Course syllabus for Ship operations from an on-board perspective

Course syllabus adopted 2021-02-16 by Head of Programme (or corresponding).

Overview

  • Swedish nameFartygsoperationer från ett ombordperspektiv
  • CodeMMS021
  • Credits7.5 Credits
  • OwnerTSILO
  • Education cycleFirst-cycle
  • Main field of studyShipping and Marine Technology
  • DepartmentMECHANICS AND MARITIME SCIENCES
  • GradingTH - Pass with distinction (5), Pass with credit (4), Pass (3), Fail

Course round 1

  • Teaching language Swedish
  • Application code 81128
  • Open for exchange studentsNo
  • Only students with the course round in the programme overview.

Credit distribution

0119 Examination, part A 4.5 c
Grading: TH		0 c0 c4.5 c0 c0 c0 c
0219 Project, part B 1.5 c
Grading: UG		0 c0 c1.5 c0 c0 c0 c
0319 Laboratory, part C 1.5 c
Grading: UG		0 c0 c1.5 c0 c0 c0 c

In programmes

Examiner

Eligibility

General entry requirements for bachelor's level (first cycle)
Applicants enrolled in a programme at Chalmers where the course is included in the study programme are exempted from fulfilling the requirements above.

Specific entry requirements

The same as for the programme that owns the course.
Applicants enrolled in a programme at Chalmers where the course is included in the study programme are exempted from fulfilling the requirements above.

Course specific prerequisites

Knowledge and abilities equivalent to the learning outcomes in the following courses:

MMS140 Introduction to international logistics 

Aim

The course aims at giving students a basic understanding of the daily work on board ships. Furthermore, the course aims at providing skills in working with various specifications regarding maintenance and procurement of nautical and technical equipment on board

Learning outcomes (after completion of the course the student should be able to)

- Describe organisation onboard and different positions responsibilities - Explain a visit to port from an onboard perspective - Explain how bad weather and ice conditions affect a ship - Plan and make a schedule for a ship in linertraffic - Apply tidal data in planning of a visit to port for ship constrained by depth - Explain basic knowledge for a dry dock visit for a ship - Describe maintenance between dry dock visits that leads to offhire - Compare and understand working order from shipyard and company specification - Sort working order on engine or deck department - Create a tender for nautical or technical equipment - Describe a ship's engine systems - Define the roll of classification societies

Content

Ship organisation Port visit for a ship Bad weather and ice Dry dock visit for a ship Working order for dry dock visit Tender for equipment Overview on ship engine systems Classification societies

Organisation

Lectures, group exercises, study visits and simulator exercises.

Literature

See course home page.

Examination including compulsory elements

Part A: Written exam
The courses ends with a written exam comprising all course content, i.e. the lecture contents, course litterature, hand-in assignments, practical sessions and laborations.

Part B: Project assignment
The project assignment concerns the requirements for a ship's cargo voyage.

Part C: Laboration
The course labb sessions include a simulator exercise in the Nautical Operations Studio (NOS) and study visits.

The final grade is determined by the grade of the written exam.

The course examiner may assess individual students in other ways than what is stated above if there are special reasons for doing so, for example if a student has a decision from Chalmers on educational support due to disability.