ENGINE ROOM SIMULATOR (ERS 4000)
Engine Room Simulator ERS 4000
ERS 4000 Network
PC-based Simulator Class
• Designed for group and team training
• Instructor control and monitoring
• Up to 12 interactive Trainee workstations
The Engine Room Simulator 4000, developed by Transas,
is a maritime simulator meant for the education, training
and assessment of engine department personnel, including officers in charge of watch, second and chief engineers.
ERS 4000 meets the requirements of the STCW‘95 Convention and Code. The simulator’s scope of training objectives corresponds to the specifications of standard competence for engine department personnel as to Chapter III
of STCW‘95, IMO Model Courses 2.07; 2.08; 7.02; 7.04; and
facilitates marine engineering training at the operational,
management and support levels. It is certified by Det Norske Veritas as Class A Simulator.
ERS class
Network workplace configuration is flexible and could be adjusted according to the training requirements
ERS 4000 Full-mission
‘Real’ Engine Room Consoles supplied with the Trainee Workstation:
Types of Training
• Designed for professional hands-on simulator training, including advanced operation and troubleshooting tasks
The high level of physical and behavioral realism of the
ERS 4000 creates a professional environment for the following types of marine engineering training:
Propulsion plant
• Familiarisation and education
• Standard operation and watch keeping
• Advanced operation and troubleshooting.
Areas of Application
Configuration
ERS 4000 Solo
• Panels are available for Ship’s Diesel Propulsion Plant with
Auxiliary systems and machinery and for Ship’s Electric Power Plant. Full interaction between simulator software and
hardware
• Any combination of ERS 4000 Network and Full-mission
workstations.
Single-PC Desktop System
Education
• Designed for self-education, equipment familiarisation
and knowledge refresher training
• Basic physical and technical knowledge
• Run on standalone PC
• Engine room equipment familiarisation
• Off-line Instructor functions include Exercise Editor
and Debriefing
• System layout and flow diagrams
• ‘Real’ simulated consoles with built-in monitoring and control panels
ERS full mission
• Control, Automation, Alarm and Safety systems
• Operational instructions
• Watch keeping procedures
Training
• Updating of seagoing engineering personnel
• Educating specialists from other related qualifications
• Refresher courses
Assessment of Competence
• Issue of qualification certificates
• Diploma revalidation and qualification
• Demonstration of professional competence
The wide application capabilities of the Transas ERS 4000
simulator make it the ideal solution for maritime colleges
and academies, training centres, shipping companies,
maritime authorities and crewing agencies.
Single-PC desktop system
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Engine Room Simulator ERS 4000
Electric Power Plant
The Ship’s Electric Power Plant incorporated in ERS 4000 includes the main switch board and control panels for dieselgenerators, shaft-generator, turbo-generator, emergency
diesel-generator, shore supply, consumers, synchronising,
automatic and manual control modes, alarm and safety system.
Trainee Workstation
Propulsion Plant
The set of equipment simulated in ERS 4000 complies with the modern standard accepted for ships’ diesel and steam
turbine plants. To fully meet the engineering training requirements of its customers, Transas has simulated three of the
most widespread types of ship’s propulsion plant, including:
The simulator imitates the actual dynamics of the transition
processes, allowing the trainee to acquire the appropriate
operation skills.
Simulated Systems Include
• Diesel Generators
• Two-stroke slow-speed diesels: MAN B&W 6S60MC, MAN B&W 10K98MC, Wartsila-Sulzer 6RTA58 with a fixed pitch
propeller
• Shaft Generator
• Four-stroke medium-speed diesel of the SEMT Pielstick 16 PC2.2V-400 type with a controllable pitch propeller
• Shore Supply
• Four-stroke high-speed diesel of the Caterpillar 3508 TA type with reversible reduction gear and fixed pitch propeller
• Steam turbine cross-compound, double reduction geared (Kawasaki UA-400 as prototype)
Emergency switch board
• Turbo Generators
• Emergency Generator
• Sections of Main Switch Board and Emergency Switch
Board
• Consumers, feeders, earth monitoring, etc.
Simulated Systems Include
• Systems providing operation of propulsion complex
• United mimic diagram of systems with machinery and
units parameterisation functionality
Turbo Generator
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ERS
4000 incorporates an up-to-date simulated ship alarm
system with visual and acoustic signals and automatic logger, as well as a powerful safety system with slowdown and
shutdown functions and Dead Man system and Dead Man
system.
These systems are essential for the training of emergency
situations and equipment failures on all types of engine
room equipment.
General Cargo 2 main engine control
Main switch board
Auxiliary Systems
The extensive range of Auxiliary systems and Machinery
subsystems modeled in ERS 4000 meets the ever growing
requirements set forth for marine engineering simulator
training.
Incinerator
The set of Auxiliary Systems and mechanisms is compliant
with MARPOL and SOLAS requirements.
Simulated Systems Include
• Steering Gear
• Ballast System
• Sewage Treatment System
• Incinerator
Fuel oil supply system
SCSW of Tanker LNG
• Steam Plant
• Fire systems
• Bilge Systems
• Refrigeration Systems, etc.
Ballast system
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Engine Room Simulator ERS 4000
‘Virtual Reality’ Engine Room
The 3D Engine Room is an innovative module included in
the Transas ERS 4000 simulator.
With this module, simulator users can solve the following
training tasks:
• ‘3-D virtual reality’ of the Engine Room area for familiarisation support
• Standard and Advanced operation, including troubleshooting
• System mimic diagrams and local control places
• Familiarisation with Engine Room sounds
Ship’s diesel propulsion plant
Hardware Controls
To simulate the vessel interior with greater realism and thus further improve the
efficiency of training, ERS 4000 can be supplied with full-size control consoles
comprising built-in monitoring and control panels, as well as computers.
The hardware consoles included in ERS 4000 imitate:
• Integrated Engine Control Room control desk
• Main Switchboard and Emergency Switchboard of the Ship’s Electric Power
Plant
• Engine Room local control places
• Monitoring and control panels ensuring the inspection of the majority of
simulator systems and their control
• Alarm panels
• Sounds and noises of all the major engine room devices, as well as alarm
sound signals
• Sound & Visual Alarm Unit. ERS 4000 transmits the complete set of alarm signals to this newly-implemented device
External equipment may be connected to create customized controls configuration through universal hardware interface.
All sets of ‘real’ consoles supplied with ERS 4000 are provided with built-in computers connected to a lo cal network, which ensures the full interactivity between all the components of the simulator.
Ship’s electric power plant
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Main switchboard
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Engine Room Simulator ERS 4000
Instructor Station
ERS 4000 is an excellent tool for carrying out professional
education, training, and knowledge assessment of ship’s
engineers, under the supervision of an Instructor. Advanced exercise monitoring and analysis functions of the
simulator’s Instructor Station make ERS 4000 applicable
for training tasks of practically any level of complexity.
Up to 12 interactive Trainee Stations can be controlled
from a single Instructor Station.
Training of bridge personnel
Exercise Editing
• Generation of new exercises
Integration with Navigational Simulator
• Editing of existing exercises
• Access to existing and creation of new training scenarios
Using the open architecture and modular design structure of its simulator systems, Transas has allowed for the integration of the ERS 4000 and NTPRO 4000
shiphandling simulator into a single interactive training environment.
• Transas is able to provide courseware packages according to SRCW’95 requirements
The combined training of engineering personnel and deck officers in a single
exercise solves the following tasks:
On-line Class
• Training of efficient and well-coordinated cooperation between the engine
room and bridge crews as it is onboard the real ship
• Exercise monitoring, on-line control of a class network
• Introduction of equipment faults, changing preset exercise parameters in the on-line mode
• Recording of all the events at Trainee workstations
• Various ship models could be appointed for different
trainees at the same time; the task could be appointed
for individual, team and crew training
Instructor place
Competence Assessment
• Training of emergency situations
• A set of standard tests on maritime qualifications
for competence assessment exercises
• Advanced equipment familiarisation necessary due to the increased level of
automation on board ships, where modern engine monitoring and control
devices are installed on the bridge (in accordance with the IMO ‘Watch 1’ standard)
• Results database for training statistics
Debriefing
The ERS 4000 Instructor Station incorporates the following
equipment:
• Post-exercise analysis of trainee performance
• Dual-head computer
• Replay of recorded exercises in real, fast and slow time
or in the step-by-step mode
• LAN server
Such integrated training is now increasingly demanded by:
• Maritime training centres and schools, where dual qualifications (watch officer/engineer) are available
• Shipping companies training their crews onboard and ashore
• Color printer
• Advanced shiphandling simulator courses designed for crews of vessels with
an A1/A2 automation class
• Projector.
Instructor station
• Understanding of the complexity of all onboard equipment and interactions
Instructor slave monitor
Training of engine room personnel
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General Cargo-2
Model Description
Multipurpose general cargo-containership of 12.000 DWT, having
a two-stroke reversible low-speed turbo charged diesel, and direct
transmission to a fixed pitch propeller.
Main Engine
Type
Cylinder bore, mm
Piston stroke, mm
No. of cylinders
MCR, kW
Corresp. Engine speed, rpm
Propeller
MEP, bar
Propeller blades
ERS 4000 Available Ship Models
ERS 4000 incorporates the library of ship models with the most widespread types of propulsion plant. The model
library is constantly growing. Customised models can be developed on demand, given that a customer provides the
necessary technical data on the vessel’s engine room equipment.
The following Ship Models are available now:
Dry-Cargo Vessel/Container Ship
Model Description
Multipurpose dry-cargo vessel/container ship of 12,000 DWT, carrying general cargo, 20’ and 40’ containers.
Main engine: two-stroke low-speed reversible turbo charged diesel
engine with fixed pitch propeller.
Vessel
Length o.a., m
Breadth mld, m
Draught at design WL, m
Deadweight at SLM, t
Speed in full load, kn
Main Engine
Type
Cylinder bore, mm
Piston stroke, mm
No. of cylinders
MCR, kW
Corresp. Engine speed, rpm
Propeller
Propeller blades
137.40
21.50
7.50
12,000
19.1
Vessel
Length o.a., m
Breadth mld, m
Draught at design WL, m
Deadweight at SLM, t
Cargo holds capacity, m3
Speed in full load, kn
LNG Tanker
Model Description
LNG tanker of 76,000 DWT, with a steam turbine as the main engine, driving a fixed pitch propeller via a turning gearbox.
Man B&W 6S60MC
600
2292
6
12,240
105
FPP
4
Vessel
Length o.a., m
Breadth mld, m
Draught at design WL, m
Deadweight at SLM, t
Cargo tanks, m3
Speed in full load, kn
Main Engine
Type
Output MCR, kW
Output NCR, kW
Steam conditions at inlet
Condenser vacuum at top
(pump cooling)
Superheated steam
RO-RO Vessel
Model Description
Ro-Ro vessel of 5,000 DWT, with a four-stroke medium-speed
non-reversible turbo charged diesel engine and controllable
pitch propeller.
Propeller
Vessel
Length o.a., m
Breadth mld, m
Draught at design WL, m
Deadweight at SLM, t
Speed in full load, kn
Main Engine
Type
Container Ship
Model Description
Containership of 83,105 DWT with a two-stroke reversible lowspeed turbo charged diesel with fixed pitch propeller.
Cylinder bore, mm
Piston stroke, mm
No. of cylinders
MCR, kW
Corresp. Engine speed, rpm
Propeller
Propeller blades
S.E.M.T. Pielstick 16
PC2.2 V-400
400
460
16
5,966
520
CPP
4
Vessel
Length o.a., m
Breadth mld, m
Draught at design WL, m
Deadweight at SLM, t
Speed in full load, kn
277.40
40.0
13.3
83,105
24.9
Main Engine
Type
Cylinder bore, mm
Piston stroke, mm
No. of cylinders
MCR, kW
Corresp. Engine speed, rpm
Propeller
Propeller blades
10
124.09
19.20
6.30
5,000
16.6
MAN B&W 10K98MC
980
2660
10
57,200
94
FPP
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Oil Tanker
Model Description
Oil tanker of 60,500 DWT, with a two-stroke low-speed reversible turbo charged diesel engine and fixed pitch propeller. The
Auxiliary systems: Oily Water Treatment System & Incinerator
added according to MARPOL requirements.
Fishing Vessel
Model Description
Trawler with a four-stroke high-speed turbo charged diesel engine, reversible reduction gear and fixed pitch propeller.
Vessel
Length o.a., m
Breadth mld, m
Draught at design WL, m
Deadweight at SLM, t
Speed in full load, kn
Main Engine
Type
Cylinder bore, mm
Piston stroke, mm
No. of cylinders
MCR, kW
Corresp. Engine speed, rpm
Propeller
Propeller blades
Vessel
Length o.a., m
Breadth mld, m
Draught at design WL, m
Deadweight at SLM, t
Speed in full load, kn
Main Engine
Type
Cylinder bore, mm
Piston stroke, mm
No. of cylinders
MCR, kW
Corresp. Engine speed, rpm
Propeller
Propeller blades
137.40
21.50
7.50
12,000
14.950
19,1
Wartsila-Sulzer RTA58
580
2416
6
12,750
105
FPP
19
4
276.0
43.40
11.01
76,134
137,585
19,5
Kawasaki UA-400
29,450
25,040 / 85,3 R.P.M.
57,4 bar, 515 oC
722 mmHg Vac. at M.C.R.
61,5 bar / 515 oC / 63,500kg/h
at M.C.R. condition
FPP
242.8
32.2
12.50
67,980
13,6
MAN B&W 6S60MC
600
2,292
6
12,240
105
FPP
4
24.5
6.31
3.25
250
11
CATERPILLAR 3508 TA
170
190
8
526
1,200
FPP
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