His Royal Highness Prince William, heir to the British throne, started a short attachment with the Royal Navy in June and following in the footsteps of his father and grandfather underwent training at the Britannia Royal Naval College (BRNC) at Dartmouth.rnWhilst at BRNC Prince William was able to practice navigation, ship handling and other core navy skills in the NTPro 4000 Bridge Simulator that was supplied by Transas Marine in 2006. The Bridge Simulator (known as HMS Daring) forms the backbone of core navigation and watchkeeping training for all Young Officers (YO's) at BRNC.rnPrince William was impressed with the capability of HMS Daring and particularly the way it enables BRNC instructors to immerse trainees in a realistic bridge team environment all within the safety and security of a classroom. After leaving BRNC the Prince joined 185 other sailors for five weeks on board the RN frigate HMS Iron Duke, which is tasked with counter-narcotics operations and disaster relief during hurricane season in the Caribbean.
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