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DP Vessel Types

DP vessels do not refer to a particular type of ship as any ship can install DP equipments and get itself DP classed if it complies with the classification societies requirements.
Thus a shuttle tanker involved with cargo operation with FPSO may be DP Vessel - Shuttle tanker. This is the reason why Dynamic Positioning Jobs always specify the Operation in which the DP vessel is involved. The DP Vessels, for example can be involved in the following operations

1. accommodation or 'flotel' services
2. Cable-laying
3. Crane vessels
4. Cruise ships
5. Diving support vessels
6. Dredging
7. Drillships
8. FPSOs
9. heavy lift cargo
10. transport
11. Landing Platform Docks
12. Maritime research
13. Mine sweepers
14. multi-role
15. Pipe-laying ship
16. Platform supply vessels
17. Rockdumping
18. Rocket launch platform
19. positioning
20. Sea Launch
21. Servicing Aids to Navigation (ATON)
22. Shuttle tankers
23. Survey ships