Japan’s largest shipowner Mitsui OSK Line (MOL) is using virtual reality to improve seafarer safety.
MOL has developed a mariner safety education tool goggle with compatriot firm Tsumiki Seisaku to replicate various training scenarios and work operations, which it says offers “a new level of realism and immersion”.
“This tool will increase seafarers’ safety awareness and contribute to the elimination of onboard industrial accidents caused by unsafe behavior in actual operation by using VR technology and defining safety measures,” MOL said in a release today.
Initially the training content will focus on preventing accidental falls, a major cause of injuries.
