NavSim Services’ Inc. has completed the upgrade to the US Coast Guard Academy’s Ship Control and Navigation Training System (SCANTS).
The SCANTS Upgrade consisted of two 240° Horizontal Field of View (HFOV) Full Mission Ship Bridge Simulators and three 175° HFOV Ship Bridge Simulators. In addition: five Instructor Control Stations, two Debriefing Stations and a Local Design and Model Development station were also installed.
Each bridge is comprised of consoles containing real and simulated ship controls, internal & external simulated communications, virtual alidades, virtual binoculars, stimulated GFE AN/SPS-50 & AN/SPS-78 radars and USCG VEGA ECDIS systems.
Bridge 1 visuals are provided by seven Digital Projection Laser projectors. Bridge 2 visuals are provide by thirteen 75” Professional Class Large Format Displays.
Design by Andrew Dumpleton. Built by Luminus
