The 13th International Conference on Engine Room Simulators (ICERS13) is organized by National University “Odessa Maritime Academy” under the aegis of the International Maritime Lecturers Association (IMLA) in cooperation with the Exhibition Centre “Odessa Home” supported by the Maritime Transport Workers’ Trade Union of Ukraine and the Institute of Marine Engineering, Science & Technology. ICERS13 is held on 20-21st September, 2017 at National University “Odessa Maritime Academy”, Odessa, Ukraine.

International Conference on Engine Room Simulators (ICERS) aims to support the activities of the International Maritime Lecturers Association (IMLA) by providing an interactive forum for the international maritime engine room simulator community. ICERS seeks to achieve this aim by promoting international contact and co-operation between engine room simulator operators, researchers, commercial simulator manufacturers and courseware developers, software publishers, relevant government administrations, international and national maritime organizations, marine engineers and shipping companies. At the heart of ICERS are the academic staff and trainers world-wide who seek to support the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW Convention), and to further develop the competencies and professionalism of marine engineers, through the use of simulator technology.

Previous conferences took place in Nantes, France (1993); Rimouski, Canada (1995); Svendborg, Denmark (1997); Vallejo, USA (1999); Singapore (2001); Wuhan, China (2004); Portorož, Slovenia (2005), Manilla, Philippines (2007); Kings Point, USA (2009); Saint-Petersburg, Russia (2011); Busan, South Korea (2013); and Tuzla, Turkey (2015).

The main topic for the ICERS 13 is: “Improving the simulator training of marine engineers and marine electrical engineers.”

The following topics will be discussed during the conference: Education and Training with ERS, New Methods and Technologies, Energy Efficiency Training with ERS, Soft Skills in ERS, Assessment and Evaluation in ERS, STCW 2010 and ERS, Troubleshooting Analysis, Special Topics in Simulators.

The conference program foresees the exhibition of engine room simulator manufacturers: KONGSBERG, TRANSAS, UNITEST, RHEINMETALL.