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Key DP Personnel CPD App shortlisted for safety training award
Published on 27 June 2024
IMCA is delighted to have been chosen for a prestigious Safety4Sea Award this year for its Key DP Personnel CPD App.
Shortlisted in the ‘maritime training’ category, the award recognises an organisation that has provided a “significant achievement or breakthrough” or made a “significant contribution”.
The IMCA Key DP Personnel CPD App is the most convenient and cost-effective way of meeting the Nautical Institute’s recently introduced Continuing Professional Development (CPD) requirements. The App enables Dynamic Positioning (DP) Operators to maintain their knowledge and understanding of the latest recommended best practices with a convenient tool available across a variety of devices—phone, tablet, or computer. Find out more.
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Commenting on the news, Jim Cullen, Technical Director, IMCA, said: “We’re delighted to have been shortlisted, and it is an honour to be seen as one of the best maritime training providers by Safety4Sea.”
“We’ve put a lot of time and effort into the App to ensure its success, working with the industry so the content is both relevant and accessible and aligned closely with the Nautical Institute to ensure it meets their requirements for CPD for DP Operators.”
“It is becoming ever more popular, with hundreds of new users joining us every month. They’re attracted by the App’s ease of use, the access to DP Guidance and case studies, and the benefit that all users maintain their technical knowledge of the latest industry guidance and operational best practices to meet the requirements for revalidation of their DPO certification; all from choosing our service for their CPD requirements.”
“We have a great programme, with hundreds of users joining us every month, and we’d be more than happy if some chose to vote for us in the Awards!”
The shortlisted nominees are:
- International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA), for its ’Key DP Personnel continuing professional development (CPD) learning programme’.
- Iridium Communications, for launching the ‘GMDSS Academy’ .
- Mintra and Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement (BSM), for their collaboration through the ‘Training portal’ platform.
- OneCare Group, for offering a health wellbeing and eLearning platform.
- Philippine Center for Advanced Maritime Simulation and Training, Inc. (PHILCAMSAT), for offering Maritime Just Transition (MJT) training programmes.
- VIKAND, for its OneHealth training programme on Mental Health First Aid.