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MOL Introduces 360-Degree Bridge Simulator
at Training Center in India

February 04, 2008

TOKYO - Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL, President: Akimitsu Ashida) today announced that the company has installed a 360-degree bridge simulator at MOL Training Center (MANET-India). This is the world's most advanced simulator, featuring a first bridge with India's first 360-degree large-screen, and a second bridge with a 120-degree field of view.

The new simulator allows practical training under realistic conditions with first bridge and second bridge, such as simultaneous operations of two vessels, port calls and departures, and training related to vessel stability. MOL will open this simulator to students of its partner maritime university (see MANET*1), helping to promote their skills.

[Outline of bridge simulator]

Transas* NAVI-TRAINER PROFESSIONAL 4000
Continuous images of the first bridge's 360-degree (13.1m in diameter) view can be projected by 12 PCs (30-degree per unit), and the second bridge's 120-degree view can be shown by three PCs (40-degree per unit). Full mission type.

*Transas offers a range of simulators for the ocean shipping and airline industries. Based in Ireland, it was founded in 1990.

[Outline of training center]

Name

: MOL Training Center (MANET-India)
Established by tie-up with Maharashtra Academy of Naval Education & Training (MANET*1)

Location

: On MANET campus (Pune, Maharashtra, India)

Main training facilities

: 360-degree Bridge Simulator, Operational Diesel Engine, Refrigeration Equipment, Compressor, Ark Welding Equipment, Lathe Machine, etc.

Training

: Bridge Resource Management (BRM), Ship Handling Simulator (SHS) Vessel Operation, Electronic Chart Display and Information System (ECDIS), Diesel Engine Maintenance Workshop, Welding and Machining Workshop, Practical Electrical Knowledge, Management Skills Development, Risk Management & Safety Officer etc.

*1:Outline of Maharashtra Academy of Naval Education & Training (MANET) Established as maritime university in 2001. Located in Pune, Maharashtra (about 200km southeast from Mumbai), the site area is about 100 acres (about 400,000m2). Currently it has only a Marine Engineering (four years, 120 students per year), but a Nautical Course (three years, 120 students per year) will open in 2008.