In April 2022, committed to creating a virtual e-learning platform and seafarer training centre in the Panama Republic, PAMEL purchased the NAUTIS simulators.
VSTEP will help PAMEL to maintain its leadership position as an innovative education provider and expand internationally with the commitment to articulating the theoretical and practical components according to the STCW Convention.
Value of a new training centre
The Seafarers Training Center Panama Maritime E-Learning (PAMEL) is in Panama City. It focuses on developing training for seafarers and prepares them for their duties complying with the criteria and objectives of the competencies of the STCW Convention.
PAMEL has purchased NAUTIS Class B and NAUTIS desktop tug simulators to set up a new training center in Panama. The customer’s main goal is to expand internationally, see more seafarers that come from Panama in the first leadership registry, and educate seafarer students according to the IMO’s standards.
Training centre
With NAUTIS simulators, they hope to attain this goal, enhance their learning capabilities
With NAUTIS simulators, they hope to attain this goal, enhance their learning capabilities and strengthen their position in the market. "It’s been our pleasure collaborating with VSTEP so far. It immediately stood out to us that NAUTIS simulators are made for learning, which is well in line with our main goal of bringing this new training centre to the market.”
“Up until now, we think we have made the right decision selecting VSTEP as our project partner,” Capt. Leonardo García, Quality Manager at PAMEL.
VSTEP Ambitions
Opening a new training centre with NAUTIS simulators is particularly valuable as it’s the first investment in new simulators since the last installation in 2015.
The newly built centre is funded by a local investor. It further proves that simulation technology has a lot of potentials, particularly NAUTIS.
Stimulator installation
Other companies in Panama, such as Maritime Seafarer and MSTC, have also acknowledged this. They already have NAUTIS simulators.
This opens a business to VSTEP towards defense organisations and public schools in Panama. On top of this, VSTEP is in discussions with public organisations to start installing our simulators.
NAUTIS Class B simulator
An example of a NAUTIS Class B simulator that VSTEP installed for another customer:
Following are some of the renders of the upcoming installation in Panama. 
