YOU MUST HAVE THE FOLLOWING ITEMS AT REGISTRATION
Merchant Mariner Credentials
DPO Certificate issued by the NI. The original DPO Certificate should be presented at the DP Centre where the Revalidation Course is completed.
This is a 5-day course, cost is $2,500.00
The Revalidation Course may be completed up to twelve months before the revalidation date set by the NI. The course will be valid for a period of 12 months only, in which the DPO must send an application to the NI.
If the participant is completing the course for the first time, there is no minimum DP sea time requirement.
If the participant is completing the course for a second or subsequent time, a minimum of 28 DP sea time days will be required to revalidate. This DP time may be completed prior to or after the Revalidation Course.
Where a participant subsequently revalidates after taking the course by completion of the full sea time requirement of 150 DP sea time days that participant can then take the Revalidation Course again without a DP sea time requirement.
Legacy and Grandfathered certificate holders will need to complete DP sea time days towards revalidation.
Course Aims
The course is intended for those who have already been issued a DPO Certificate from The NI but are unable to revalidate their DPO Certificate if they have not gained sufficient DP sea time. The overall course aim is to update the DPOs with the latest rules and regulations, position references and sensors, known DP incidents and lessons learned. At the end of the course, the student should:
6.1 Have acquired knowledge of the latest rules and regulations.
6.2 Have acquired knowledge of the latest developments within sensors and PRS.
6.3 Have acquired knowledge of the latest relevant DP incidents and why they occurred.
6.4 Be able to recognize the various alarm, warning and information messages.
6.5 Be able to carry out operational planning, risk assessment and hazard identification tasks.
6.6 Be able to set up the DP system for a particular task/operation.
6.7 Be able to decide on courses of action because of systems failure.
