Marine Simulator Systems Department

Marine Simulators plays a significant role in giving consultation for companies when examining new berths and ports. Marine Simulator can provide special research and consultancy service to maritime industry, particularly navigation study for validation the design of new berths or ports from navigational points of view by:

• Examining proposals for new berths or ports.
• Testing against specific combinations of meteorological conditions (Wind – current – sea state).
• Achieve Pilot and Tug Master familiarities prior to the completion of the infrastructure.
• The operational needs and contingency plans for new ship type and size can be investigated on the simulation.
• Any consultation research is submitted at the end of the project with a detailed document showing all maneuvers executed among the study which might reach the number 100 maneuvers. Final document includes conclusions and recommendation cover the following issues:
  • Arrival and departure maneuvers in different environment situation.
  • Variable wind conditions (Speed and direction).
  • Variable current conditions (Speed and direction).
  • Visibility condition and time.
  • Emergency situations maneuvers (Engine failure ... etc.).
  • Strains on ship's mooring lines.
  • Different bank, channel interaction effects.
  • Different recommendation cover issues like suitable tugs power, optimum mooring 
  • Methods and optimum vessel speed inside the port.
• The Marine Simulator performed the following researches:
  • Bulk quay at Alexandria port – Egypt.
  • Establishing Port Said East port – Egypt.
  • Establishing El-Sukhnah Port-study – Egypt.
  • Petroleum Quay at El-Dekhila Port – Egypt.
  • Al-Fujairah SBM Terminal – UAE.
  • Damietta LPG-Terminal – Egypt.
  • Damietta LNG-Terminal – Egypt.
  • Damietta E-Methanex-Terminal – Egypt.
  • Damietta Agrium-Terminal – Egypt.
  • Dekhila Mineral Quay – Egypt. 
  • River Nile Research – Egypt.
  • King Abdullah Port – Saudi Arabia.
  • Rabegh Port – Saudi Arabia.
  • Eldabaa Port – Egypt
  • Sidi Krir ( SUMED) - Egypt

Environment Protection and Crisis Management Center

The predictive mathematical models and real database are used by the experienced and highly qualified staff to provide the industry with the environmental technical support. Consultations were offered for petroleum companies using the oil spill prediction model for tracking the oil spills at the oil terminals in implementation of the contingency plan at the sites.

From the Department Accomplichment

• Consultation for private Companies on sanitary treatment
• Consultations for Oil Companies using The Oil Spill Predictive Model for oil spill tracking in the oil terminals in implementation of the emergency plan at the sites
• Quality tests under the Arab academy Umbrella within the Environment Assessment for river Nile ports
• Laboratory Analysis on River Nile Water quality
• Climate Change Adaptation and Natural Disasters Preparedness in the Coastal Cities of North Africa Project – Alexandria Area
  • A Regional Study on Adaptation to Climate Change and Natural Disasters in the Coastal Cities of North Africa (Alexandria in Egypt, Tunis in Tunisia and Casablanca in Morocco and on the Bouregreg Valley between Rabat and Sale in Morocco) was directed and financed by The World Bank. The Alexandria part of the study was carried out by The ISC’s Environment Protection Department under the umbrella of The Arab Academy of Science, Technology and Maritime Transportation and the international consulting consortium led by Egis BCEOM of France.

Communication and Computing Systems Department

The CCS Department offer the folloing consultancy related to communication systems in the following fields:

• Disaster and crisis management
• VTS centers.
• SAR operations management.

Visual Modeling and Research Unit

One of the main and effective roles of the Visual Modeling Database Department in coordination with the Ship handling Simulator Department is to make and execute researches, provide consultation activities, as well as carrying out research projects for the maritime industry and supporting these researches with detailed consultations and recommendations.

Technical Support and Maintenance Department

From the department achievments:

• Providing the technical support and consultations to the River Nile Simulator located at The Regional Institute for River Transportation – Cairo
• Providing the technical support and complete maintenance for the Trucks and Cranes Simulators located at Port Training Institute – Alexandria
• Providing the technical support and consultations for the Truck Simulator and for the Reverse Engineering Lab located at the Industry Service Complex – AAST&MT, Alexandria.