Mumbai: Home-grown simulation and Information Technology company ARI Simulation today announced that it has successfully delivered a new multifunctional offshore vessel handling and operations simulator to Korea Maritime & Ocean University (KMOU).  Since its inception the Company has installed over 1000 simulators in 45 countries across the globe. Roughly 70% of ARI’s revenue comes from export orders. In the last three years, the company exported simulator systems worth Rs 150 crore and expects the sales multiply manifolds in next five years.

Mr. Shravan Rewari, CEO & Managing Director, ARI Simulation, said, “This simulator has been designed keeping in mind the future expansion capabilities and offers a high degree of integration and interoperability. We have been delivering customized simulators to a significant number of maritime players in developed nations.  Our key markets have been America, United Kingdom & Scandinavia, South Korea and Japan. The global markets are established simulator user markets and continue to expand the use of this technology in new application areas, opening various avenues of opportunities for ARI. In India, with initiatives like “Make in India” to encourage indigenous design and development and emphasis on training and skill enhancement; we are positive to see rapid growth of simulation market in the country.”

“ARI also takes this opportunity to unveil its 2016 integrated simulation suite of products for the maritime sector. This suite of simulators covers the complete range of operations for – Ports and terminals, Logistics, Vessels for Deep Sea, Inland Waterways, Coastal trade & Dredging, Offshore, Fishing and more. This places ARI in a unique position to provide simulation framework for Port and Feasibility studies and the Sagarmala initiative”” he further added.

The offshore simulator features an offshore replica bridge with ten visual channels delivering a 240 degree field of view.  The bridge is fully equipped with offshore vessel technologies and includes a full DP2 simulator interfaced to real DP console hardware.  As a full mission dynamic positioning simulator the installation has been built to comply with the latest Class A standard from the Nautical Institute as well as the requirement for use in Seatime Reduction (STR).

In addition to its capabilities as a full mission DP bridge, the offshore simulator has been equipped with full manual handling controls and can be used to train for complete anchor handling operations via ARI Anchor Handling Operations System.  This includes a complete set of winch controls and the full suite of engineering interfaces required to lay and retrieve anchors.  The simulator features ARI’s renowned instructor application with complete mission design and fault introduction features, allowing faculty to design and build a virtually unlimited range of exercises and scenarios.  Debriefing features include the ability to review a trainee exercise in full and adjust virtual cameras to reinforce learning points.  The debrief modules can also take advantage of the software’s subsea visualisation system, in which instructor can take trainees underwater to better create the kind of enhanced situational awareness that offshore operations demand.

Source : Lokesh Shastri