The Submarine Training Centre is part of 1 Submarine Squadron. Every submariner, from cook to commanding officer, must have undergone training at this facility.
As they operate in a three-dimensional environment, submarines are the Navy’s most complex weapon systems. Therefore, all submarine crews undergo extensive training ashore at the Submarine Training Centre (STC) of 1 Submarine Squadron.
The STC is equipped with simulators of all systems installed aboard German Type 212A submarines. The centre’s main task is to provide realistic individual and team training to future crews and thus prepare them for their work on board and for any upcoming missions. To this end, the STC uses systems like the submarine control trainer, which simulates any submarine movement and attitude, as well as several exactly replicated submarine combat information centres.
Since the STC is the most advanced training centre of its kind in Europe, its training courses are also regularly attended by submarine crews of friendly nations.
The submarine control trainer prepares personnel for their time on board
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Diving control display of the submarine control trainer
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The hydraulic system of the submarine control trainer provides for a realistic simulation of situations
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Train as you work: a submarine’s battery array at the Submarine Training Centre
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Fully functional controls simulate every engineering contingency on board of a Type 212A submarine
Bundeswehr/Sebastian WilkeSubmarine Training Centre
Eckernfoerde Naval Base
Am Ort 6
D-24340 Eckernfoerde
Schleswig-Holstein
Germany