▁of ▁ 6 0 ▁days ▁se ago ing ▁D P ▁familiar isation ▁a ▁D P ▁Advanced ▁course ▁+ ▁On - line ▁Ex am ination ▁a ▁minimum ▁of ▁ 6 0 ▁days ▁watch keep ing ▁on ▁a ▁D P ▁ship ▁a ▁statement ▁of ▁suit ability ▁by ▁the ▁master ▁of ▁a ▁D P ▁ship ▁ ▁When ▁the ▁watch keep ing ▁is ▁done ▁on ▁a ▁Class ▁ 1 ▁D P ▁ship , ▁a ▁limited ▁certificate ▁will ▁be ▁issued ; ▁otherwise ▁a ▁full ▁certificate ▁will ▁be ▁issued . ▁ ▁The ▁D P ▁training ▁and ▁cert ification ▁scheme ▁is ▁operated ▁by ▁The ▁N aut ical ▁Institute ▁( NI ). ▁The ▁N I ▁issue ▁log books ▁to ▁tra ine es , ▁they ▁acc red it ▁training ▁cent res ▁and ▁control ▁the ▁issu ance ▁of ▁cert ification . ▁ ▁With ▁ever ▁more ▁D P ▁ships ▁and ▁with ▁increasing ▁man power ▁dem ands , ▁the ▁position ▁of ▁D PO ▁is ▁gain ing ▁increasing ▁prom in ence . ▁This ▁sh ifting ▁landscape ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁The ▁International ▁Dynamic ▁Position ing ▁Oper ators ▁Association ▁( ID PO A ) ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁www . dp oper ators . org ▁ ▁ID PO A ▁membership ▁is ▁made ▁up ▁of ▁cert ified ▁D PO ' s ▁who ▁qual ify ▁for ▁fellow ship ▁( f DP O ), ▁while ▁M embers ▁( m DP O ) ▁are ▁those ▁with ▁D P ▁experience ▁or ▁who ▁may ▁already ▁be ▁working ▁within ▁the ▁D P ▁cert ification ▁scheme . ▁ ▁IM CA ▁The