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MARINE TECHNOLOGY Training, education, and the

maritime workforce of the future

SETTING THE COURSE TO LOW CARBON SHIPPING

The importance of preparing for the era that our people must absorb and embed new
of digitalised, sustainable operations is knowledge in their work every day. The ques- ZERO CARBON OUTLOOK
a key area of focus. tion for leading organisations is not simply
how we help them achieve this but, critically,
Amid industry excitement over the current and how we help them develop the skills we expect
future capabilities of new and innovative tech- they will need in the future. At ABS, we have
nology, we must not lose sight of the people we been thinking hard about this and working
expect to deliver it. Just as we now see digital with our friends and partners in Singapore to
technologies beginning to demonstrate their address it.
true potential for shipping, we are only begin- ABS founded a pioneering digitalisation learn-
ning to understand the implications of these ing program in a collaborative effort with Skills-
technologies for the brave men and women Future Singapore (SSG), a Singapore govern-
who crew the ships. ment organisation dedicated to skills-building
What is clear already is that maritime skill sets and the education of the country’s workforce.
will need to adapt rapidly to survive in the new As a part of this program, we provide hands-on
digital normal, and shipowners, classification training through our ABS digitalisation learning
societies, and seafarers will all have to em- program on the modelling and simulation of
brace a new attitude and approach to learning. systems. Leveraging industry-leading capabil-
Training for the skills we will need to adapt ities from the ABS Global Simulation Center in
and thrive in the coming decade of change Singapore, the course is designed to support
ahead will require us to adopt new immersive Singapore’s objective to equip its maritime
learning techniques for the benefit of our em- workforce with advanced skills.
ployees and clients. The first batch of graduates was announced
Today, already, that means introducing virtual recently in a ceremony titled ‘Celebrating
and augmented reality to our programs. VR Technology, Sustainability, and Talent’ in front
equipment allows learners to immerse them- of an audience of shipowners, ship managers,
selves in whatever world we design for them, shipyards, flag states, charterers, brokers, de-
such as walking around a ship and interacting signers, and universities.
with its space. Augmented reality blends the This digitalisation learning program will be
virtual with the real world and allows us to central to the development of tomorrow’s
overlay 3D models on the world around us. industry. It is an excellent example of how
Tomorrow, it may well include the metaverse, the development and dissemination of digital
enriching virtual training. skills among the current and future workforce
The pace of change in our industry means will ultimately be our industry’s key driver.
“

Maritime skill sets will need
to adapt rapidly to survive in
the new digital normal, and
shipowners, classification
societies, and seafarers will
all have to embrace a new

by Angelos Minakis, attitude and approach to
learning.
Business Development Manager,
ABS-Greece Download your copy today
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