Living Alaska — Learning to Drive a 500-Ton Ship

The Simulator Experience

Photograph by Author — The Ship Simulator at the University of Alaska Southeast

Getting a Driver's License

Learning to steer a 500-ton ocean-going ship is not that simple. If you work on an ocean-going vessel, chances are you will get a chance to steer when there is nothing to hit. You have miles of open ocean around you and nothing on Radar. That is an excellent opportunity to learn.