News in brief from the DP Committee
- DP Event
- Published on 18 December 2025
- Generated on 19 December 2025
- DPE 03/25
- 2 minute read
Currently under review:
- M119 – Fires in DP Vessel Spaces
- M217 – Offshore Vessel High Voltage Safety
- M220 – Recommended Practice on Operational Activity Planning
- M252 – Guidance on Position Reference Systems and Sensors for DP Operations
1 Station Keeping Events STATS
The information below gives a snapshot of the DP Station Keeping Events to date for 2025.
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How many in 2025? 227 reported to date |
What type? 40 Observations 119 Undesired events 67 Incidents |
Bus Configuration? 192 Open 27 Closed 8 Unknown |
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Main Cause (Overall Effect) 12 Human 33 Computer 60 Thruster/Propulsion 44 Power 16 Electrical 6 External Factors 30 Position References 8 Environmental 4 Mechanical 9 Sensors |
Secondary Cause 35 Human 23 Computer 8 Thruster/Propulsion 14 Power 45 Electrical 12 External Factors 5 Position References 13 Environmental 28 Mechanical 7 Sensors |
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Dynamic Positioning Station Keeping Review – Incidents and Events Reported for 2024 can be downloaded from our website.
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