The Ship Manoeuvring Simulator Centre (SMS) of Trondheim, Norway is the first training centre to have its navigation course certified to DNV’s ice navigation standard. “Representing the world’s only competence standard in this area we are stressing the importance that the additional challenges in Arctic waters must be met with a highly skilled crew”, says Jon Rysst, DNV’s regional manager of Norway, Finland and Baltics. (more…)