tank and the composition of the LNG to be bunkered. A CCTV4 view of the bunker stations is also included.