The experienced officers acted as a norm-group. The simulator scenario consists in principle of a fixed track that all candidates have to sail. They have to sail from waypoint to waypoint in an existing coastal area. Except for two assessors, the candidate operates alone on the bridge during the test. The assessment test starts with the handing over of the watch.
Information is provided exclusive at the request of the applicant officer.
In the beginning only routine tasks are required, but gradually the situation gets more demanding. The candidate is also confronted in which situations where he has to decide whether to inform the captain or not. To minimise the risk of candidates getting too familiar with the test, some of the scenario elements can be arranged in a different order, resulting in substantial changes in courses and timing of action, without influencing the overall difficulty of the test. Before the actual test begins two candidates can familiarise themselves simultaneously with the equipment on the bridge and the bridge configuration. This familiarisation takes about 60 minutes.