Safety Aspects of Marine Hybrid Technology IMCA’s Marine DP Committee is pleased to announce is is hosting a webinar on the Safety Aspects of Marine Hybrid Technology on Wednesday 1 […]
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IMCA Set to Provide Assurance for DP Operations at 9th DP Asia Conference
Providing assurance for DP operations lies at the heart of the presentation being given by Captain Andy Goldsmith, Technical Adviser – Marine, the International Marine Contractors Association’s (IMCA) at the […]
Application Process Now Open for IMCA's DP Practitioner Accreditation Scheme
The application process for the International Marine Contractors Association’s (IMCA) DP Practitioner Accreditation Scheme opens today (1 May 2019). The launch sees additional support documentation added to the IMCA website […]
IMCA publishes 2015 DP station keeping events and incidents report
The predominant main cause for dynamic positioning (DP) station keeping events and incidents for 2015 was thruster/propulsion, according to the recently published International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) ‘Dynamic Positioning Station […]
IMCA publishes 2014 DP incident report
Seventy one accounts of incidents that took place in 2014 on 54 vessels were submitted for the annual ‘ Dynamic positioning station keeping incidents: Incidents for 2014’ (M 231) report […]
The importance of reporting DP station keeping incidents
Accurate station keeping is essential for dynamically positioned (DP) vessels, and learning from others’ experiences of incidents is vital. Ian Giddings, Technical Adviser (Marine) at the International Marine Contractors Association […]
IMCA publishes DP station keeping incidents
Fifty six accounts of incidents that took place in 2010 on 41 vessels were submitted for the annual Dynamic Positioning (DP) Station Keeping Incidents report produced by the International Marine […]
Learning the lessons, reporting DP incidents
In recent years there has been an increasing scrutiny of DP incidents, due, amongst other things, to high profile maritime incidents. Ian Giddings, Technical Adviser – Marine, at the International […]
IMCA publishes DP station keeping incidents 2009 and requests input to 2010 report
The sharing of information on incidents is essential as an aid to improved safety, with each one improving the knowledge base of other organisations undertaking similar activities. This is why […]
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