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Naval students first to use Sperry e-Learning system
(May  21  2009)

Naval Reserve Officer Training Candidate (NROTC) students at college campuses in San Diego, US, have become the first people to use a new navigation training package by Sperry Marine.

The computerised learning DVD system contains 16 interactive courseware (ICW) training lessons on the use and operation of Sperry Marine’s Voyage Management System (VMS) ship navigation software.

The system will be used in the navigation training curriculum for NROTC students at the University of San Diego and other San Diego college campuses.

The e-Learning courseware was created by Sperry Marine’s team of navigation instructors and courseware developers, and is used to complement traditional VMS lessons taught in the company’s training and simulator facilities in the US, as well as shipboard instructor-provided training.

“We are pleased to be the first NROTC programme in the country to make use of this excellent instructional tool for preparing our future officers for their careers in the naval service,” said Capt Mark Woolley, commanding officer of the five San Diego-area NROTC units.

Jeff Holloway, Sperry Marine, also commented: "This ICW has been recently incorporated as a navigation training delivery method at the US Naval Academy. The eLearning courseware will give the NROTC students an opportunity to become familiar with the standard electronic navigation system used throughout the US Navy."

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