From January 2024, the requirements to revalidate DP certificates have changed.
To make sure that DP operators keep pace with the developing standards in a fast changing industry, DPOs renewing their certificates will now be asked to demonstrate Continuing Professional Development (CPD) as well as experience.
To revalidate your Unclassed/Limited/Unlimited DP Certificate, as well as completing 150 DP sea time days, you will need to:
complete the NI DP Refresher and Competency Assessment Course
OR
be enrolled in an NI-approved Continuing Professional Development programme and complete The NI Revalidation Online exam.
To make sure all applicants have enough time to meet the requirements, we will be introducing the changes gradually over the next five years.
If you have 150 days of DP sea time/DP activities and are due to revalidate your certificate in the following years, please see requirements below:
2024 - NI Revalidation online exam AND One year of an NI-approved CPD programme OR,
NI DP Refresher course
2025 - NI Revalidation online exam AND Two years of an NI-approved CPD programme OR,
NI DP Refresher course
2026 -NI Revalidation online exam AND Three years of an NI-approved CPD programme OR,
NI DP Refresher course
2027 - NI Revalidation online exam AND Four years of an NI-approved CPD programme OR,
NI DP Refresher course
2028 -NI Revalidation online exam AND Five years of an NI-approved CPD programme OR,
NI DP Refresher course
If your certificate is due to expire in one of the years above, and you do not have the CPD requirements in place to revalidate your certificate before the expiry date, you will be issued with an indemnity letter that will be valid for 12 months once you have submitted and paid for your application.
- If you have between 30 -150 days sea time - You must complete the NI DP Refresher Course
- If you have less than 30 days sea time - You must complete the NI DP Revalidation Course
Charlotte Brolly