The NTPRO 5000 simulator system is designed to meet IMO Convention requirements and Det Norske Veritas (DNV) standards:
STCW 2010 Section B – Guidance regarding training of masters and officers for ships operating in polar waters;
DNV Standard for Certification no. 3.312, “Competence of Officers for Navigation in Ice”, October 2008;
The simulator is approved by DNV as Bridge Operation Simulator Class A with class notation “Integrated simulator system, NAUT AW (SIM), DYNPOS – AUT (SIM), HSC, TUG, ICE, AHTS” and Dynamic Positioning Simulator Class A as per the latest edition of Standard for Certification of Maritime Simulators No. 2.14 January 2011.