Dynamic Positioning Revalidation/Dynamic Positioning Refresher and Competency Assessment Courses

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. 

• 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

• 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

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

PPE not required.