News in Brief from the DP Committee

The information below is a snapshot of the DP Station Keeping Events to date for 2024.

The percentage of DP incidents (loss of position/heading) reported per year has increased since 2019, a year before the pandemic, which is a concerning trend. The 2022 figures showed that the percentage of incidents had decreased, which was encouraging; however, 2023 showed an upturn. As we enter the final quarter of 2024, this year's figures are still down on last year's.

Figure 6 – Percentage of DP Event Reports received resulting in DP Incidents (loss of position / heading)

Dynamic Positioning Station Keeping Review – Incidents and Events Reported for 2023 can be downloaded from our website.

If an IMCA member company employs you, you can register using your company domain email address on the IMCA website. Once registered, you will be given direct access to the member's area, including all technical documents and other publications. This also applies to Bridge, ECR or Rank email addresses onboard vessels.

The IMCA DP reporting form is available here. You may want to consider using this form for your vessels. Please forward reports to dpreports@imca-int.com.

Following the announcement from the Nautical Institute (NI) about the new requirements for revalidating the DPOs Certificate, a Key DP Personnel continuing professional development (CPD) learning programme has been developed by IMCA and the Nautical Institute to provide valuable CPD learning to DPOs who perform a safety critical role onboard offshore DP vessels.

The learning programme is accessible to all Key DP Personnel to ensure that their technical knowledge of the latest industry practices is maintained and measured through questions delivered through an application available on desktop and mobile devices. This will provide professional currency with the latest IMCA / industry guidance, DP safety bulletins, DP exercise and training drills, and help prevent knowledge and skill fade in the various DP-related roles on vessels.

The content has been designed for use on mobile devices. The content is delivered through the EdApp application software, which is a mobile device learning management software. The application is available across a wide range of operating systems, for example, IoS and Android, and the app functionality provides offline capability, meaning the content remains available without an internet connection, a crucial factor for seagoing personnel.

Registration and payment for the app are undertaken via the NI Alexis Platform, accessible to all Key DP Personnel who wish to purchase the CPD programme.

Find out more @ https://www.imca-int.com/certification/dp/cpd/