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Dynamic Positioning Familiarization (2.5 day)

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Certificate Awarded

MI Certificate of Participation

Prerequisites

Course Description

This course is designed to provide clients with an introduction to dynamic positioning (DP) equipment, operations and principles.

Course Outline

This course will enable the student to:

  • Acquire knowledge of the principles of DP.
  • Set up a Dynamic Positioning system.
  • Understanding of the practical operation of associated equipment, including position reference systems.
  • Recognize and respond to the various alarm, warning and information messages.
  • Relate the Dynamic Positioning installation to the ship system, including (but not limited to): power supply, manoeuvring facility, available position reference systems and nature of work.
  • Relate Dynamic Positioning operations to the existing environmental conditions of wind, sea state, current/tidal stream and vessel movement.

ATTENTION: Your acceptance notification will be E-mailed to the E-mail account you provide during the registration process. Please remember to check your Junk E-mail folder for any communications that may have been filtered to that location.

Minimum class sizes are required to deliver courses, should these minimums not be achieved classes could be postponed or rescheduled.

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