1.

Which of the following inputs is required before surge or sway can be automatically
controlled?
A) Wind Sensor

B) Vertical Reference Sensor

C) Power Management System

D) Position Reference System

2. The possibility of loss of Position and/or Heading is reduced by:

A) Ensuring system redundancy to Equipment Class 2 or 3.

B) Deploying multiple Position Reference Systems.

C) Ensuring DP Operators are well-trained and experienced.

D) Efficient and comprehensive operational planning.

3. What does the DP System use to calculate weighting (or confidence) for each Position
Reference System?
A) Distance from the receiver.

B) Signal strength.

C) Weather conditions.

D) Relative spread of fixes.

4.How many Position Reference Systems should be available and online during a Class 2
operation, according to IMO Recommendations?
A) 1

B) 2

C) 3

D) 4

5. The function of DP system Redundancy is to:

A) Enable the vessel to continue operations subsequent to a single failure.

B) Allow the Captain to sleep better.

C) Allow the operation to be safely abandoned after any single-point failure.

D) Allow vessel to use a higher setpoint speed.

6. What is one disadvantage of a ship working using its DP system compared to being
anchored?
A) DP vessels are less maneuverable than a vessel positioning using anchors.

B) A DP vessel takes longer to move between work locations.

C) Continually running thrusters are hazards for divers and ROVs.

D) A DP vessel can only work in very shallow water.

7. The following Position Reference System configurations are available for a DP Class 3
operation. Which is the best configuration?
A) 2 DGNSS and Laser.

B) Taut Wire and two independent HPR systems.

C) DGNSS, Laser, Artemis and a single HPR system.

D) DGNSS, Taut Wire and a single HPR system with two transponders.

8.Under which of the following conditions may positioning be improved by increasing

'Control Gain'?
A) When station keeping is poor due to high noise in the position reference sensors.

B) When thrusters appear to be 'hunting'.

C) When encountering increased wind or current conditions.

D) During periods of poor visibility.

9.About what point does a DP vessel rotate when changing heading?

A) The vessel's Centre of Gravity.

B) A point mid-way between bow and stern.

C) The vessel's Centre of Rotation

D) The location of the motion sensors on the vessel.

10. The main purpose of Dynamic Positioning is to:

A) Leave the positioning of the vessel to the computers in order that the operator on the bridge can be
relieved of tedious work and focus on more important bridge

B) Maintain position and heading automatically.

C) Maintain position, but not heading, automatically.

D) Maintain heading, but not position, automatically.

11.Which of the following is NOT considered to be a 'Local' Position Reference System?

A) Hydroacoustic Position Reference (HPR)

B) Taut Wire

C) Laser

D) DGNSS

12.The DARPS Position Reference System is one in which:

A) A shuttle-tanker may position relative to a moving point such as an FPSO.
B) Differential corrections are received and used to increase the accuracy of positioning.

C) Relative positioning is obtained using a combination of GPS and laser-based systems.

D) The vessel is allowed to weathervane whilst maintaining position.

13.For DP Class 2 and 3 operations, at least three Position Reference Systems should be
deployed and selected into the DP system. Why should they not all be of the same type?
A) So that if one PRS fails, the vessel remains fully operational.

B) To protect against Common Mode Failure.

C) Because of the improved accuracy available from this configuration.

D) To provide two back-up references.

14.Dynamic Positioning can be defined as a system which:

A) Controls a vessel's position and heading based on joystick inputs from a DP operator.

B) Automatically controls a vessel's heading exclusively by means of active thrust.

C) Automatically controls a vessel's position and heading exclusively by means of active thrust

D) Controls a vessel's position and heading based on manual inputs from individual thruster controls.

15.For DP Class 2 and 3 operations, at least three Position Reference Systems should be
deployed and selected into the DP system. Why should they not all be of the same type?
A) So that if one PRS fails, the vessel remains fully operational.

B) To protect against Common Mode Failure.

C) Because of the improved accuracy available from this configuration.

D) To provide two back-up references.

16.How many Position Reference Systems should be available and online during a Class 2
operation, according to IMO Recommendations?
A) 1

B) 2

C) 3

D) 4

17. A DP system is divided into seven major hardware elements. Which element is the
user interface for the DPO?
A) DP Operator Station

B) GMDSS

C) Environmental Reference Systems

D) Position Reference Systems

18.The Sway is determined from data from:
A) Position Reference Systems.

B) Gyro Compasses.

C) Vertical Reference Sensors.

D) Draft sensors.

19.What is a vessel model?

A) A totally accurate description of a vessel's motions.

B) A computer algorithm that calculates thruster set point signals.

C) A mathematical description of how the vessel reacts to the forces acting upon it.

D) A software routine continually monitoring redundancy level.

20. Which Position Reference System provides the DP system with a global position (i.e.
Latitude and Longitude or UTM co- ordinates)?
A) FMCW Radar

B) Taut Wire

C) Laser

D) DGNSS

21.What is the meaning of DARPS?

A) Desirable Artemis Related Position System.

B) Differential Artemis Relative Position System

C) Differential Absolute and Relative Position System

D) Degraded Absolute and Rigid Position System

22.Examples of Positioning Reference Systems (PRS) that can use multiple targets are:
A) Laser and GNSS

B) Laser and DARPS

C) Laser and FMCW Radar

D) Laser and Taut Wire

23. The possibility of loss of Position and/or Heading is reduced by:

A) Ensuring system redundancy to Equipment Class 2 or 3.

B) Deploying multiple Position Reference Systems.

C) Ensuring DP Operators are well-trained and experienced.

D) Efficient and comprehensive operational planning.

24. A DP Class 2 or 3 vessel is fitted with four Position Reference Systems (PRS); two
DGNSS, Taut Wire and Laser. In this instance, why should the DPO prefer to consider the
two DGNSS as just one PRS?
A) DGNSS systems are less reliable and accurate than surface systems.

B) This is required by the IMO Equipment Class rules.

C) Common-mode failures may occur to all DGNSS systems, whereby one event could result in a loss of
all DGNSS position references.

D) The DP Classification societies require this.

25.A local Positioning Reference System is measuring from a local Reference Origin.
Examples are:
A) Artemis, Taut Wire, FMCW Radar and Laser

B) Artemis, DGNSS and Laser

C) DGNSS, Taut Wire and FMCW Radar

D) DGNSS, Artemis and FMCW Radar

26. Why is it necessary for a vessel to be in Auto Position mode for a minimum of 30
minutes before starting work?
A) To allow the DPO to complete the pre-DP checklist.

B) In order that additional position-reference systems may be enabled.

C) To allow the system's mathematical model to build

D) To ensure that all thrusters are responding correctly.

27. If a position discrepancy among three or more Position Reference Systems is

detected, the DP system will reject the drifting PRS as a result of the:
A) Calibration test.

B) Redundancy test.

C) Median test

D) Consequence Analysis.

28. Redundancy, with respect to vessel heading input can be achieved by fitting:
A) 2 or more Motion reference unit

B) A third DP Operator Station

C) An extra DP Control Computer

D) 2 or more Gyro Compasses.