Videotel and Safebridge Conclude Groundbreaking Agreement to Facilitate Onboard ECDIS Type-Specific Certification
February 04 2016 - 1:00AM
VideotelTM, the leading global provider of e-Learning maritime
training solutions and a company of KVH Industries, Inc.,
(Nasdaq:KVHI), has joined forces with online maritime training
business Safebridge GmbH, which specializes in ECDIS training, to
provide shipping companies with the unique ability to certify their
seafarers on ECDIS type-specific training while serving onboard.
More than 30 ECDIS type-specific training courses will be
available, which is the most comprehensive offering in the
industry.
Companies using the award-winning Videotel On Demand (VOD)
system will have access to this leading-edge certification route.
The agreement will enable a trainee onboard to select and log onto
the VOD system and access the relevant Safebridge courses. After
completing online theory segments, the trainee would then proceed
to practical training using the onboard ECDIS before taking their
test using Safebridge’s validation systems. The list of
type-specific ECDIS training courses covered in this agreement
includes the full ECDIS type-specific training portfolio
of Safebridge, as well as further training courses for more
ECDIS equipment currently in development. Maritime regulations
requiring ECDIS compliance on all ship types are in a rollout phase
that began in 2012 and will continue until 2018.
“Training crew on ECDIS type-specific models has
been a real headache for shipping companies and ship managers over
the past years. The large number of different ECDIS models and the
fact that crew generally have to complete their training ashore
means that the shipping industry has faced a costly logistical
burden in getting crew the knowledge they legally require,” says
Nigel Cleave, Videotel’s chief executive officer. “We are delighted
to further extend our long working relationship with Safebridge in
this area, to introduce logical and cost-effective training
solutions to our customers.” Videotel’s training solutions are in
use on more than 12,000 vessels worldwide, and include 950 new and
updated titles to meet current seafarer training needs. The
Videotel programs are available in a range of formats, including
500+ e-Learning courses, more than twice the number of CBTs offered
by competitors. Videotel has been a leader in developing training
material since 1973 when the Intergovernmental Maritime
Consultative Organization (IMCO), the forerunner to the
International Maritime Organization (IMO), wanted to improve the
quality of training materials available to seafarers and called on
the company’s services. Videotel has recorded more than 11 million
training events in recent years, and its training programs have
been recognized with nearly 100 awards. Today, Videotel’s focus on
maritime training materials is a vital aspect of the overall
integrated maritime solution offered by KVH, which is addressing
the big data needs of the maritime industry in a unique way. KVH’s
solution includes the mini-VSAT Broadbandsm satellite network,
which provides broadband connectivity to thousands of vessels
worldwide; the TracPhone® V-IP line of advanced satellite
communications antenna systems; and the IP-MobileCastTM content
delivery service, which utilizes multicasting technology to deliver
entertainment and operations content without using vessels’ monthly
airtime data allotments. Videotel’s Basic Training Package of 20
essential maritime training programs is already available via the
IP-MobileCast content delivery service, and additional Videotel
training programs will be added.Note to Editors: For information
about Videotel’s extensive range of training programs, please visit
the Videotel website, www.videotel.com. For information about the
entire array of KVH’s maritime solutions, please visit the
mini-VSAT Broadband website, www.minivsat.com/one. High-resolution
images of KVH products are available at the KVH Press Room Image
Library, www.kvh.com/press-room/image-library.
About KVH Industries, Inc.KVH Industries, Inc.
is a leading provider of in-motion satellite TV and communications
systems, having designed, manufactured, and sold more than 200,000
mobile satellite antennas for applications on vessels, vehicles,
and aircraft. KVH is also a leading news, music, and entertainment
content provider to many industries including maritime, retail, and
leisure. Videotel, a KVH company, is the market-leading provider of
training films, computer-based training, 3D animation and
e-Learning courses. KVH is based in Middletown, RI, with research,
development, and manufacturing operations in Middletown, RI, and
Tinley Park, IL, USA. The company’s global presence includes
offices in Belgium, Brazil, Cyprus, Denmark, Hong Kong, Japan, the
Netherlands, Norway, Singapore, and the United Kingdom.
About Safebridge
Headquartered in Hamburg, Germany, Safebridge is an innovative
e-Learning company formed in 2009 to develop online bridge
equipment simulation training solutions for the maritime industry.
The company evolved from the European Commission’s Lifelong
Learning Initiative under the Leonardo da Vinci Program, which ran
a project on this subject. Safebridge’s staff includes professional
mariners with years of experience at sea. For more information,
visit www.safebridge.net.This press release contains
forward-looking statements that involve risks and
uncertainties. For example, forward-looking statements
include statements regarding the timing and occurrence of new
product and service rollout plans; the functionality,
characteristics, quality and performance of KVH products and
services; anticipated innovation and product development; and
customer preferences, requirements and expectations. The actual
results could differ materially from the statements made in this
press release. Factors that might cause these differences include,
but are not limited to: potential unanticipated technical or legal
impediments that could delay or impede new product and service
rollout plans; unanticipated declines or changes in customer
demand, due to economic, seasonal, and other factors; and potential
reduced sales to companies in or dependent upon the oil industry as
a result of declining oil prices. These and other risk factors are
discussed in more detail in KVH’s most recent Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q filed with the SEC. KVH does not assume any obligation to
update its forward-looking statements to reflect new information
and developments, except as required by law.
KVH, Videotel, TracPhone, and IP-MobileCast are trademarks of
KVH Industries, Inc. mini-VSAT Broadband is a service mark of KVH
Industries, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their
respective companies.
For further information, please contact:
Jill Connors, Media & Communications Manager
KVH Industries, Inc.
Tel: +1 401-851-3824
Email: jconnors@kvh.com
or
Phil Page, Elaborate Communications
Tel: +44 (0) 1296 682104
Email: ppage@elabor8.co.uk
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