MSC/Circ.6456 June 1994IMOGUIDELINES FOR VESSELS WITH DYNAMIC POSITIONING SYSTEMS1The Maritime Safety Committee at its sixty-third session (16 to 25 May 1994),approved the Guidelines for Vessels with Dynamic Positioning Systems, set out atannex to the present circular, as prepared by the Sub-Committee on Ship Design andEquipment at its thirty-seventh session.2Member Governments are invited to bring the Guidelines to the attention of allbodiesconcerned,andapply theGuidelinestonewvesselswithdynamicpositioningsystems constructed on or after 1 July 1994, in conjunction with implementation of theprovisionsofparagraph4.12ofthe1989MODUCodeasamendedby resolutionMSC.38(63).3Member Governments are also invited to use the proposed model form of flag Stateverification and acceptance document set out in the appendix to the Guidelines.ANNEXGUIDELINES FOR VESSELS WITH DYNAMIC POSITIONING SYSTEMSContentspagePreamble31General1.1Purpose and responsibility41.2Application41.3Definitions41.4Exemptions51.5Equivalents52Equipment classes63Functional requirements3.1General73.2Power system73.3Thruster system83.4DP-control system83.4.1 General83.4.2 Computers93.4.3 Position reference systems103.4.4 Vessel sensors103.5Cable and piping systems113.6Requirements for essential non-DP-systems114Operational requirements115Surveys, testing and the Flag State Verification12and Acceptance Document (FSVAD)5.1Surveys and testing125.2Flag State Verification and Acceptance Document (FSVAD)13Appendix:Model form of FSVAD14PREAMBLE1These Guidelines for vessels with dynamic positioning systems have been developed toprovide an international standard for dynamic positioning systems on all types of newvessel.2Takingintoaccountthatdynamicallypositionedvesselsaremovedandoperatedinternationallyandrecognizingthatthedesignandoperatingcriteriarequire...
