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Dynamic Positioning Simulator |
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Dynamic Positioning Simulator |
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As
the result of a partnership between
CIAGA and Rio Tinto Brasil, a new Dynamic
Positioning simulator, entirely designed
and built in Brasil by Symmetry
Ltda, has been installed in CIAGA.
The equipment will initially be used
for training by Rio Tinto personnel
and will next be available to be used
by students and any interested company.
Dynamic positioning (DP) is a system
which enables the ship to automatically
maintain its position or track by using
her own propellers and thrusters, based
on external data from specific sensors.
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Manual
control is only activated when requested
by the operator or in emergency situations.
The system works receiving data from a great
number of subsystems, which are combined
to work together.
In
the event of malfunction or failure in any
of them, the whole system is compromised,
and loss of ship’s position may occur,
leading to consequences as hard as a collision
between ships or the breaking of ducts or
lines being laid, causing material losses,
environmental problems or even human casualties. |
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