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IMCA DP Conference Agenda

31 May 2022

TimeSubjectSpeaker
08:30Registration
09:00Opening CommentsStephen Peet, IMCA Technical Director
KeynoteJakob Nielsen, Vattenfall and G+
Session 1IMCA DP Reflection
Chaired by Harry Verhoeven (Kongsberg) IMCA DP Committee
09:30DP Event ReportingRichard Purser, IMCA
09:50Accreditation Scheme & Key DP Personnel CPDGraeme Reid, IMCA
10:10Guidance and recommended practiceDennis Harger, IMCA DP Committee (Tidewater)
10:30DP Practitioner Trials FindingsGraeme Lorenson, IMCA DP Committee (Subsea 7)
10:50Future objectives – Workshop sessionIMCA DP Committee
Coffee break
Session 2Technical Work of the DP Committee
11:20Network Storm – progress of IMCA workgroupsMatt Snowdon, Fugro
11:40IMCA Document RevisionsRichard Purser, IMCA
11:50Hybrid Power – Operational Experience – DP VesselsPawel Panka, Chair of MDMC (TechnipFMC)
12:00FMEAs – the 5 yearly reviewJoey Fisher, IMCA DP Committee (M3 Marine)
12:20PRS & Consequence Analysis Information NotesAine Hyde, IMCA DP Committee (Anglo Eastern)
Lunch

Session 3
IMCA Awards presentation

Quick Fire
Andy Seymour, IMCA Board of Directors
13:40Series of short presentations featuring innovative technology
Coffee Break
Session 4Assurance & Training
15:20eCMID DP Content/Findings Analysis Sujit Viswanathan, IMCA Marine Division Committee (DNV)
15:40eMISW DP Content/Findings AnalysisKerrie Forster, IMCA Marine Renewable Energy Committee (Workboat Association)
16:00Showcase presentationCinthya Lopes, Simwave
16:40Review of Day 1
16:50Close
17:00Drinks Reception
Timings subject to change

1 June 2022

TimeSubjectSpeaker
08:30Tea & Coffee
09:00Opening CommentsIMCA
ObservationsPaul Coia
DP related training, accreditation and CPDJohn Lloyd, The Nautical Institute
Session 5
Operations
Chaired by Steve Myers – North Star Renewables
09:20Challenges of shallow water operationsMatthijs Van der Moer, DEME
09:40Voices behind the DP Desk, DPO Challenges, Mission vs Safety Aine Hyde
10:00Decision Support Tools – are they beings used properly in renewables projects?Dan Endersby, All Offshore
10:20Workshop session – Decision Support Tools and IMCA Guidance for renewables projectsSteve Myers, North Star Renewables
Coffee break
Session 6Ask the industry
11:40Panel Discussion – IMCA DP Committee representatives and key Industry figures hosted by Mark Ford
Lunch
Session 7
DP Annual Trials & Assurance
Chaired by Steve Cargill
13:20Scene setting and output from 2018 IMCA workshop
This session will look at three different methods of undertaking incremental trials.
Links and references relating to the questions and output from previous workshops in 2018
Richard Purser, IMCA
Graeme Reid, IMCA
13:40Panel Session – IMCA DP Committee representatives and Industry figures
This session will focus on processes, verification, validation and documentation
Audience Q&A
Interactive polls


Steve Cargill, Noble Denton
Aleks Karlsen, DNV
Joey Fisher, M3 Marine
Dan Endersby, All Offshore
Pawel Panka, TechnipFMC
Graeme Lorenson, Subsea 7
Peter Solvang, DP & Marine Assurance
Review of the Day
15:00Close

Timings are subject to change