Simulation & Training

Training options for the New Zealand marine services sector have broadened considerably thanks to a ship and crane simulation and training facility we have established on site at Northport. It can be used for a wide range of maritime training programs and gives operators options beyond sending staff to Australia for training and aptitude testing, or enduring long waits for training windows in New Zealand. The ship simulator replicates the environment on the bridge of a ship or tug, or in a local port service centre. The facility can be configured to simulate any port in New Zealand. It enables pilots, tug-masters, and local port service operators to train and prepare for changes to their operating environment such as the development of new berths or changes to channels and turning basins. The system can also be used as part of a port’s emergency response training. We are offering a range of training courses for up to six people at a time. These include Local Port Services courses; pilot professional development and annual assessment; bridge resource management and error management; PPU training; and tugmaster and bargemaster training. We can also provide crane operator training and aptitude testing with a separate CM Labs mobile harbour and ship-crane simulator. Following recent investment in container-handling equipment Northport also provides reach-stacker simulation training module for its operators.