Development of a virtual training system for marine engineers

Aiming at the deficiency in the field of marine engineers training at present, an entire virtual training system for marine engineers has been designed and developed, which is composed of the full mission marine engine room simulator module and three-dimensional virtual marine engine room module, respectively aiming at cultivating the operating ability for marine engine room system and marine engine equipment, cognizing the actual working environment in marine engine room. This training system has already been applied in the teaching task of undergraduate and postgraduate in several maritime colleges in China and University of Dar es Salaam in Tanzania and achieved good effects.