February 17, 2023
New Training Courses Offered by MOL Group, Essential for Offshore Wind Power Projects
Receives ClassNK’s Basic Approval~ Expanded Training Course for Marine Development-related Specialty Vessels
Using Dynamic Positioning Simulator~
TOKYO—Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL; President & CEO: Takeshi Hashimoto) and MOL Marine& Engineering Co., Ltd. (MOLMEC; President: Takashi Nakashima; Headquarters: Minato-ku,Tokyo) today announced that Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (ClassNK Note 1) has granted basic approval to twonew training courses related to offshore wind power generation, using Dynamic Positioning (DP)simulator (Note 2) , which is owned by MOL and MOLMEC, for power cable laying and anchor
handling training (Note 3). They are currently being prepared for launch and will be the first suchcourses offered in Japan.
The courses are slated to begin by June 2023 as a project selected in a public offering for
subsidized projects in the FY2022 Offshore Wind Power Human Resource Development Project
administered by the Agency for Natural Resources and Energy, part of Japan’s Ministry ofEconomy, Trade and Industry (Note 4) and its training content is essential for offshore wind power
projects.
MOL and MOLMEC installed the DP simulator on the lobby floor of MOL’s Head Office in June
2022, and have already offered five other training courses using the simulator (see Table 1 below).
Two more courses enabling candidates to acquire practical ship-handling skills for self-elevating
platform (SEP) vessels and service operation vessels (SOVs) are also being prepared.
Through these training programs, MOL group will help ensure safe navigation and construction
work by personnel operating vessels that are critical to offshore wind power generation and offshoredevelopment, which are expected to increase both within and outside MOL group. The courses will
also create a workforce of highly skilled DP ship operators, regardless of whether they haveseafarer qualifications.
This training center using the DP simulator is the first training center in Japan to be accredited by
The Nautical Institute (NI; Headquarters: U.K. Note 5) and can issue training completion certificatesrequired for DP operator qualification for the five courses currently available.
MOL group will be widely involved in many phases of the value chain for the offshore wind powerbusiness, which is regarded as a key to renewable energy, and contribute to the decarbonization ofnot only the group but also society.

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(Table 1) MOLMEC training courses using DP simulators
NameStartNotes
June 2022
Courses certified by NI
DP Induction Course(course alreadyDP Simulator Coursestarted)
DP Sea Time Reduction Course
DP Revalidation Course
DP Vessel Maintenance Course
Power Cable Laying DP Training Course June 2023
Courses that have now(scheduled)received basic approval byAnchor Handling Training Course
ClassNKDP simulator (240° view)

Capt. Naoki Saito, General Manager ofMaritime Education and Training Certification Department(left)presenting the basic approval certificate andTakashi Nakashima, President of MOLMEC (right) receiving the certificate.

Submarine cable laying ship

Anchor handling tug supply vessel(Courtesy: Kokusai Cable Ship Co., Ltd.)(Note 1) As a non-profit third-party certification body, Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (ClassNK) carries out surveys,
certifications, rule-making, and R&D, in line with its mission of contributing to the safety of life and property,
and environmental protection. For more than 120 years, ClassNK has been developing rules and carryingout surveys to help ensure the safety of ships from the standpoint of a neutral third party as a classsociety, granting commercial ships the class required for insurance coverage. It carries out drawing
examinations and witness surveys related to hull structures, engines, equipment, materials, and various
other systems based on class rules related to ships and marine structures, and grants a class to ships thatmeet the standards. With over 9,000 ships on ClassNK’s register, it is the world's largest* class society interms of number of ships. ClassNK is widely trusted as a technical organization, and has obtained theauthority to carry out surveys and issue certificates based on international conventions and regional
regulations on behalf of ship flag administrations (flag states) in over 100 countries. In addition, utilizing its
many years of knowledge and experience as a third-party certification body, ClassNK provides certification

services such as certification of various management systems including quality, environment, occupationalsafety and health, verification of GHG emissions, and renewable energy-related facility, and the field ofsuch services is expanding. ClassNK strives to contribute to sustainable development through its role as athird-party certification body in response to environmental issues such as global warming and socialchanges caused by digitalization.
*Clarkson Research Statistics as of end of 2022
Website URL: https://www.classnk.or.jp/hp/en/index.html(Note 2) Please refer to the following past press releases related to MOL and MOLMEC-owned DP
simulator.
 March 14, 2022: MOL Group to Install Simulator with Dynamic Positioning System at MOL HeadOffice June 7, 2022: MOL Opens Training Center for Dynamic Positioning System - Japan's First
Training Center Certified by a Third-party Organization for Training on Offshore Developmentrelated Special-purpose Vessels –(Note 3) The Power Cable Laying DP Training Course is required for DP operation of vessels that lay
submarine power cables.
The Anchor Handling Training Course provides the training needed to operate an anchor
handling vessel, which maneuvers an anchor to tow and places it in position to secure a floatingoffshore wind turbine.
(Note 4) Please refer to the following press releases as well: October 18, 2022 MOLMEC press release: MOLMEC to Expand Dynamic Positioning Training
Course ~ Offering Offshore Wind Power-related Training for Various Ship Types ~ February 6, 2023 MOL release: 2 MOL Group Projects Selected for Japanese Governmentbacked Offshore Wind Power Human Resource Development Program - Installation of Training
Facility in Kitakyushu and Expansion of Dynamic Positioning System Training Courses –(Note 5) NI is one organization that issues DP operator certifications, and the certifications it issues areinternationally recognized.

[MOL Group 5 Sustainability Issues]
MOL Group will contribute to realizing a sustainable society by promoting responses tosustainability issues, which are identified as social issues that must be addressed as priorities
through its business.
We anticipate this initiative to contribute especially to the realization of "Safety & Value -Provide
added value through safe transportation and our social infrastructure business -", "Environment-Conservation for Marine and global environment-" and "Innovation -Innovation for development
in marine technology-".

[Related Offshore Wind Power Business Domain]

For further information, please contact:
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd.
Media Relations Team, Corporate Communication Division
Email: mrtmo@molgroup.com /TEL: 03-3587-7015
MOL Marine & Engineering Co., Ltd.
DP Simulator Division
Email：MOLMEC-DPTC@molgroup.com