DP VESSEL MAINTAINER (DPVM)

Course Aims

To prepare technical personnel to maintain, troubleshoot, and support DP systems to ensure safe and reliable vessel operations.

Course Objectives

On completion of this course, participants will be able to:

1. Explain the architecture and redundancy concept of DP systems.
2. Carry out fault diagnosis and troubleshooting of DP power, control, and thruster systems.
3. Understand FMEA, redundancy, and worst case failure design.
4. Perform planned maintenance and testing of DP systems.
5. Provide technical support to DPOs during alarms, failures, and incidents.

Minimum Entry Requirements

STCW Engine / ETO CoC  

(NI-approved)

Number of Hours

28–30 hours

(theory + practical DP system)

Participants/Instructor/Simulator Ratio

Small class size subject to available facilities & NI approval

Simulator /Practical Assessment:

Mandatory:

• Practical / system-based assessment

• Focus fault-finding, redundancy & DP system integrity

Online Assessment

1 hour 30 minutes

40 minutes