Guidance on the use of simulators
- Informative Guidance
- Revision 4.2 - March 2015
This document provides comprehensive guidance on the use of simulators in the marine contracting industry, focusing on training and competence assessment.
Contents
Introduction
Definition of a simulator
Classes of simulator
Use of simulators in the marine contracting industry
Differences between e-learning and simulation
Simulators in the training environment
Simulators in competence assessment
Assessment programme
Management of assessment
Definitions pertaining to this document
Appendix 1 – ROV simulators
Appendix 2 – Dive control simulators
Appendix 3 – DP simulators
Appendix 4 – Offshore crane simulators
Revision
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Rev. 4.2 - April 2024Document QA check - preface and layout updated; no change to content
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Rev. 4.1 - January 2020Updated inside cover only
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Rev. 4 - March 2015Classes C and S removed from Table 1 and a new table, Table 3, added outlining an ROV simulator training framework. Subsequent tables renumbered
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Rev. 3 - September 2013Diving scenarios added to the dive control appendix
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Rev. 2 - June 2012Appendix for offshore crane simulators added
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Rev. 1 - August 2011Appendices for dive control and dynamic positioning (DP) simulators added
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Rev. 0 - September 2010Initial publication