Today we visited Bernard Schulte Shipmanagement Training Center. BSM was in Limassol and quite close to our hotel, so we just walked and did not have to take the bus. Once there, we were introduced to a teacher who showed us around the training center. The first room we were in was a relatively small one. In it, a few computers were used to teach people about the specific equipment on some ships. The room could only house around eight students because each could have a simulation computer.
In the next room, we were shown a full simulation room. In this room, there were a couple of TVs to act as what one could see from the captain deck of a ship. Four students were in the simulation when we were shown it. Just outside the simulation room, the teacher could look over what the students were doing to give feedback or add obstacles to make it harder for them. Back inside the simulation room, right in front of the TVs, were the control panels of what would be in a real captain deck of one of the cargo ships. The simulation was of taking a cargo ship; we were not informed of what model the boat was through the areas surrounding Singapore. While watching the simulation, the students were nearing the port but ran into a sandbar they did not notice. The students claimed it was all their fault, but I think we all distracted them, so they did not see the sandbar. After running into the sand bar, they checked for any damages requiring an immediate response. Since there were no pressing issues with the hole integrity of the boat, they decided to wait until the tides rose so they could leave the sand bar. While waiting, the teacher decided to send a vessel to pass right next to them to surprise them.
After the Simulation room, we went to see a lecture room they had. BSM still operates on the hybrid model for their classes.