Experimentarium, Copenhagen, Denmark

Water Games

Extract from original article in NORDEN News Magazine.

A professional ship simulator is a technically complex instrument designed to train naval officers in sailing a real ship, in everyday situations as well as in difficult and often dangerous ones. The Danish exploratorium, the Experimentarium in Copenhagen, recently revealed a “light” version in which guests - children as well as grownups - can pretend to be captain of m.t. NORD PRINCESS in the Port of Copenhagen.

The ship simulator is a donation to the Experimentarium by D/S Orient’s Fund, and is based on data for m.t. NORD PRINCESS, which was built in China and delivered to NORDEN in December 2005, when it was named by HH Princess Alexandra. The simulator has been developed in collaboration with FORCE Technology in Kgs. Lyngby north of Copenhagen, one of the world’s leading suppliers of ship models, i.e. mathematical descriptions of the shape of a ship’s hull and its manoeuvrability for use in simulators.

”With this donation, we at D/S Orient’s Fund hope to do our bit to ensure that future generations become aware of the many exiting career opportunities that ”the Blue Denmark” offers. And the best way of learning is, after all, by doing. The Experimentarium offers the perfect environment for this,” explains Carsten Mortensen, board member of D/S Orient’s Fund. “Along with the ship simulator, the Fund donated two other experiments from the maritime world: ”Load a ship”, which illustrates what happens to a ship’s stability and centre of gravity as the cargo is loaded, and “Water on deck”, which is about how the ship’s stability is affected by the amount of water on deck and whether the water is able to move around freely or is closed in. It is very informative and entertaining – for children of all ages,” says Carsten Mortensen.

Read the original article in NORDEN News Magazine (1.92 Mb) . In  Danish (1.92 Mb) .