Marine Operations

Dynamic Positioning Revalidation/Dynamic Positioning Refresher and Competency Assessment Courses

Name: ASET International Energy Training Academy
Price range: $$

Duration: 5 days

Per Delegate: £1,700.00

50%

Practical Content

50%

Theoretical Content

Prerequisites

Delegates must hold either:

DPO certificate issued by the Nautical Institute and no DP sea time/less than 30 days (Revalidation Certificate).
DPO certificate issued by the Nautical Institute and between 30 and 150 days DP sea time (Refresher and Competency Assessment Certificate).
DPO certificate issued by the Nautical Institute and a minimum of 150 days DP sea time but has not engaged with a NI approved CPD programme (Refresher and Competency Assessment Certificate).

The original DPO certificate should be presented at the DP centre when attending the course.

Key Learning Outcomes

Have acquired knowledge of the latest rules and regulations
Have acquired knowledge of the latest developments within sensors and PRS
Have acquired knowledge of the latest relevant DP incidents and why they occurred
Be able to recognise the various alarm, warning and information messages
Carry out operational planning, risk assessment and hazard identification tasks
Set up the DP system for a particular task/operation
Decide on courses of action because of systems failure

Course Content

DP Rules and Regulations
DP Sensors and PRS
DP Set Up
DP Bridge Watchkeeping
Position Keeping
Environmental Conditions
Alarms and Indicators
Change of DP Watch
Normal Completion of a DP Operation
Operating in Joystick Mode (DP Joystick)
Emergency Situation
Emergency Performance/Response to two elements

Assessment

Delegates will undertake an online multiple-choice assessment and a practical assessment to demonstrate they have achieved the key learning outcomes listed above.