> Training on models provides experience that could never be gained on real ships for the simple reason that neither shipowners nor local authorities would allow such risks to be taken.
I was trained onboard a real ship. It took about a year to become qualified as officer of the deck. There are also sims now which are probably better.
dmurray•26m ago
I don't understand your point. Are you saying that it's possible to get adequate training on a real ship, and using the fact that you managed to do it as an example?
Of course it's possible to train on a real ship. But the sailors who trained on models have certain specific experience that you will hope never to get. As for the things you experienced and they didn't, they can catch up with those during their first year on a real ship.
ashwinnair99•1h ago
Did not know this existed. Makes sense though, port accidents are expensive enough that even a niche training facility pays for itself fast.
Looks like our collective failure to develop VR/AR despite tens of billions sunk into it :)
grumblepeet•56m ago
Tom Scott visited a similar facility in Poland, Port Iława, where he got to pilot one of the scale models there under the guidance of the instructor. https://youtu.be/jplrbxI5GN8
ok_dad•1h ago
I was trained onboard a real ship. It took about a year to become qualified as officer of the deck. There are also sims now which are probably better.
dmurray•26m ago
Of course it's possible to train on a real ship. But the sailors who trained on models have certain specific experience that you will hope never to get. As for the things you experienced and they didn't, they can catch up with those during their first year on a real ship.