Name of Company or Corporation: / Contact Number: / Company Address:
Date & Time Commenced of Inspection: / Date & Time Completed Inspection:
Company Email : / MARINA Control Number:
Date of Pre-Inspection / Date of Final Inspection
Item No. / Simulator Performance Standards / Applicant Self Evaluation
( √ ) / Evaluator Verification
( √ ) / Remarks
1. EQUIPMENTS
.1 / Instructor’s Console
.2 / Number of Candidates’ Work Stations= ______
.3 / Simulators shall be fully editable by the AC’s personnel
.4 / Dongle / Machine License
.5 / Other relevant simulator documents / licenses (e.g. Proof of Ownership under the name of AC; Class approval, Simulator configuration, etc.)
2. PHYSICAL REALISM
.1 / Theradiocommunicationstationshallsimulateatypicalstationfound onmerchantshipsinaccordancewithModuleB intheDirectiveand asapplicableSOLAS74asamended,IMORes.A.570(14),IMORes. A.694(17),IMORes.A.808(19),IMOMSC/Circ.862.
.2 / Eachpieceofequipmentistobearrangedina ship-likemanner. For Full-Mission Bridge
(Virtual arrangement is acceptable for dedicated GMDSS simulator and Mini-Station Bridge)
.3 / Itshallbepossibleforthelearnertomove“ownship”inthenavigation area (for FMB).
The radio communication station shall at least consist of the following main components where all necessary sub-systems are to be included:
.4 / VHFradiotelephonewithDSC(digitalselectivecall).
.5 / AtleastonehandheldVHFset.
.6 / SatelliteEPIRB(emergencyposition-indicatingradiobeacon).
.7 / NAVTEXreceiver.
.8 / SART(SearchandRescueTransponder).
.9 / RadarforreceivingSARTsignals.
.10 / MF/HFradiotelephonewithDSC(DigitalSelectiveCall), NBDP (NarrowBandDirectPrinting) and Radio Telex.
.11 / InmarsatA,B,orF shipearthstation(Telephone,telex,includinga distressprioritytelephoneandtelexserviceto/fromRCC) or equivalent.
.12 / InmarsatC shipearthstation
(Store-and-forwarddataandtelexmessaging,withEGC(Enhanced GroupCall),receptionofMSI(MaritimeSafetyInformation),thecapabilityforsendingpreformatteddistressmessagestoaRCCandtheSafetyNETservice).
3. BEHAVIORAL REALISM
.1 / Whensimulatingrealequipmentthebehaviourofsuchsimulated equipmentshouldbehaveasidenticalaspossibleastheoriginal. Criticalfunctionalityshallbedocumented.
.2 / Thesimulatedequipmentshouldresembleespeciallyimportant radio-technicalvariables,suchasbutnotlimitedto:
— VHFlineofsightcommunication
— VHF/MF/HFpowerlimitation
— MFgroundwavepropagation
— HFatmosphericpropagationandreflection
— InmarsatLinkTestandlogon/offvarioussatellites
— EGCtest
— EPIRB/SART/PortVHF/Navtexfunctions.
.3 / Thesimulatedequipmentshouldresembleespeciallyimportant radio-technicalvariables,suchasbutnotlimitedto:
— distancelimitations
— VHFlineofsightcommunication
— VHFwattagelimitation.
.4 / Itshallbepossibletousedifferentcommunicationsystemsat the sametime.
4. OPERATING ENVIRONMENT
.1 / Thecommunicationstationshallbeabletoreceiveandtransmit messagestothe“realworld”asvirtualisedbythesimulator(instructor orotherlearner).
.2 / Theinstructorshallbeabletopositionthelearnerin“real”positionall aroundtheworld.
.3 / Theinstructorshallbeabletointroducevariablebackgroundnoise, relevanttothelocationandtimeofday,foreachfrequencyused.
X- FINDINGS: Please use Annex 3
evaluated BY:
______Signature Over Printed Name
Team Leader
Team Members:
______
(Signature Over Printed Name) / ______
(Signature Over Printed Name) / ______
(Signature Over Printed Name)
CONFORME:
______
Signature Over Printed Name
Company Representative
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