EVACUATION TRAINING USING IMMERSIVE SIMULATORS

摘要

Evacuation by lifeboat is part of the emergency response plan of virtually every offshore petroleum installation and ship in the world. Offshore and marine industry personnel must be competent to operate lifeboats in the weather conditions that prevail during operations, including rough weather. However, it is not practicable to do drills with survival craft in even moderately rough weather because the drill itself poses an unacceptable risk to the health and safety of trainees. Further, recent accidents have highlighted the dangers of conducting practice launches even in calm conditions. This gap in training capability is being addressed by innovative simulation-based training for marine evacuation systems that provides training in extreme conditions, but in a safe environment.