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and I got to drive one. ■ The Ship Handling Research and Training Centre

IlawashiphandlingIlawashiphandlingAt Port Iława in Poland, pilots and captains of massive ships train on 1-to-24 scale ship models

and I got to drive one. ■ The Ship Handling Research and Training Centre

The Ship Handling Research and Training Centre in Iława is one of those wonderfully specific places that exists because the real-world alternative is far too expensive to learn by trial and error. If you want to see how professional ship handling gets trained with 1-to-24 scale models on real water, this is exactly that — and I got to experience it firsthand.

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Pros

  • +Specialist training using physical scale ship models
  • +Real-water practice for manoeuvring judgement and timing

Cons

  • -Not something most people can casually try without arranging a visit
  • -Highly specialised: mainly relevant to maritime professionals

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