Expanded Training Course for Marine Development-related Specialty Vessels Using Dynamic Positioning Simulato

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, announced that Nippon Kaiji Kyokai  has granted basic approval to two new training courses related to offshore wind power generation, using Dynamic Positioning  simulator , which is owned by MOL and MOLMEC, for power cable laying and anchor handling training . They are currently being prepared for launch and will be the first such courses offered in Japan.

The courses are slated to begin by June 2023 as a project selected in a public offering for subsidized projects in the FY2022 Offshore Wind Power Human Resource Development Project administered by the Agency for Natural Resources and Energy, part of Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and its training content is essential for offshore wind power projects.

MOL and MOLMEC installed the DP simulator on the lobby floor of MOL’s Head Office in June 2022, and have already offered five other training courses using the simulator (see Table 1 below). Two more courses enabling candidates to acquire practical ship-handling skills for self-elevating platform  vessels and service operation vessels are also being prepared.

Through these training programs, MOL group will help ensure safe navigation and construction work by personnel operating vessels that are critical to offshore wind power generation and offshore development, which are expected to increase both within and outside MOL group. The courses will also create a workforce of highly skilled DP ship operators, regardless of whether they have seafarer qualifications.

This training center using the DP simulator is the first training center in Japan to be accredited by The Nautical Institute  and can issue training completion certificates required for DP operator qualification for the five courses currently available.

MOL group will be widely involved in many phases of the value chain for the offshore wind power business, which is regarded as a key to renewable energy, and contribute to the decarbonization of not only the group but also society.

(Table 1) MOLMEC training courses using DP simulators