WUT and Navis partner to work on MACS3

"For more than 60 years, Wuhan University of Technology has pursued its goal of training students at the highest level of excellence, thereby focusing particularly on practical orientation,” said professor Yang from the School of Navigation at WUT. “We have trained over 400 000 engineers & technicians and we look forward to being able to offer the global benchmark for education on cargo management in seagoing transport; providing future generations of nautical officer with access to Navis’ internationally recognized loading computer and stowage planning software."

The on-board loading computer MACS3 covers a wide range of calculations relating to hydrostatics, intact and damage stability, as well as the ship's longitudinal strength. The delivery scope of the educational licenses includes the conventional ship-type modules specific to container ships, bulk carriers and multi-purpose vessels, as well as the anonymised data from varying ship types, which are in active service.

Included in the scope of delivery of the stowage planning software are three container ship profiles of the classes 4250 TEU, 8530 TEU and 10 000 TEU. Developed from the MACS3 software, it offers integration of the loading computer and StowMan, thus providing ship data pertaining to stability, hydrostatics and the securing of loads during the stowage planning process in real time, a key strength of both programmes.

The MACS3 loading computer software has been in use for training purposes since 1999.

Shipping companies benefit from the use of the on-board software being applied at universities: "Graduates are well-trained in working with the software and therefore require less on-the-job training to enable them to properly utilize it on board," said Dr. Selke Eichler, responsible for customer management at Navis Carrier Solutions. Furthermore, Selke Eichler stresses the advantages for both universities and students: "The educational institutions boost their overall appeal to incoming classes of students by offering a curriculum with the highest-level of practical relevance, and students in turn become more attractive candidates on the global job market."

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