NI DP Revalidation / Refresher and Competency Assessment Course

This course is intended for those who have already been issued a DPO certificate from The Nautical Institute but are unable to revalidate their DPO certificate due to insufficient DP sea time. The course allows DPOs who have not been on working DP vessel to refresh their knowledge about DP operations, DP Bridge team work, Emergency DP resource Management and to stay current with the latest industry guidelines. The course may substitute NI CPD programme in case if DPO is revalidating his DP Ticket, has sufficient documented DP sea time, but did not follow NI CPD scheme.

The training is based on the program as outlined by the recommendations contained in The International Maritime Organization (IMO) and The International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) guidelines.  
Training is a mix of theoretical sessions and practical exercises in simulators, using Kongsberg DP.

The overall course aim is to update the DPOs with the latest rules and regulations, position references and sensors, known DP incidents and lessons learned. At the end of the course, the student should:

• 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

Instructors will assess and score the candidate during theoretical and practical exercises. The pass mark is 70%

Admission Requirements

DPO must have valid DP ticket issued by the NI to attend this course. If the DPO has 30 days or more DP sea time, then the DP Refresher and Competency Assessment Course may be completed at any time, as required. If the DPO has no DP sea time or less than 30 days of seat time, then the Revalidation Course may be completed up to six months before the revalidation dates set by the NI. If the DPO has less than 30 days of DP sea time, the course will be valid for a period of 12 months only, at which time the DPO must apply to the NI for certificate revalidation.