25 000 m²
of shallow water lake
12
scale models representing 25 ships
+ 8500
pilots and captains trained since 1966
100 %
of participants are satisfied with our similarity
Latest [news]
Latest news
A Breath of Fresh Air from Brazil at Port Revel: Welcoming Pilots from São Francisco do Sul and Itapoá
In the heart of summer, the Port Revel Center had the pleasure of welcoming maritime ...
Welcoming a Maritime Pilot from New Caledonia
Port Revel welcomes the New Caledonia Maritime Pilotage Station
Complete Refit of the Normandie: A Leap into the Future
The Normandie model has been fully modernized, with new systems and a more realistic ...
EMPA congress 2026
Artelia/Port Revel attended the EMPA congress in Ghent in April 2026.
Presentation of Port-Revel
Discover the art of navigation taught in our exceptional site in Port-Revel
Why training
on manned models ?
Because the human factor is still one of the key factor on board a ship.
Training on models provides experience that could never be gained on real ships for the simple reason that neither shipowners nor local authorities would allow such risks to be taken. Scale models allow operators to make mistakes without drastic consequences.