Sea time and course requirements
To convert a DP Certificate from Shuttle Tanker Restricted to an Offshore DP Certificate, applicants need to complete the STR Course (see Annex C) and 90 DP sea time days or 120 DP sea time days instead of STR Course; they must also provide a signed Statement of Suitability and a company confirmation letter issued after the date of the Shuttle Tanker Certificate. All tasks in the task section would already have been completed as mandatory during the shuttle tanker training and therefore do not need to be repeated for this conversion.
In this case, the type of DP certificate (Limited or Unlimited) will be determined by the class of the vessel on which the DPO has completed their DP sea time. To gain the Unlimited Certificate, the candidate must have undertaken a minimum of 60 DP sea time days onboard a DP2 or DP3 classed vessel.
At the time that the candidate is applying for conversion of the certificates, all the sea time in the logbook must have taken place within the past five years. If any sea time phase is out of date, they will be required to undertake that part of the training again.
Statement of Suitability
A new Statement of Suitability form must be completed after the DP sea time days have been completed. There is designated space in the dark red (burgundy) to convert to an Offshore Dynamic Positioning certificate.
The Master of the last DP vessel needs to sign the Statement of Suitability form. You, as the applicant must also sign this form. The signatures on the Statement of Suitability form will be checked against the DP days sea time recorded in the logbook for conversion.
Please note that if you are the DPO converting as well as the master of the vessel, the Statement of Suitability must be signed off by one of the following authorised personnel:
- The vessel Relief Master
- A certified DPO onboard
- A Marine Superintendent/Manager who is aware of the applicants DP capabilities
Scanned or photocopied versions of this form cannot be accepted. The original signed form must be submitted with the application.
Confirmation Letters
For conversion applications, company letters confirming the DP sea time days must be provided for all DP sea time. After 1st January 2015, the definition of a DP sea time day for applications will be a minimum of two hours on DP watch in order for the day to be counted. The required DP sea time days must follow the definitions above.
Jenny Daintree