"What we've found is that one day in a simulator equates to almost three days out on the machines."
Patrick Terminals
Paul Burgess
Training Manager
With 350 employees, Patrick Terminals is one of three stevedores servicing the ships and trucks coming in and out of the Port of Melbourne. It is a manual straddle and crane operation handling approximately 1 million TEU per year, making it one of the most productive container terminals in Australia.
By integrating CM Labs’ simulation training system into its training programs, Patrick Terminals experienced several key benefits:
- The ability to train new employees much faster, with one day on the simulator equating to almost two and a half to three days out on the machines
- An easier, more data-driven approach to selecting who to train on crane operations
- A way to set up and train for different scenarios, such as inclement weather, ship rolling, and traffic, difficult or impossible to train for on real equipment
- The opportunity to show new employees the safe way to do things before taking them out on real equipment
For Patrick Terminals, these benefits and the exceptional realism of CM Labs’ simulation training system make it an invaluable resource.