Remember back in March when a giant container ship ran aground in the Suez Canal, paralyzing global shipping traffic for nearly a week and causing billions of dollars in losses?

Whether the incident was due to human error, technical difficulties or adverse weather conditions, it clearly demonstrates the need, for both officers and crew, to be well prepared so as to be able to prevent risks and respond promptly and effectively to emergency situations.

Interview with  Guillaume Nepveu, CEO and founder of Chaac Technologies, a young Montreal-based company that has recently collaborated with the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) to help place their new recruits in immersive VR-based training scenarios to perform tasks such as navigation, ship-handling and mooring.