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Latest related Guidance:

Dynamic Positioning Station Keeping Review – Incidents and Events Reported for 2024

IMCA has compiled a detailed report on dynamic positioning (DP) station keeping events reported in 2024. The report highlights the importance of data sharing for preventing DP incidents and enhancing safety, analyses the causes of these events, and emphasises the need for adherence to established guidelines.

 

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Recommended practice for the operation of Class 1 DP vessels

This document provides comprehensive guidelines and recommendations for the operation of Class 1 DP vessels, emphasising the importance of understanding their limitations and ensuring proper training and preparedness of personnel.

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Code of practice for the training and experience of key DP personnel

DP systems are used on vessels in all the major maritime regions of the world and the result of this expansion and diversity has meant that the challenges of ensuring key personnel have the competency to perform their roles has never been greater. All vessel owners/operators require suitably qualified and experienced DP personnel for safe and commercially successful operations.

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Latest related Information Notes:

Development and introduction of new DP vessel mission functionalities

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Non-compliance with M190 categorisation and recording of findings

Reports have come to our attention of the non-compliance with IMCA's Code of practice for developing and conducting DP Annual Trials programmes.

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Enhanced GNSS differential corrections for Dynamic Positioning (DP) operations

GNSS serves as a critical Position Reference System (PRS) in Dynamic Positioning operations.

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CPD requirements from the Nautical Institute

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Browse the latest DP incident reports

  • Complete the job

    Whilst connected to a turbine, an alarm was generated on the DP operator station, ‘Unbalanced load on SWBD 1’.

    DPE 01/25

    16 January 2025

    Undesired event

  • How is your alignment?

    Loss of the CyScan position reference system generated a reference system failure alarm and moments later the vessel began to lose position with the accompanying alarms.

    DPE 01/25

    16 January 2025

    Incident

  • Beware your centre of rotation

    The stern thrusters started to oscillate which transferred to an oscillating motion of the vessel and high forces were being used to try to maintain position.

    DPE 01/25

    16 January 2025

    Incident

  • A-Tension

    Whilst pipelaying in shallow water, the vessel experienced a tension sensor failure on one tensioner.

    DPE 01/25

    16 January 2025

  • DP Drill Scenario 

    DP emergency drill scenarios are included to assist DP vessel management, DPOs / Engineers, and ETOs in conducting DP drills onboard.

    DPE 01/25

    16 January 2025

    Drill Scenario

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