DP emergency drill scenarios are included to assist DP vessel management and DPOs / Engineers and ETOs to conduct DP drills onboard. The intent is that the template can be […]
DP station keeping event bulletins enhance the traditional reporting and analysis of dynamic positioning station keeping events and incidents. They ensure that the industry is provided with prompt feedback, including anonymous factual case studies of events reported to IMCA.
Individual DP events are available individually online, tagged and searchable, while the traditional PDF collections are also available for download.
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All members are encouraged to contribute relevant DP information by using our reporting template which is available under Submit a Report where you will also see details on how to submit your information.
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DP emergency drill scenarios are included to assist DP vessel management and DPOs / Engineers and ETOs to conduct DP drills onboard. The intent is that the template can be […]
This case study covers events that occurred on the same vessel, 8 months apart. The DP equipment class 2 vessel is fitted with six position references systems, 3 DGNSS, 2 […]
This case study examines an DP incident that occurred on an equipment class 2 MODU, during well intervention operations. The unit was operating in open bus configuration with all four […]
This DP event occurred on an FPSO. The FPSO is fitted with one bow tunnel thruster and two stern azimuth thrusters; however, at the time of the event the starboard […]
With all engines and thrusters engaged, a DP equipment class 2 pipe supply vessel (PSV) was operating in open bus configuration. The vessel was engaged in cargo operations with a […]
A Dynamically Positioned vessel experienced a loss of dynamic positioning (DP) control while installing cable within a wind farm.The incident occurred during the cable lay operation. The DP manual override […]
A DP vessel was operating with its power plant configured in closed bus mode. This setup included three active generators: No. 2 port, No. 4 centre, and No. 6 starboard. […]
This case study examines an incident involving a vessel during cargo operations adjacent to a fixed platform in the North Sea. The event in focus is a push-off incident, where […]
This case study examines a critical incident aboard a Dynamic Positioning (DP) vessel, five years post-construction, which experienced a significant power management failure. The incident unfolded during what was considered […]
DP emergency drill scenarios are included to assist DP vessel management and DPOs / Engineers and ETOs to conduct DP drills onboard. The intent is that the template can be […]
Overview A diving vessel was operating in approximately 25m of water depth. Four Position Reference Systems (PRSs) were in use, two DGNSS & two HPRs, weighting of the PRSs was […]
Overview A DP vessel was conducting remotely operated vehicle (ROV) operations beside an oil platform. As this was a Critical Activity Mode (CAM), the vessel was operating a split bus […]
Overview This report provides a detailed technical analysis of a series of incidents involving the unexpected shutdown of a port side azimuth thruster and a subsequent partial blackout on a […]
Overview This case study examines an incident involving a Construction vessel that experienced an insufficient thrust alarm while holding Dynamic Positioning (DP) position during offshore installation crew transfer operations. The […]
DP emergency drill scenarios are included to assist DP vessel management and DPOs / Engineers and ETOs to conduct DP drills onboard. The intent is that the template can be […]
M190 Code of practice for developing and conducting DP annual trials programmes and M191 Code of practice for DP annual trials for mobile offshore drilling units, published June 2023 M117 […]
1 Overview It has come to the attention of the IMCA DP Committee that, in recent years, there have been a number of collisions between vessels undertaking DP operations near to […]
1 Overview A DP vessel with a two-way redundant split was engaged in cargo operations alongside a fixed platform, the environmental conditions at the time were marginal however the vessel was […]
1 Overview A dynamic positioned (DP) PSV was conducting operations near a drilling rig in the North Sea. The DPO of the PSV was using their phone while they were […]
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