Equinor And Kongsberg Digital Crew Up To Improve

Norwegian oil and fuel large Equinor is collaborating with the maritime and offshore know-how firm Kongsberg Digital to spice up its personnel abilities to guard the setting, forestall offshore incidents, and carry out holistic disaster administration in superior offshore operations.

Keyto this collaboration is the deployment of 4 Okay-Sim Offshore simulators delivered by Kongsberg Digital. 

These shall be built-in with KONGSBERG’s Okay-Pos Dynamic Positioning programs and NORBIT’s pioneering Oil Spill Detection system, Aptomar. 

In response to Kongsberg Digital, the tailor-made configuration won’t solely allow offshore process coaching for offshore personnel, but in addition environmental conservation drills, oil spill detection and restoration simulations, and all-encompassing security and disaster administration drills for Equinor’s specialised personnel.

The great simulator suite shall be put in on the North Cape Simulator Centre in Honningsvaag, Norway. 

It is a trendy simulator heart which presents security programs and emergency coaching for seafarers and personnel within the oil and fuel business. The funding will allow the coaching of execs from Johan Castberg, Norne, Åsgård A, and Njord N offshore installations in addition to Melkøya onshore plant.

“Kongsberg Digital is comfortable to contribute to the maritime coaching within the north. North Cape higher secondary faculty has distinctive experience in maritime coaching and oil spill preparedness in arctic environment. It will be important that coaching takes place in pure and actual environment within the northern areas,” Kongsberg Digital mentioned.

Are Føllesdal Tjønn, Managing Director in Kongsberg Digitals Maritime Simulation Division mentioned: “The supply underscores Kongsberg Digital’s dedication to driving innovation, security, and championing a inexperienced shift within the maritime and offshore industries. Our simulation system’s unparalleled functionality and adaptableness are distinctive and the mixing with the most recent technology of NORBIT’s Oil Spill Detection system elevates the coaching realism and broadens its scope even additional.”