Rumor has it that the Nautical Institute is going to grandfather in all OSVDPA DPOs…
no surprise
They allowed a back door quasi takover by IMCA who thought they could extort a fee from every DPO
How that was legal in a charity I dont know…
IMCA running out of income clearly?
DPO endorsement needs to be managed by the flag states, no question.
History is none wanted it so the NI took it on, did a good job of creating a standard and setting up training schools worldwide but now the management decisions will be financially based as the industry is slowing.
Vessel standards of equipment, Class gave up and created a whole industry to check that what they were classifying actually worked, lol
Saying that the IMO made a huge mess out of ECDIS so it seems anything to do with a computer is not understood by the IMO
It any of the above fit for service?
IMO does not act as a single autonomous entity. What it does is the consensus of member delegations and NGOs. Nautical Institute is a very active participant.
To be fair, it’s the same classes, schools and training for DP basic and Simulator courses for NI and OSVDPA. The sign off schemes are similar as well. The NI probably just wants more CPD money 