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Managing fire risks on DP vessels – prevention, detection, containment, and response

This document discusses fire safety in dynamically positioned (DP) vessels, covering historical context, fire prevention, detection, containment, and extinguishment methods, as well as lessons learned from case studies.

 

(Earlier versions of this document were titled ‘Fires in (DP) vessels’)

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Station keeping incidents reported for 2004

 
This document provides an in-depth review of dynamic positioning (DP) station-keeping incidents reported by Members for the year 2004, categorising them into:
 
  • Loss of Position 1
  • Loss of Position 2, and
  • Lost Time Incidents (LTIs).
     
The document includes detailed incident reports, root causes, and statistical analysis to identify trends and areas for improvement.
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Dynamic positioning station keeping review – incidents and events reported for 2023

 

This document provides an overview of Dynamic Positioning (DP) station-keeping incidents reported by Members in 2023.
 

The document discusses the importance of these reports, categorisation of events, and insights into the causes and trends observed.

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Browse the latest DP incident reports

  • Think twice. Press once!

    On a DP equipment class 2 supply vessel engaged in drilling, an incident occurred due to lack of operational knowledge

    DPE 01/26

    11 May 2026

    Incident

  • Network issues, not a thing of the past

    A DP equipment class 3 vessel was engaged in saturation diving activities, with two divers in the water when this DP incident occurred.

    DPE 01/26

    11 May 2026

    Incident

  • All swept up

    A DP equipment class 2 vessel was engaged in rock placement operations, within close proximity to a structure, when this event occurred.

    DPE 01/26

    11 May 2026

    Undesired event

  • Hybrid system won't accept load

    A DP equipment class 2 vessel was engaged in operations whilst holding position on auto DP, when this undesired event occurred

    DPE 01/26

    11 May 2026

    Undesired event

  • DP drill scenario – Loss of main DP system UPS

    The objective of this scenario is to identify risks and impacts of losing the main DP system uninterruptible power supply, possibilities to reduce that risk and suitable actions to be taken if such an occurrence happened.

    DPE 01/26

    11 May 2026

    Drill Scenario

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