Dockside
Quay Skills: Dockside consists of three full size training simulators housed in Mersey Maritime’s dedicated Quay Skills Training Suite in Birkenhead, Wirral.
Developed by Mersey Maritime with partners AIMS Solutions (Liverpool) and DPDS, the simulators replicate operations on five separate pieces of dockside equipment: Quay Crane, Gantry Crane, Straddle Carrier, Forklift Truck and IMV Tugmaster.
Learners use the simulators to drive virtual equipment in the recreated virtual environment of Liverpool’s Seaforth Container Terminal and Twelve Quays Terminal in Birkenhead, however the software can be customised to recreate any port environment anywhere in the world.
Benefits of using simulators to enhance on-the-job training include:
- No downtime on live equipment
- Fuel savings
- Damage limitation
- Ability to establish aptitude
- Ability to customise software
- Accident recreation
- Hazardous situation preparation