Sharjah24: His Highness Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, inspected on Wednesday, the conference center building and the marine simulators complex building at the Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport (AASTMT) in Emirate of Sharjah.

During his inspection of the conference center building, His Highness the Ruler of Sharjah was briefed on the plans for the facilities and contents of the building, which includes a theatre, clinic and a multi-use hall, in addition to providing locations for shops, library, and various services.

His Highness was briefed on the distinguished theater in the conference center, which includes 900 chairs, distributed in a gradual manner to provide smooth movement, in addition to the diversity of modern means and technologies used in it.

His Highness Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi visited a number of advanced scientific laboratories in Academy for the purposes of teaching and training students in different classrooms, as well as for the purposes of training specialists working in the fields of maritime transport.

His Highness was briefed on the ship's command center's mini-labs, which include a ship simulation experience as a training model that enables students to fully familiarize themselves with the contents of the cockpit and the roles of the ship's captain.

Each laboratory includes five integrated real models of the ship's cockpit with all its contents, navigational controls and directions, in addition to voice control and large screens to show the ship's itinerary and how to deal with different weather conditions during the ship's voyage.

His Highness also stopped at the multi-use training lab, where he was introduced to the computers contained in the laboratory for scientific training purposes, which include the maritime disciplines offered by the academy for students and the various scientific and technological tracks.

Sharjah Ruler was accompanied during the visit by Sheikh Khalid bin Abdullah Al Qasimi, Chairman of the Sharjah Ports, Customs and Free Zones Authority, Dr. Mansour bin Nassar, Head of the Legal Department of the Government of Sharjah, Engineer Salah bin Butti Al Muhairi, Head of the Initiatives Implementation Authority "Mubadara", Mohammed Obaid Al Zaabi, Head of the Protocol and Hospitality Department, and Dr. Muhadtha Al Hashemi, Chairman of the Sharjah Private Education Authority, and Dr. Hashem Abdullah Al Zaabi, Director of AASTMT in Sharjah.