According to Clatsop Community College President Jarrod Hogue, the college is moving forward with plans to develop Oregon’s first maritime simulation training center. It will position the college as a hub for workforce development, he said, as maritime employers across the state face growing training and certification demands. The proposed simulator would replicate the bridge of a large commercial vessel, using 360-degree visual displays and realistic navigation systems to allow students and working mariners to practice emergency scenarios plus ship handling, collision avoidance and docking. Plans also include tugboat simulators that would allow multiple operators to train together in coordinated maneuvers.