What is a Dynamic Positioning Ship?
A Dynamic Positioning Ship helps monitor the natural occurrences that take place offshore and aids ships to maintain their position in the deep sea by pinpointing the wind and the wave data which would otherwise make a ship lose control and veer off its course. Through Dynamic Positioning, a ship does not require anchors to maintain its course in the deep waters. Ships with dynamic positioning system are known as dynamic positioning ships.
Why is Dynamic Positioning Used?
Dynamic Positioning is used in research ships and drilling vessels that venture into the deepest parts of the ocean and seas with strong winds and waves. In situations like this, it could prove very tedious for a ship’s crew to lay the anchors.
A ship enabled with Dynamic Positioning can get to know about the changes in the wind and the waves and thus alter its course suitably.
Ships enabled with Dynamic Positioning are independent of anchors and other support systems in the sense that a Dynamic Positioning Ship enables the use of pushers and propellers to make the ship stay on course and steady rather than get carried away by the fluctuating winds and waves. This is perhaps the most advantageous feature of Dynamic Positioning.
In the earlier days, when ships used to enter the deeper parts of the ocean and the seas, there always used to be a threat of ships colliding with another ship because of the natural movement of the wind and the waves or ships veering off course and thus getting lost and never to be found.
But since the development of Dynamic Positioning which incorporates the usage of SONAR, Radar and other comprehensive detection, ships have started finding it easy to maintain their pace and steady their being in the deeper parts of the oceanic and sea waters.
How Dynamic Positioning Ships Work?
The working of a Dynamic Positioning Ship is quite simple. There is a control panel which notes the wind and wave fluctuation and accordingly sends appropriate signals to the propellers to enable the ship to steady and maintain its course. There are, however, three different levels of Dynamic Positioning that can be used and it depends on the type of the ship on which Dynamic Positioning has to be enabled.
Level I Dynamic Positioning System
Ships whose off-course drifting will not have any impact on the life of the crew or any marine creature are generally enabled with a Level I Dynamic Positioning System. This is the most basic Dynamic Positioning system and it does not have any advanced tools that ships with the other two Dynamic Positioning systems require.
Level II Dynamic Positioning System
A Level II Dynamic Positioning system is built in a ship whose off-course veering will tend to cause serious problems. A Dynamic Positioning Ship enabled with a Level II Dynamic Positioning system contains high-end computer applications and diving watercraft in case the ship encounters any major problem in the deep sea.
Level III Dynamic Positioning System
A Dynamic Positioning Ship with a Level III Dynamic Positioning contains similar equipment to a Level II Dynamic Positioning system but with a backup Dynamic Positioning system at some other location.
The backup is important in case of an emergency when the main Dynamic Positioning system gets destroyed due to water penetration, fire, short circuit or any other casualty.
Generally, oil tankers which drill in the deep parts of the ocean are equipped with a Level III Dynamic Positioning system.
At present, only a few elite ships and naval vessels incorporate Dynamic Positioning. However, since conserving and preserving the environment and the ecosystem has become the need of the hour, it is only logical that Dynamic Positioning becomes the future of marine vessels to preserve marine ecology.
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References: Wordiq, Themaritimeblog
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Dearr sir
I m sukhjinder singh working as a electrical officer in bw bulk carrer I want to join dp vessel how can I apply for job
Dear sir
I m sushil kumar indian cdc ,indian watch keeping .I m working as a a/b in supply vessel . I want join d p vessel how can I apply for dp vessel ? Please reply me
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@Sushil: You need to do DP courses.
sir, i am bsc(ns) graduate i searching for job but i get a call from a company they we will provide me the job in dp anchor handling tug ,i dont know where there it is worth to work on this vessels to get knowledge.pls help me can i attend exam and tell me the scope.
Sir, I have meo class 4 Indian coc and want to join on tanker as a 4 th engineer. But I am getting a Offer to join pplatform supply vessel(psv) which will be converted into dp vessel and I can continue my job on that. Also I have to give my class 2 exam. So please suggest me about this. Should I join..?
Dear,
I have indian class 4 coc, can i join and work on dp vessels..
Dear sir/madam,
I had done TME and am having valid Indian CDC. I wants to join in a dp vessel, what to do further to build my carrer? Kindly give me a solution for it.
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Sir I am working as a able seaman in tankers but now I want to join dp vessel ..how I can apply for dp vessel’s job
@Amrinder: Please check this article- https://www.marineinsight.com/guidelines/a-step-by-step-guide-to-becoming-a-dynamic-positioning-dp-operator/
Hallo sir, I want to enroll for dp course, how can I apply and how much is for course and duration. Iam in Nigeria please I need your feedback soonest.
@Israel: You can directly contact the institution via email to know the fee and other details.