Maritime Academy Toledo achieves advanced training goals with NAUTIS Simulators
NAUTIS User Case
Organisation profile
Maritime Academy Toledo educates students in grades 6-12 (ages 11-18) not only in the normal courses of study for primary and secondary school, but also in 4 (four) courses of study in the maritime industry:
- Shiphandling and navigation
- Marine engineering
- Culinary arts
- Marine environmental science
We spoke with Jerry Bauman, the Information Technology and Simulation Director at Toledo, who gave us a deeper insight into the benefits of NAUTIS simulators for their school.
Organisational challenges
Before purchasing the NAUTIS simulators from VSTEP in 2012, the school taught the maritime-oriented classes mostly from a theoretical perspective, although they had 2 boats to give the students some practical experience. Unfortunately, this truly practical experience, while beneficial, is only available on a seasonal basis and comes with the high costs of fuel, maintenance, and storage.
Achievements using NAUTIS simulators:
In purchasing the NAUTIS simulator, they have the opportunity to give their cadets hands-on experience with navigation, ship-handling, locking/docking, and emergency ship-handling all in a cost-effective and completely safe environment. The ultimate goal at The Maritime Academy is to educate their students, with the help of the NAUTIS simulators, to enter the maritime industry immediately upon graduation from the institution or to give them a solid foundation to continue their education to finally achieve a license.
Since NAUTIS allows them to meet all of these training goals at a relatively reasonable price point, it has proven to be the perfect solution for the academy. According to Jerry, with the help of NAUTIS, they consistently see their alumni going on to careers sailing in the U.S. Navy, U.S. Coast Guard, and the merchant marine.
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Education
Key takeaways
Organisation profile
Maritime Academy Toledo educates students in grades 6-12 (ages 11-18) not only in the normal courses of study for primary and secondary school, but also in 4 (four) courses of study in the maritime industry:
- Shiphandling and navigation
- Marine engineering
- Culinary arts
- Marine environmental science
We spoke with Jerry Bauman, the Information Technology and Simulation Director at Toledo, who gave us a deeper insight into the benefits of NAUTIS simulators for their school.
Organisational challenges
Before purchasing the NAUTIS simulators from VSTEP in 2012, the school taught the maritime-oriented classes mostly from a theoretical perspective, although they had 2 boats to give the students some practical experience. Unfortunately, this truly practical experience, while beneficial, is only available on a seasonal basis and comes with the high costs of fuel, maintenance, and storage.
Achievements using NAUTIS simulators:
In purchasing the NAUTIS simulator, they have the opportunity to give their cadets hands-on experience with navigation, ship-handling, locking/docking, and emergency ship-handling all in a cost-effective and completely safe environment. The ultimate goal at The Maritime Academy is to educate their students, with the help of the NAUTIS simulators, to enter the maritime industry immediately upon graduation from the institution or to give them a solid foundation to continue their education to finally achieve a license.
Since NAUTIS allows them to meet all of these training goals at a relatively reasonable price point, it has proven to be the perfect solution for the academy. According to Jerry, with the help of NAUTIS, they consistently see their alumni going on to careers sailing in the U.S. Navy, U.S. Coast Guard, and the merchant marine.
Information Technology and Simulation Director
Jerry Bauman
Since NAUTIS allows us to meet all of these training goals at a relatively reasonable price point, it has proven to be the perfect solution for our academy. In fact, with the help of NAUTIS, we consistently see our alumni going on to careers sailing in the U.S. Navy, U.S. Coast Guard, and the merchant marine.
Since NAUTIS allows us to meet all of these training goals at a relatively reasonable price point, it has proven to be the perfect solution for our academy. In fact, with the help of NAUTIS, we consistently see our alumni going on to careers sailing in the U.S. Navy, U.S. Coast Guard, and the merchant marine.
Jerry Bauman
Information Technology and Simulation Director
How did NAUTIS Simulator stand out?
Although Jerry, as well as several members of their school board, have past experience with 3 other companies in the maritime simulation industry, the Maritime Academy Toledo chose NAUTIS because of its high level of realism (both visually and hydrodynamically) while offering low purchase and maintenance costs. The NAUTIS simulator is unique in that everything is completely modular and customizable.
Experience with VSTEP Simulation
Jerry elaborates on the school relationship with VSTEP: “None of this would have been possible without the specifications and guidance provided by VSTEP’s superior technical team, a team that has always made themselves available, day or night, despite any limitations in time zones, and has always achieved far beyond our expectations. This high quality of customer service has been made evident in my many interactions over the years with administrators at the highest level of the company, mid-level managers, as well as several technicians. I would like to mention both Mark Nolan and Rutger van Eijden by name for their unending willingness to help, their warm friendliness, and their willingness to do whatever it takes to assist their customers.
We very much look forward to a continuing and successful relationship with VSTEP, and cannot wait to see what lies ahead as NAUTIS grows and evolves.”
How did NAUTIS Simulator stand out?
Although Jerry, as well as several members of their school board, have past experience with 3 other companies in the maritime simulation industry, the Maritime Academy Toledo chose NAUTIS because of its high level of realism (both visually and hydrodynamically) while offering low purchase and maintenance costs. The NAUTIS simulator is unique in that everything is completely modular and customizable.
Experience with VSTEP Simulation
Jerry elaborates on the school relationship with VSTEP: “None of this would have been possible without the specifications and guidance provided by VSTEP’s superior technical team, a team that has always made themselves available, day or night, despite any limitations in time zones, and has always achieved far beyond our expectations. This high quality of customer service has been made evident in my many interactions over the years with administrators at the highest level of the company, mid-level managers, as well as several technicians. I would like to mention both Mark Nolan and Rutger van Eijden by name for their unending willingness to help, their warm friendliness, and their willingness to do whatever it takes to assist their customers.
We very much look forward to a continuing and successful relationship with VSTEP, and cannot wait to see what lies ahead as NAUTIS grows and evolves.”