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ビンゴ 無料 & MOLMEC to Introduce Training Programs for SEP and SOV Crew
- Contributing to Safe Operation of Offshore Wind Power Projects -

October 11, 2023

TOKYO-Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (ビンゴ 無料; President & CEO: Takeshi Hashimoto) and ビンゴ 無料 Marine & Engineering Co., Ltd. MOLMEC; (President: Takashi Nakashima) today announced the decision to launch a training program using Dynamic Positioning (DP) System(Note 1) simulator, targeting crewmembers of Self-Elevating Platform (SEP) vessels and service operation vessels (SOVs), which will be a support to offshore wind power generation projects. The two companies aim to complete the program and open the course at the ビンゴ 無料 DP Training Center (Note 2) by the end of 2023.

Self-Elevating Platform
(Photo courtesy: Seajacks Japan Ltd)
Service Operation Vessel

This training program will be open to a wide range of applicants from Japan and overseas not only to ビンゴ 無料 Group seafarers. DP system training opportunities are limited in Japan, and by opening its doors to a large number of trainees, the ビンゴ 無料 Group will contribute to the safe operation of work vessels, which are indispensable to floating offshore wind power projects. These offshore wind power projects are expected to begin operation in the late 2020s, that will contribute to the creation of a decarbonized society. In recognition of the significance of this training program, it was selected as a subsidized project in the Offshore Wind Power Human Resource Development Project administered by the Agency for Natural Resources and Energy, part of Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.

Simulator at ビンゴ 無料 DP Training Center

The DP simulator operated by ビンゴ 無料 and MOLMEC has already prepared training programs for a cable laying vessel and an anchor handling tug supply vessel, and the two companies have added three new programs for ship operation and DP system operation training and SEP ship and SOV training, to provide a wide-ranging practical training curriculum.

Cable Laying Vessel
(Photo courtesy: KDDI Cableships & Subsea Engineering Inc.)

ビンゴ 無料 has set a goal of achieving net zero emissions by 2050, in line with the ビンゴ 無料 Group Environmental Vision 2.2, and will contribute to the reduction of GHG emissions not only by itself but also by society through the promotion of renewable energy and other businesses to create a sustainable world.

Anchor Handling Tug Supply Vessel

[ビンゴ 無料 Group's current DP training courses]

Course name Course start month Notes
1. DP Introduction Course
2. DP Simulator Course
3. Sea Time Reduction Course
4. DP Revalidation Course
5. DP Vessel Maintainer Course
6. DP Certification Renewal Course
June 2022
  • Courses certified by NI
  • Course No.6 is scheduled to begin in January 2024
7. Power Cable Laying DP Training Course
8. Anchor Handling Training Course
March 2024
  • Subsidized project in the FY2022 Offshore Wind Power Human Resource Development Project administered by the Agency for Natural Resources and Energy
  • Received basic approval from ClassNK in February 2023
9. DP simulator operation (stability calculations, etc.) training programs for crewmembers of SEP vessels equipped with DP systems
10. DP simulator operation training programs for crewmembers of SOV vessels equipped with DP systems
11. Training projects for manual operation of anchor handling vessels and others required for offshore wind power operations
During 2024
  • Described in this news release
  • Subsidized project in the FY2023 Offshore Wind Power Human Resource Development Project administered by the Agency for Natural Resources and Energy

(Note 1) Dynamic Positioning (DP) systems can automatically calculate external forces such as wind, wave, swell, and tidal currents to maintain a vessel at a fixed point or navigate a set route with precision. It is indispensable for cable laying ships, offshore wind power-related special-purpose vessels, and seabed oil field-related offshore vessels to maintain their position precisely at a fixed point to do their work.

(Note 2) The ビンゴ 無料 DP Training Center is located in the ビンゴ 無料 Head Office building and is the first training center in Japan to be certified by The Nautical Institute (NI; Headquarters: U.K.).

Please refer to the following press releases for more information on DP training.

(1) March 14, 2022
ビンゴ 無料 Group to Install Simulator with Dynamic Positioning System at ビンゴ 無料 Head Office | ビンゴ 無料co.jp/en/

(2) June 7, 2022
ビンゴ 無料 Opens Training Center for Dynamic Positioning System - Japan's First Training Center Certified by a Third-party Organization for Training on Offshore Development-related Special-purpose Vessels - | ビンゴ 無料co.jp/en/

(3) October 18, 2022, MOLMEC press release
MOLMEC to Expand Dynamic Positioning Training Course - Offering Offshore Wind Power-related Training for Various Ship Types -

(4) February 6, 2023
2 ビンゴ 無料 Group Projects Selected for Japanese Government-backed Offshore Wind Power Human Resource Development Program - Installation of Training Facility in Kitakyushu and Expansion of Dynamic Positioning System Training Courses - | ビンゴ 無料co.jp/en/

(5) February 17, 2023
New Training Courses Offered by ビンゴ 無料 Group, Essential for Offshore Wind Power Projects Receives ClassNK's Basic Approval - Expanded Training Course for Marine Development-related Specialty Vessels Using Dynamic Positioning Simulator - | ビンゴ 無料co.jp/en/

(6) June 13, 2023
ビンゴ 無料 Group Accepts First Trainees from Overseas at ビンゴ 無料 Dynamic Positioning Training Center (ビンゴ 無料 DPTC) -Contributing to the Development of Taiwan's Offshore Wind Power Industry- | ビンゴ 無料co.jp/en


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ビンゴ 無料 Group identifies "Sustainability Issues" (Materiality) as our key issues for sustainable growth with society through realization of the Group Vision.
We anticipate this initiative to contribute especially to the realization of "Safety & Value -Provide added value through safe transportation and our social infrastructure business-", "Environment -Conservation for Marine and global environment-", "Human & Community -Contributing to the growth and development of people and communities-", and "Innovation -Innovation for development in marine technology-".