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Ship Simulator Professional V2.0
Ship Simulator Professional V2.0 is a new professional ship simulation platform. It is created by Dutch-based simulator software developer VSTEP. It will be released on March 17th 2009. Ship Simulator Professional provides users with a professional maritime training and simulation platform. It features 30 different advanced detailed vessels in highly detailed suroundings.

Ship Simulator Professional supports Windows XP and Vista and can be used with up to three external monitors. It also supports the use of external chart devices, AIS monitors and other navigation systeems and hardware. You can configure up to 8 serial connections separately for different NMEA sentences, this includes update frequencies, baud rates etc. It is also possible to use Ethernet instead of serial communications (23 NMEA ouput, 9 input). Ship Simulator Professional V2.0 uses a modular add-on system and can be enhanced with multiple specialised training modules.

Feature List

 * 30 Highly detailed vessels with realistic dynamics and maneuvering properties.
 * 9 Realistic and accurate sailing environments.
 * Dynamic and customisable wave, day/night & weather system.
 * NMEA input and output communication: 23 NMEA 0183 output sentences and 9 input sentences, configurable across 8 serial ports or Ethernet.
 * Conning screen and simplified electronic vector charts included.
 * Interface with motion platforms.
 * Usable for conventional engine & steering inputs, DP systems and azimuth controls.
 * Realistic vessel collisions and grounding on shallow water.
 * Towing and mooring possible with realistic vessel responses.
 * Morse light signalling. Morse light signals can be sent to other vessels in a multiplayer training session.
 * International maritime signal flags communication. Signal flags can be hoisted. These can be viewed and deciphered on other vessels in a multiplayer training session
 * Exhibition Mode for unmanned exhibition or museum stations, featuring an adapted user interface & combining a selection of missions with suitable ship bridge hardware.

Ships

 * Anchor handling tug - Fairmount Sherpa
 * Cruise ship - Ocean Star
 * Dutch seagoing steamtugboat - Furie
 * Fast ferry - Red Jet 4
 * Ferry - Pride Of Rotterdam
 * Ferry - Red Eagle
 * Fishing vessel - Northern Star
 * Frigate - Van Herwijnen
 * Harbour tug - Tugboat
 * Historical yacht - Portoferraio Angel
 * Hovercraft - Freedom 90
 * Incident response vessel - RPA12
 * Inland container vessel - Mare Australe
 * Jetski - Hydrojet
 * Large container vessel - Vermaas
 * Minesweeper - Sandown Class
 * Modern tugboat - Bugsier 2
 * Multi-product replenishment - Durance Class
 * Multi-purpose freighter - Agile Solution
 * Natural gas platform - Norman 1
 * Ocean liner - Titanic
 * Patrol boat - P6
 * Pilot boat - Pioneer
 * Power boat
 * Push boat - Herkules Atlas
 * Rescue boat - Arie Visser
 * Russian tug - Igor. K
 * Seagoing motortugboat - Elbe
 * Speed yacht - Marbella Delight
 * Supertanker - Latitude
 * water taxi - VSTP7

Ports

 * Padstow, Cornwall
 * Dover
 * Hamburg
 * Marseille
 * New York
 * Phi Phi Islands
 * Rotterdam
 * San Fransico
 * Solent, including Southampton and Cowes

Open Sea Environments

 * Atlantic Ocean
 * Norwegian Sea
 * North Sea
 * Mediterranean Sea
 * North Atlantic
 * Pacific Ocean
 * English Channel

Trainee Modules
Besides the standard version of Ship Simulator Professional there are additonal specialised training modules, which are built on top of the standard product. These modules can be purchased separately.

Navigation Panel Add-on

This module allows for external display of the Ship Sim Professional navigational instruments on up to three additional screens. Ship Simulator Professional includes the following fully functional navigational instruments, optionally displayed as small overlay windows on the main 3D outside view:


 * Radar
 * Conning
 * Chart
 * Compass

The Navigation Panel Add-on makes it possible to display these navigation panels full-screen on one to three external displays. You can dynamically switch between the panels, and zoom in and out on the radar and chart panels. The Navigation Panel Add-on receives the required data from Ship Simulator Professional via the NMEA interface, across either a serial interface or Ethernet.


 * Dependencies: None


 * Planned release date: March 2009

Berthing Trainer

The Berthing Trainer module adds an extra viewpoint on the bridge wing, synchronised seamlessly with the main bridge viewpoint. It allows the simulator to be used for professional berthing training.


 * Dependencies: None


 * Planned release date: March 2009

Radar / ARPA Trainer

The Radar / ARPA Trainer will simulate a realistic radar and ARPA screen, for advanced radar training.


 * Dependencies: SSPro


 * Planned release date: Sept 2009

Communications Trainer

The Communications Trainer will simulate various communications instruments, like an intercom, a VHF, a satellite phone, a short-wave radio, and a walky-talky. It only functions in combination with the Communications Server, and it can only be used usefully in a training session with multiple trainees or an instructor playing an active role.


 * Dependencies: Communications Server


 * Planned release date: July 2009

Fire on board trainer

The Fire on board trainer is designed to train officers to use the proper procedures in case of an on-board emergency.


 * Dependencies: None


 * Planned release date: March 2010

Instructor Modules
Mission Creator

Add a full Mission Editor to Ship Simulator Professional to create your own custom missions, optimized for your training or demonstration objectives. The missions you make with the Mission Creator can be uploaded to the Global Mission Repository, or in case you have the Ship Simulator Server, to the local Mission Repository.


 * Dependencies: SSPro


 * Planned release date: March 2009

Ship Dynamics Editor

With the Advanced Ship Dynamics Editor, you can adapt the characteristics of the simulator vessels, to suit your specific training needs. You can change vessel properties including: Displacement Engine type, thrust and allocation Rudder placement, dimensions and steering forces Dynamic vessel response to waves Manoeuvring characteristics. All Manoeuvring data can be saved in an EXCEL table for further detailed analysis. This allows you to compare the simulated sea trials with the real sea trial report. Further refinement of the hydrodynamic properties allows you to get an accurate match of the simulated and the real ship manoeuvring characteristics.


 * Dependencies: SSPro


 * Planned release date: March 2009

Advanced Wave & Weather Editor

This module adds an advanced version of the basic Ship Simulator Professional weather editor, allowing for further adjustment and creation of realistic weather and dynamic wave effects.


 * Dependencies: SSPro


 * Planned release date: March 2009

Bridge & Lights Editor

The Bridge & Lights Editor allows you to customize all vessel configurations: Place bridge navigation instruments Add navigation lights Place mooring/towing connection points


 * Dependencies: SSPro


 * Planned release date: March 2009

Chart Editor

With the Chart Editor, you can place buoy objects on charts. You can set the buoy model, color, and light signalling characteristics.


 * Dependencies: SSPro


 * Planned release date: March 2009

Instructor Station

With the Instructor Station, the instructor can create training sessions with one or multiple trainees and during the training he can influence several elements: Weather and waves. The instructor can make the weather go bad, to see if the trainee responds to this properly. Rudder and engine damage. He can make a rudder suddenly get stuck of one of the trainee vessels, or make one of the engines perform below the optimum, or let it get fully defect. The trajectory of autonomous (target) vessels. For instance, he can create difficult situations for the trainee by adding vessels on a collision course with the trainee vessel. The instructor can also record a session for playback afterwards (post action review). All vessel movements get recorded, and during the replay the instructor can take different camera positions, including bird’s eye view.


 * Dependencies: None


 * Planned release date: Sept 2009

Scenery Creator

The Scenery Creator makes it possible to import 3D ports, created with different products like SketchUp, 3D Studio Max, Maya, XSI into Ship Simulator. You can tune up the ports with objects like buildings, trees, cranes, moored vessels, mooring point. Set the correct GPS coordinates. Indicate the water level. Indicate areas where ships will be able to sail, used for the depth indication on the chart and for grounding the vessels. Then the environment becomes available for training sessions.


 * Dependencies: SSPro


 * Planned release date: Oct 2009

Server Modules
Multiplayer Server

The Ship Simulator Server contains the following elements: Multiplayer server. Configure and run your own Ship Simulator Professional multiplayer sessions allowing sessions of up to 24 players simultaneously. Mission Server. In case you have the Mission Creator, you can upload the missions you make to your own local mission repository. Every Ship Simulator installation can connect to this local Mission Server, and download new missions from there.


 * Dependencies: None, SSPro needs to log into the MP server


 * Planned release date: March 2009

Communications Server

The is the software that takes care of the synchronization of the voice communications of the Communications Trainer.


 * Dependencies: None, Could be integrated with the Multiplayer Server. The Communications Trainer needs to log into the Communications Server.


 * Planned release date: Sept 2009

Learning Management System

In the Learning Management System, the instructor can add trainees and follow the progress. Trainees need to log from SSPro before doing any exercise, and their training progress is stored in the Learning Management System.


 * Dependencies: None, SSPro needs to interface with it.


 * Planned release date: Sept 2009

Bridge Simulator Modules
Outside View Extension

The Outside View Extension module allows Ship Simulator Professional to be displayed on an additional three screens per module. Per simulator, Multiple Outside View Extension modules can be purchased, each adding up to three additional screens. Using multiple Outside View Extensions, bridge simulators can be built with an outside view up to a full 360° viewing direction.


 * Dependencies: None


 * Planned release date: March 2009

Curved Projection Module

This components takes care of the image distortion correction in case of cylindrical projection of the outside view.


 * Dependencies: SSPro or Outside View Extension


 * Planned release date: March 2009