S$4 million New Maritime Simulation Centre Built to Help Train Maritime Officers

The Singapore Maritime Officers’ Union (SMOU) is the first local maritime union to own a maritime simulation centre integrated with state-of-the-art facilities that includes the latest 240 degree Full Mission Bridge Simulator, Engine Room Simulator, Electronic Chart Display and Information System (ECDIS) and Liquid Cargo Handling Simulator (LCHS) that costs approximately S$4 million as part of its continual and collective effort to develop the Singapore Maritime Core to support the local maritime industry.

The Wavelink Maritime Simulation Centre housed at the Devan Nair Institute for Employment and Employability Institute is one of the first few maritime institutes in Singapore to house four simulation systems in one location. 

SMOU has been active in promoting a seafaring career to Singaporeans as it is a well paying job with excellent career progression*. This new facilities act as one of the key components in enhancing the training of the cadets and officers. In February this year the Singapore Workforce Development Agency (WDA), NTUC’s e2i (Employment and Employability Institute) and SMOU committed S$22 million over a five-year period to support Singaporeans/permanent residents who wish to pursue a maritime career via the 3 years Tripartite Nautical Training Award (TNTA) Programme. The new cadets from the TNTA programme will be those who will benefit from having part of their applied learning in the newly built Full Mission Bridge Simulator. Shipping companies which has Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) with SMOU can also use the simulation centre to upgrade the skills of their current officers.