This event lies in the past.
Please note that as a result of mitigation measures concerning the Cover-19 pandemic the 2020 UKMPA Edinburgh conference has been cancelled.
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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Port Revel is used for shiphandling training of maritime pilots, masters and officers on a 5 ha lake with 11 manned model ships representing 20 vessels, and 4 tugs at scale 1:25 and DGPS tracking system. Instructors are former maritime pilots.
Training on the scale models provides experience that could never be gained on real ships for the simple reason that neither ship-owners nor local authorities would allow such risks to be taken. Scale models allow the shiphandler to make mistakes....