A $2-million investment has paid for upgrades at a B.C. Ferries terminal building on Vancouver Island, converting it into a state-of-the-art training facility.

Screens, displays, computers and modern control panels are now set up at Departure Bay ferry terminal in Nanaimo and members of the media were given a tour Wednesday, May 10.

Malcolm Rodger, B.C. Ferries香蕉视频直播� manager of simulation training and an instructor, said the set-up makes for a better educational experience. The equipment simulates real-world marine situations as much as possible, even providing a sensation of a rocking vessel. However, there are no vibrating floors or mist spraying and it香蕉视频直播檚 all visual.

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Robin Grypma, B.C. Ferries香蕉视频直播� senior manager of bridge simulation, worked in the fleet for 10 years and has been training people for the last six. The new simulator is impressive, she said, and 香蕉视频直播渘ight and day香蕉视频直播� compared to the equipment used when she was coming up. The previous simulator, while excellent, was outdated after 12 years, she said.

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Training facilities at Tsawwassen and Swartz Bay are no longer being used, making the Nanaimo facility 香蕉视频直播渢he focus,香蕉视频直播� said Rodger.

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