To convert one of the above to a Nautical Institute DP Certificate you should follow the requirements as written below:
DP Sea Time Days
You must meet one of the following criteria:
a) Complete a minimum of 150 DP sea time days done within a period of 5 years or
b) If the DPO has less than 150 DP sea time days within the preceding 5 years, complete the NI DP Revalidation Course or
c) If no DP sea time days were obtained within the preceding 5 years, complete a DP Revalidation Course (see note) or
d) If the DP professional has been engaged in an occupation The Nautical Institute considers as being equivalent to the sea service (i.e. DP lecturer/instructor, DP surveyor, DP consultant, DP auditor, DP superintendent, DP supervisor), conversion of his/her DP certificate will require a minimum of 150 days in the activity claimed in the preceding 5 years.
NOTE: The Revalidation Course will be valid for a period of 12 months only, during which the DPO must submit their application to the NI.
The entries to prove the DP occupation (e) shall be made in an NI, IMCA, DPVOA or OSVDPA logbook and signed by the accredited training centre (in the case of a DP lecturer), the vessel’s Operations Manager (in the case of a DP superintendent, DP consultant, or DP supervisor) where the you have performed the work/activity or by The Nautical Institute’s authorised person (in the case of a DP auditor).
All DP sea time to be used for conversion must also be logged in your NI, IMCA, DPVOA or OSVDPA logbook and the time signed off by the master.
NOTE
a) Passive DP sea time will not be accepted for conversion purposes as it can only be counted for initial training.
b) POSITION MOORING (POSMOOR) or THRUSTER-ASSISTED MOORING (TAM): The time onboard a vessel with the classification POSITION MOORING or THRUSTER-ASSISTED MOORING (TAM) and DP class notation can be counted towards the DP sea time obtained for conversion.
Confirmation Letters
Company letters confirming the DP sea time days must be provided for any time completed after 1st January 2014.
The definition of a DP sea time day for all applications is two hours on DP watch in order for the day to be counted.
Application for Conversion
Once the above requirements have been completed, you will need to apply online for the conversion of the NMD/DNV or OSVDPA DP Certificate. As you are converting, you may not already have an account on The Nautical Institute database so a new account should be opened.
Once logged in on the NI website, you should click on the application option:
"NMD Conversion Application (Do not use for Revalidation)"
Depending on which of the requirements were met (shown above), you will need to complete all the details necessary on the online application in the correct logbook. Once the information has been entered, the application should be submitted online to check if you are eligible. The payment option will only be available if you meet the requirements and the once the payment has been completed, the application should be sent into The Nautical Institute offices for processing.
Documents to be uploaded to your account are:
- Copy of passport personal details page
- Copy of STCW certificate held
- Copy of NMD/DNV/OSVDPA Certificate
- Copy of IMCA/OSVDPA/DPVOA or NI logbook
- Copy of Confirmation letters for all DP sea time and/or DP activity time
- Additional documents where necessary
Documents to be sent to the Nautical Institute offices are:
- IMCA/OSVDPA/DPVOA or NI logbook
- Original confirmation letters for all DP sea time and/or DP activity time
- Additional documents where necessary
Once documents are received and logged in by The Nautical Institute, an automatic email will be generated and sent to your registered email address.
Please note that all applications are subject to verification once they are received by The Nautical Institute.
Jenny Daintree