From the start of 2024, The Nautical Institute will certainly need that all Dynamic Positioning Operators (DPO) and also Dynamic Positioning Vessel Maintainers (DPVM) reveal proof of Continuing Professional Development in addition to experience in order to restore their certification.
This suggests that all DPOs and also DPVMs will certainly be called for to show an annual endeavor of an NI-approved CPD program and also pass the NI revalidation on-line examination or take the NI DP Refresher and also Competency Assessment Course.
Captain John Lloyd, Chief Executive Officer of The Nautical Institute, stated, “This requirement is a very positive step for maritime. It will help ensure skills don’t fade and the continuous upgrading of technical knowledge will help to ensure safe DP Operations. The NI schemes now require more than just a time-served approach to revalidation in the same way as STCW qualifications do.”
The Nautical Institute has actually created a timeline for DPOs and also DPVM certification owners to make sure that they can guarantee they please the brand-new needs. In result, this suggests that everybody holding a certification will certainly require evidence of revalidation for every year from 2024 anytime they require to recertify.
