Anchor Handling at Swire
General information
In 2007, MARIN embarked on a challenging project to develop and install a world-class anchor-handling simulator (AHS) for Swire Pacific Offshore at the new Swire Marine Training Centre (SMTC) in Loyang, Singapore. Recently, the first phase of this project was finalized with the inauguration of the AH-simulator at SMTC.
In 2007, MARIN embarked on a challenging project to develop and install a world-class anchor-handling simulator (AHS) for Swire Pacific Offshore at the new Swire Marine Training Centre (SMTC) in Loyang, Singapore. Recently, the first phase of this project was finalized with the inauguration of the AH-simulator at SMTC.
Challenges
Anchor-handling simulation brings some new challenges to the field of simulation and one element that sets it apart from existing nautical simulations is the need for proper wave response characteristics.
Another specific element is the importance and magnitude of external forces that come into play during the operation, along with the simulation and visualisation of a series of operation-specific components, such as deadman’s wire, tugger wire, work wire, chasers, anchors, shackles, karmoy roller, moving pins, sharkjaws, winches, cranes, and animations of personnel on deck etc.
Anchor-handling simulation brings some new challenges to the field of simulation and one element that sets it apart from existing nautical simulations is the need for proper wave response characteristics.
Another specific element is the importance and magnitude of external forces that come into play during the operation, along with the simulation and visualisation of a series of operation-specific components, such as deadman’s wire, tugger wire, work wire, chasers, anchors, shackles, karmoy roller, moving pins, sharkjaws, winches, cranes, and animations of personnel on deck etc.
Functionality
MARIN’s Mermaid500 simulator has been extended with some typical functionality related to anchor handling:
MARIN’s Mermaid500 simulator has been extended with some typical functionality related to anchor handling:
Other typical features comprise:
• Rig control GUI’s to operatie the Rig macros
• AH control GUI to operate the Vessel macros
• Winch display, monitoring line force and length
• Winch control GUI to operate the winches pins, and karmforks
• DP failure manager, to introduce thruster, engines, rudder, PME’s / sensor failure
• Rig control GUI’s to operatie the Rig macros
• AH control GUI to operate the Vessel macros
• Winch display, monitoring line force and length
• Winch control GUI to operate the winches pins, and karmforks
• DP failure manager, to introduce thruster, engines, rudder, PME’s / sensor failure
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Chasing
With the Chasing functionality, one is able to train :
• Delivering anchors
• Deploying anchors
• Chasing back
• Retrieving PCP
or
• Pickup PCP
• Chascing to Anchor
• Pulling out Anchor
• Retrieving anchor
With the Chasing functionality, one is able to train :
• Delivering anchors
• Deploying anchors
• Chasing back
• Retrieving PCP
or
• Pickup PCP
• Chascing to Anchor
• Pulling out Anchor
• Retrieving anchor
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Non-chasing or Buoyed system
With the Buoyed systems functionality, training of the following tasks is possible:
• Pick-up Buoy
• Connect Winch Wire to the Rig Wire
• Pull out Anchors
• Anchor on Deck
or
• Deliver anchor
• Deploy anchor
• Splash buoy
With the Buoyed systems functionality, training of the following tasks is possible:
• Pick-up Buoy
• Connect Winch Wire to the Rig Wire
• Pull out Anchors
• Anchor on Deck
or
• Deliver anchor
• Deploy anchor
• Splash buoy
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Towing on a bridle
Towing of a semi-sub can be trained in the following states:
• Pins up
• Pins down, with perimeter and bullhorns
Towing of a semi-sub can be trained in the following states:
• Pins up
• Pins down, with perimeter and bullhorns
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Special Operations
Other special ways of towing that have been implemented are:
• Barge towing from sea-port
• Towing on line
• Towing on hip
• Berthing
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Contact
For more information please contact Maritime Simulation & Software Group or visit our simulators.
MARIN
Department "Maritime Simulation & Software Group"
Haagsteeg 2
P.O. Box 28
6700 AA Wageningen
The Netherlands
Phone +31 317 49 32 37
E-mail msg@marin.nl
For more information please contact Maritime Simulation & Software Group or visit our simulators.
MARIN
Department "Maritime Simulation & Software Group"
Haagsteeg 2
P.O. Box 28
6700 AA Wageningen
The Netherlands
Phone +31 317 49 32 37
E-mail msg@marin.nl