Virtual Marine Technology (VMT) announce that its lifeboat simulator, SurvivalQuest, has been approved as a Class “S” Simulator by Det Norske Veritas (DNV). SurvivalQuest is a training simulator designed to allow lifeboat coxswains to practice a variety of emergency launch conditions in a safe, focused learning environment. Most recently, a concentrated inspection campaign conducted by the Paris Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control identified that 12.5% of onboard lifeboat drills were not performed satisfactorily. “The maritime community has long recognized that lifeboat training methods need to be improved” said Capt. Philip McCarter, VMT’s Vice President of Accreditation and Marine Affairs.