National Maritime College of Ireland

SEFtec to attend UK Offshore Wind Conference

SEFtec NMCI Offshore Training Limited are to attend the Renewable UK Offshore Wind 2011 conference on the 29^th of June.

We will be joined on the day by over 160 companies, and over 2,500 delegates are expected to attend.  Delegates will include senior government officials, investors, financiers, manufacturers, developers and all others with an interest in the latest developments in the offshore wind energy sector. read more…

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Tanker Operator Interview with GTSS Marketing Executive

Joanne Kelleher

Marketing Executive of GAC Training and Service Solutions (GTSS), Joanne Kelleher conducted a feature interview recently with the publication Tanker Operator. The Tanker Operator magazine is the only international publication dedicated to the tanker industry.

Featured in the article is GTSS’s week long Ship-to-Ship (STS) simulator course.  The course covers a multitude of topics including safe manoeuvring using the ship’s engines and helm, the impact of natural forces, such as wind, current and interaction, the importance of approach planning, efficient management of bridge procedures and effective and safe bridge team management. read more…

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NMCI Services Blog Nominated for Social Media Award.

To celebrate our nomination in the 2011 Bord Gais Energy Social Media Awards in the Best Blog of an Irish Business category, we have put together a slideshow of photos from some of our favourite posts of the year. read more…

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US Military using SEFtec HUET during training at Fort Rucker

SEFtec installed a custom military HUET (helicopter underwater escape trainer) at Fort Rucker Alabama. This unit replaced 2 METS dunkers at the site and has been used to train the US military ever since.

This video shows a news report by Patrick Claybon of News4, WTVY on May 11th 2009. read more…

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Virtual Training Solutions through Return to Scene Technology

Virtual Training Solutions through Return to Scene Technology

By Conor Mowlds, Director of GAC Training & Service Solutions Limited (GTSS).

The modern maritime business faces a multitude of pressures in its operating environment.  Faced with the global shipping downturn, shrinking commercial margins, increasingly stringent environmental regulations and ongoing operational challenges, it is understandable that some will regard training as just another cost. read more…

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