All our DP FMEA/FMECAs comply with the relevant classification society rules and IMCA guidance

Our team has experience in producing FMEAs for various types of DP vessels operating in marine, offshore and renewable energy industries

We carry out FMEA gap analysis to make sure that the FMEA document is fit for purpose

We believe that the FMEA is a living document and should be updated if there have been any changes made to a system relevant for DP

We can maintain your FMEA with a fully auditable trial

We can help our clients to identify the overall design worst-case failure for the vessel or individual design worst-case failures for electrical and machinery/mechanical systems

Our annual trials comply with IMCA M 190 and can be customised to suit any special client needs 

Our team has experience of producing detailed trials programme for new-build vessels to prove that the failure modes and their effects mentioned in the DP FMEA are correct and no failure exceeds the intended design worst case failure 

Extensive DP trials are recommended to be done every 5-years or after a major refit or upgrade involving any DP related equipment such as thrusters, power management system, DP system, networks, diesel generators, protection relays etc.

Our team has experience of carrying out specialised trials for position mooring using automatic thruster assist. This is achieved by using the vessel's mooring system and automatic control of thrusters using the DP system

It is prudent for owners to carry out a reactivation DP trials especially if the vessel has been laid up for more than a year. It is an opportunity to make sure that all the DP related equipment is still operational and to re-familiarize the crew with the vessel

Our team has experience in carrying out DP acceptance trials tailored to the needs of clients such as Petrobras, Shell and Equinor

DP Vessel Review and Audit specific to vessel task-based operations assessing the risk ensuring the safest mode of operation

DP Vessel Upgrades and Conversions including Class negotiations

Our team has experience in investigating DP incidents and carrying out a root cause analysis

We can carry out a high-level DP vessel specification review for new-build, upgrade and conversion projects

We can carry out design review of the DP system architecture including DP-3 fire & flood segregation and cable routing to make sure that the design is compliant with relevant requirements and technically sound

We can support our clients in high level studies such as HAZID and HAZOP for DP operations

Our team has experience in implementing specialist & customised software functions such as Drive-Off Prevention, Follow-Target Mode, Roll & Pitch Damping

The DP system manufacturer develops these software functions, and we help our client to test & prove the functionality of these new functions and make sure that all stakeholders understand the advantages and risks involved with these software functions

We can assist our clients in developing performance standards for DP, which includes support for adding routine planned maintenance schedules for DP related equipment