DP 2017 Program
Click here to download the Program in a pdf format. The 2017 – and 21th Annual – Dynamic Positioning Conference included two full days of presentations (October 10-11). There was also an optional Workshop on October 9 (Monday).
| MONDAY OCTOBER 9, 2017 | |||
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| 8:00 – 4:30 PM | Workshop | ||
| 3:30 PM | Early Registration for Conference – Third floor lobby area | ||
| 4:00 PM | Early Arrival Reception Party – SPONSORED BY HORNBECK OFFSHORE | ||
| TUESDAY OCTOBER 10, 2017 – CONFERENCE | |||
| 7:00 AM | Registration – Third floor lobby area | ||
| 7:00 – 7:30 AM | Speakers’ Breakfast | ||
| 7:00 – 7:45 AM | Continental Breakfast for Delegates – Exhibit Hall | ||
| 8:00 AM | OPENING REMARKS – Pete Fougere, DP Committee Chair | ||
| 8:15 AM | KEYNOTE SPEAKER – Derrick O’Keeffe, National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority | ||
| 8:30 – 10:00 AM | RISK | ||
| 8:30 AM | Lessons Learned or Not – Kevin Smith, Maritime Assurance and Consulting | ||
| 9:00 AM | DP Trials – Lessons Learned for MODUs – Jan Chow, American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) | ||
| 9:30 AM | Pandey Priyadarshan – Effective Recommissioning of DP Assets PACC Offshore Services Holdings (POSH) | ||
| 10:00 AM | Refreshment Break – Exhibit Hall | ||
| 10:30 – 12: 00 PM | THRUSTERS | ||
| 10:30 AM | Influence of Thruster Response Time on DP Capability by Time-Domain Simulations – Dirk Jürgens, Ph.D. , Michael Palm, Voith | ||
| 11:00 AM | Systematic Approach to Develop an Optimized Nozzle Design for Up-To-Date and Future Demands – Jan Glas, Klaus Tweddel, Lutz Müller, Schottel | ||
| 11:30 AM | The Effect of Inflow and Counter-Rotating Props on the Efficiency of Azimuthing Thruster – Harris Reynolds, Wu Zhu, Diamond Offshore Drilling | ||
| 12:00 – 1:30 PM | LUNCH – SPONSORED BY DNV GL | ||
| 12:20 PM | Awards – Distinguished Achievement Award – Jason Conrad Aspin, Aspin Kemp and Associates | ||
| 12:30 PM | Workshop Update | ||
| 1:30 – 2:30 PM | SENSORS | ||
| 1:30 PM | Comparing Tightly-Coupled versus Loosley-Coupled Integration for GNSS and INS – David Russell, PhD., Veripos | ||
| 2:00 PM | Choosing an Acoustically-Aided INS is Not Just a Tick Box Exercise – Mark Carter, Sonardyne | ||
| 2:30 PM | Sensing Autonomy – Arne Rinnan, Kongsberg Seatex | ||
| 3:00 -3:30 PM | Refreshment Break – Exhibit Hall | ||
| 3:30 – 5:00 PM | DESIGN/OPERATIONS – Session Chair: Kris Kallaway, ConocoPhillips | ||
| 3:30 PM | Independent Performance Validation (IPV) for Robust and Resilient DP Systems – Chunying Li, Aspin, Kemp & Associates; Steven Cargill, DNV GL | ||
| 4:00 PM | Unique Full-Scale Bollard Pull Test of a Large DP Vessel Newbuild with Six Azipod CZ Thrusters – Kimmo Kokklia, ABB Oy | ||
| 4:30 PM | Simulation Based After Action Review – David Milne, Doug Olson, Noble Corporation | ||
| 5:00 PM | COCKTAIL PARTY | ||
| WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 11 2017- CONFERENCE | |||
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| 7:00 AM | Registration – Third floor lobby area | ||
| 7:30 – 8:15 AM | Speakers’ Breakfast | ||
| 7:30 – 8:15 AM | Continental Breakfast for Delegates – Exhibit Hall | ||
| 8:30 – 10:00 AM | OPERATIONS | ||
| 8:30 AM | DP Verification Study and Training for a Multi-Vessel Flexible Riser Replacement Campaign – Arild Aanensen, Torbørn Alstad, Erik Hågensen, Kongsberg Maritime | ||
| 9:00 AM | Challenging Shallow Water DP Jacking Operations – Design and Operational Feedback – Sofien Kerkeni, Denis Gagneux, Xavier Dusser, Bruno Dujon, D-ICE Engineering | ||
| 9:30 AM | Multivessel Cooperative DP Operations – André Iangagui, Eduardo Aoun Tannuri, University of São Paulo | ||
| 10:00 -10:30 AM | Refreshment Break – Exhibit Hall – SPONSORED BY HORNBECK OFFSHORE | ||
| 10:30 – 12:00 PM | TESTING/RISK | ||
| 8:30 AM | Dynamic Positioning System (DPS) Risk Analysis Using Probablistic Risk Assessment (PRA) – Eric Thigpen, SAIC; Michael Stewart, NASA; Roger Boyer, NASA; Pete Fougere, Consultant | ||
| 11:00 AM | Benefitting from the Use of MTS TECHOPS – A Case Study – Stuart Duffield, Sean Hogue, Landon Applegate, London Offshore Consultants (LOC) | ||
| 11:30 AM | Cybersecurity in the Oil and Gas Industry – What’s Here and What’s Coming – Aarushi Goel, GoDaddy | ||
| 12:00 – 1:45 PM | LUNCH | ||
| 12:00 PM | Allseas Pioneering Spirit | ||
| 1:30 – 3:00PM | TRAINING/COMPETENCY | ||
| 1:30 PM | Training Competence Assurance – Ralph Benham, Maersk Training | ||
| 2:00 PM | Real DP Time, Really? Using Technology for DPO Experience – Dan Endersby, Steve Sandercott, All Offshore | ||
| 2:30 PM | Adapting to the Downturn – An Examination of How Demand for Training has Changed in Challenging Market Conditions – John Lloyd, Susan Stiles, The Nautical Institute | ||
| 3:00 -3:30 PM | Refreshment Break – Exhibit Hall | ||
| 3:00 – 5:00 PM | ENVIRONMENTAL/TESTING | ||
| 3:30 PM | DNV GL DP Capability Standard ST-0111 – Challenges and Updates One Year from Publishing – Luca Pivano, Aleks Karsen, DNV GL | ||
| 4:00 PM | DP Station Keeping Accuracy – a Calculation Approach, Integration in DP Plots and Results of a Case Study – Hans Cozijn, Jorrit-Jan Serraris, , Marin | ||
| 4:30 PM | Application of Navigation Grade Inertial Navigation Systems to Provide Tighter Station Keeping Capability and to Improve Reliability and Monitoring of Position Reference Systems on MODUs – Bill Gilmour, Chevron | ||
| 5:00 PM | CONFERENCE WRAP UP | ||
| Wrap up – Peter Fougere, Committee Chair | |||
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