DP Maintenance is a certificate confirming qualification in the maintenance and repair of dynamic positioning systems.
Course content:
📍Basics of DP system operation (understanding the basic principles of dynamic positioning);
📍Maintenance (learn regular maintenance procedures such as checking, cleaning, and adjusting equipment);
📍Diagnostics and repair (ability to identify and troubleshoot DP systems, including working with sensors, interfaces and auxiliary systems);
📍Practical skills (the course includes practical tasks, where specialists learn to work with real systems or their models, mastering the skills of setting up and repairing DP).
💰Course cost: ≈1000-3000€, depending on the region and center;
🕓Course duration: 3 days;
📄Who needs the certificate: The certificate is required for technical personnel who are responsible for diagnosing and troubleshooting the DP system.
Training centers:
📍Maersk Training
📍Lloyd’s Maritime Academy
📍Warsash Maritime Academy (Solent University)
📍Constanta Maritime University
📍Lerus Training
📍Kongsberg Maritime
📍The Nautical Institute
📍Subsea Training Centre
📍Tecnoambiente S.L.
📍AMC Training Centre
*From the author: The DP Maintenance certificate is suitable for technical personnel who will only be involved in the maintenance and repair of the DP system, but will not be responsible for the management and operation of the vessel with a dynamic positioning system.*
