Cruden Simulators | Search & Rescue Training for Real

Build Real confidence through simulation training

From refining routine tasks to conquering high-pressure marine scenarios, our high immersive simulators deliver unmatched training and development solutions to build confidence and expertise for maritime challenges. By replicating real-world nautical conditions, you are able to perfect performance. Our advanced technology perfectly integrates hardware, software, and human performance, delivering the most effective training solutions for civil, defense and SAR operations.

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Key Benefits

Realistic boat motion to replicate lifelike boat handling.

Full crew integration to allow skipper, navigator, and MarCom to train together.

Prepare crews to stay focused amid noise, limited visibility, and rapidly changing situations.

Search and Rescue Training

Search and Rescue (SAR) crews operate in high-risk, unpredictable conditions where split-second decisions and seamless teamwork can mean the difference between life and death. Cruden’s SAR simulators provide a realistic, immersive training environment where crews can practice boat handling, navigation, and critical communication in a safe and controlled setting.

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Immersive

Our highly immersive simulators maximize transfer of training. Fully integrated OEM navigation, communication and radar equipment combined with accurate motion and the best possible visuals yield emotional engagement and therefore high training value for the entire crew.

Flexible

Initial training scenarios, included in every delivery, demonstrate significant improvement in the effectiveness of subsequent live training. Further colloquium expansion can be supplied by Cruden or developed in house by our customers who operate anything from a small RHIB to large Patrol Vessel.

Safe

Reduce wear and tear on equipment, minimize fuel consumption and environmental burden for training and travel, and lessen workload on instructors. The type of training that is traditionally expensive, dangerous, excessively time-consuming, or challenging to arrange is now accessible at significantly lower cost and with a reduced environmental footprint.

Train as you operate

For training to be effective, the simulation should accurately replicate the real boat and its environment.

Detailed and validated hydrodynamic models, precize surface modelling and accurate ship-ship interaction on approach and whilst fendering, in crane or on slipway

OEM controls and instruments, navigational, comms and radar equipment

Accurate 3D models of the actual environment where the real boats operate

After Action Review

Playback and resume capabilities of all boat maneuvers, user inputs, comms, nav and radar settings synchronized with video and audio recordings

Data driven

Night time scenarios can be replayed in "daylight"

Future proof software framework

Cruden simulators stay actual both in terms of security as well as user development and upgrades.

Integrates with most commercially available bridge equipment through the simulator backbone that has N2k, J1939, and ethernet amongst others.

Quarterly updates of the Cruden Panthera software framework

Open architecture for software and content allowing for regular updates to scenarios, 3D databases and hardware

Turn key solutions

Cruden projects are turn key delivered including a train-the-trainer program and an ILS package. Engineering and consulting for complete simulator center

Installation, Commissioning, Training, Maintenance and Upkeep

Building Layout

IT and cable plan

Best in class visuals for best in class motion

Visual and motion cues are equally important to achieve self motion perception in a training simulator.

State of the art render engine for high quality visuals at 120 fps

Accurate 3D world and ship databases with detailed coastline

Realistic and physically correct sea surface simulation