The International Dynamic Positioning Operators Association (IDPOA) has announced the winners of the 2011 International Dynamic Positioning Excellence Awards. “The awards stand testimony to the skill, dedication, effort and commitment of people who strive to be the best," said Steven Jones, Executive Director of IDPOA. "We are about the DPOs, lecturers, leaders and mentors…these are the people driving DP excellence and these awards are for them.”
The winners are as follows:
DP Operator of the Year - Malcolm Benson
DP Lecturer of the Year - Matt Barney of AMC Search
DP Mentor of the Year - Charlie Stuart
DP Training Center of the Year - AMC Search
DP Manufacturer of the Year - Kongsberg
DP Employer of the Year - EMAS Offshore
DP Vessel of the Year - DP2 vessel, “OSV RELUME”
Services to DP Award - Bill Milne