Study on the Development of IMIMS and its Application to Maritime Education and Training

*Xianfu HU, **Takeshi NAKAZAWA, *Hideaki SUGITA

*Faculty of Maritime Sciences, Kobe University, **World Maritime University

Hu

Nakazawa

Sugita

Abstract

This paper deals with the development of the Integrated Marine Information and Management System (IMIMS) based on maritime Information and Communication Technology (ICT), database technology, Artificial Intelligence, fault diagnosis and prediction technology. IMIMS consists of the ship-based system and the shore-based system by sharing the information and databases. The structures and functions of each section are introduced respectively.

IMIMS can provide powerful tools and supports for interactive Maritime Education and Training (MET) by sharing databases and data processing functions. In this paper, the application of IMIMS to MET is also described in detail, which includes using the function of resourceful database, using the strong function of fault analysis and evaluation, and integrated with Engine Room Simulator (ERS). This kind of connection can improve MET training effect based on the real data from ships. It also can help to improve the physical models and mathematical models of engine room simulator, to make the simulator having tremendous training and research potential, and to perfect the engine room simulator as a MET tool for training and examination on each level of certificates.