HVSim

HVsim is a software-only high-voltage (HV) simulation environment designed for maritime training centres. It lets instructors and students simulate shipboard HV systems (switching, isolation, fault conditions, safety procedures) on a PC or laptop — with no live high-voltage hardware required.

 HVsim offers a great complement to physical HV equipment:

• Safe, realistic simulation — no risk of electric shock, arc faults, or hardware failures.

• Low setup and maintenance costs

• Flexibility — works on standard PCs, and supports remote or blended learning.

• Audit-friendly: generates logs and scenario outputs that can help demonstrate trainee competence, useful for compliance reviews by flag-states or authorities.

HVsim is aligned with the relevant sections of the STCW Code: A-III/1, A-III/2, and A-III/6. That means it supports both:

• Operational-level training (engineer on watch or duty engineer) under A-III/1, and

• Management-level or Electro-Technical Officer (ETO) training under A-III/2 and A-III/6.

HVsim is appropriate for:

• STCW HV Operational Level courses (for engineers in charge of watch / duty engineers).

• STCW HV Management Level courses (for senior/management-level engineers).

• ETO (Electro-Technical Officer) training and assessment.

• Refresher or company-specific HV safety courses.

• Pre-sea or cadet training — allowing early introduction to HV concepts, safely.

HVsim can be used to teach and assess competencies such as:

• Safe operation of HV equipment, including understanding of interlocks, isolation, earthing, switching procedures.

• Supervision and management of HV operations (for management-level trainees): planning & executing safe switching, responding to fault conditions, maintenance planning, and fault diagnostics.

• Fault diagnosis, safe testing procedures, interpretation of instrument readings — relevant especially for ETOs.

• Use of protection devices, system design/understanding, compliance with safety & permit-to-work procedures

Aligned with

• IMO STCW Code Sections A-III/1, A-III/2, and A-III/6.
• IEC / EN 50110-1 – Safe Operation of Electrical Installations
• IEC 61936-1 – Power Installations > 1 kV
• IEC 62271 Series – HV Switchgear & Controlgear
• NFPA 70E & IEEE 1584 – Arc Flash & Electrical Safety
• IEC 60092 Series – Marine HV Installations (ships/offshore)
• IMO SOLAS + IACS Class Rules (marine)

HVsim provides verifiable logs and scenario outputs that document student actions, results, and assessment. These deliverables can be used to demonstrate to auditors (e.g. flag-state authorities, classification societies) that students have met the KUP (Knowledge, Understanding, Proficiency) requirements defined in STCW — enabling structured assessment without physical HV hardware.