Safety Flash
Dynamic positioning (DP) system failure
Dynamic positioning (DP) system failure
- IMCA
- Safety Flash
- IMCA SF 12/11
- Marine OperationsVessel and Mooring
- Dynamic positioning
- Marine industry
- Vessel
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Summary
This safety flash reports an incident involving a vessel’s dynamic positioning system. The company identified an inherent possibility of failure and a need for software modifications across several vessels in its fleet. The system manufacturer issued a technical bulletin addressing the matter.
Classifications: Dynamic positioning; DP; DP operations.
Classifications: Marine industry; shipping industry; maritime sector.
Classifications: Vessel; aboard ship; onboard vessel.
Summary
IMCA has received information from a Member about an incident involving the DP system aboard one of its vessels.
IMCA SF 12/11. Themes: marine operations, vessel and mooring.