The onshore training and simulation facility covering approximately 360 square meters will serve as a dedicated training ground for seagoing vessel crews, enabling them to prepare for emergency and rescue operations, according to the university’s press service.

This spring, the first group of cadets will begin training in the center’s section that simulates various ship compartments, where they will learn to extinguish fire, counter flooding, and respond to other emergency situations.

“Training will be provided not only for cadets, but also for experienced seafarers, as well as EMERCOM personnel and firefighters involved in maritime emergency response,” said Dmitry Brodin, Director of the Murmansk Arctic University Department of Infrastructure Development.

The next phase of the center’s development will involve the construction of a swimming pool equipped with a system capable of realistically replicating Arctic water conditions. In this environment, cadets will practice ice-floe rescue techniques, de-icing of ship structures, and procedures for responding to submersible accidents at depth.