The Story Behind Calm Haven VR
Calm Haven VR grew from professional maritime experience and a simple idea: modern technology can make focused maritime training more accessible, interactive and practical.
The project combines real-world seagoing experience with VR development to explore new ways of practising ship handling, navigation, COLREG application and operational decision-making.
Built from Maritime Experience
Calm Haven VR is being developed around situations, decisions and practical challenges familiar to maritime professionals. The aim is not to replace established maritime education or full-mission simulation, but to complement them with focused and accessible VR-based Part-Task training.
Our Story
The IDEA
The idea behind Calm Haven VR began with a question: could modern VR technology make practical maritime training more accessible without requiring constant access to large and expensive simulator facilities?
Drawing on years of professional seagoing experience, the project started as an exploration of how ship handling, navigation and operational decision-making could be practised in a focused virtual environment.
From Maritime Experience to Development
Turning the idea into a working simulator required moving beyond maritime expertise and into software development, 3D environments, simulation logic and Virtual Reality. What began as an experiment gradually developed into a long-term project combining professional maritime knowledge with modern interactive technology.
Building Calm Haven VR
As development progressed, Calm Haven VR expanded from basic ship-handling experiments into a broader maritime training environment incorporating vessel behaviour, environmental effects, navigation systems, bridge equipment and focused training scenarios.
Today
Today, Calm Haven VR continues to evolve as a VR-based maritime Part-Task training platform. Development is focused on practical training scenarios, ship handling, navigation, COLREG application, collision avoidance and interactive bridge systems, with additional online and collaborative capabilities planned for the future.
Our Team
Capt. Oleksiy Chabanets
Founder, Project Manager & Full-Stack Developer
Capt. Oleksiy Chabanets is the founder and project manager of Calm Haven VR. A professional Master Mariner with extensive seagoing and command experience, he combines practical maritime knowledge with software development to shape the simulator's training concepts, vessel behaviour and operational scenarios.
Nadiia Chabanets
CFO, Moral inspirer and support
Nadiia manages the financial and organisational side of Calm Haven VR, supporting cost planning, project coordination and long-term development. She also contributes to maintaining a clear and sustainable development process as the project grows.
Olena Chabanets
Junior 3D assets creator, Source of inspiration
Olena contributes to the creation of 3D assets used throughout the Calm Haven VR environment and supports the visual development of the project.
Anna Chabanets
3D Asset Creator & Level Designer
Being on the team since day one, Anna is responsible for 3D Assets development and management of our version control system. Thanks to her keen interest in development and desire to grow, our company is still ready to implement all new technologies and trends in the education industry.
Built Around Your Operations
Every vessel, company and training environment is different.
Calm Haven VR can be adapted to reflect the operational and visual identity of the organisation using it.
Depending on the project, this may include vessel names and liveries, company logos, bridge layouts, equipment, ports, terminals and other environment-specific elements.
Our goal is not simply to place a logo inside a simulator. We aim to create training environments that feel familiar, relevant and connected to the real operations they represent.
What Can Be Customised?
Vessels
Custom vessel names, liveries and visual details.
Bridge & Equipment
Layouts and equipment adapted to the training environment.
Ports & Environments
Locations and operational environments relevant to specific scenarios.
Corporate Identity
Logos and visual branding integrated naturally into the simulation.
Calm Haven VR Through Development
A selection of images from the development of vessels, environments, equipment and training systems within Calm Haven VR.