This course is intended for those who have already been issued a DPO Certificate from the Nautical Institute (NI) but are unable to revalidate their DPO certificate due to insufficient DP sea time.

The coverage of the course adheres with the standards & requirements established in Section F of NI – Certification and Accreditation Standard Volume 1.

COURSE AIMS & OBJECTIVES:
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 candidate should be able to:

• acquire knowledge of the latest rules and regulations
• acquire knowledge of the latest developments within sensors and PRS
• acquire knowledge of the latest relevant DP incidents and why they occurred
• 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 

COVERAGE / PROGRAM FOCUS:
Emphasis of instruction and exercise activities deals with the following subject and training areas:

• DP Rules and Regulations
• DP Sensors and PRS
• DP Set Up
• DP Bridge Watchkeeping
• Position Keeping
• Environmental Conditions
• Alarms and Indicators
• Change of DP Watch
• Normal Completion of a DP Operation
• Operating in Joystick Mode a (DP Joystick)
• Emergency Situation
• Emergency Performance / Response

Entry Requirement / Target Group:

ENTRY REQUIREMENT / TARGET GROUP:
The minimum entry requirement is a DPO certificate issued by the NI.