If a DPO/DPVM is an NI-approved instructor, revalidation of their DP Certificate will require a minimum of 150 days in the activity claimed in the preceding five years in addition to sitting The NI online exam.
If the DP Instructor does not have the minimum 150 days in the activity claimed in the preceding five years, and wishes to use the DP Revalidation course to revalidate their DP Certificate, they may either attend the Revalidation course or deliver the course in order to fulfil the requirements for renewal of their NI DP Certificate.
In the case of a DP Instructor, proof of these activities must be provided in a confirmation letter signed by an accredited training centre .
If the applicant has had a mix of experience in the past five years that involves DP activities and DP sea time days, this experience will be totalled, eg, 20 days DP activities and 130 DP sea time days will equal the required 150 days.
Charlotte Brolly