Course syllabus for Collision avoidance

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Course syllabus adopted 2021-02-26 by Head of Programme (or corresponding).

Overview

  • Swedish nameTrafiksituationer
  • CodeSJM015
  • Credits4.5 Credits
  • OwnerTSJKL
  • Education cycleFirst-cycle
  • Main field of studyShipping and Marine Technology
  • DepartmentMECHANICS AND MARITIME SCIENCES
  • GradingUG - Pass, Fail

Course round 1

  • Teaching language Swedish
  • Application code 75130
  • Open for exchange studentsNo
  • Only students with the course round in the programme overview.

Credit distribution

0116 Examples class, part A 2 c
Grading: UG		 2 c
0216 Examination, part B 2.5 c
Grading: UG		 2.5 c
  • 02 Jun 2022 am L
  • 08 Okt 2021 am L
  • 24 Aug 2022 pm L

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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 skills corresponding to the learning outcomes of the following courses:

SJM005 Terrestrial navigation and seamanship

Aim

The course aims to give the student basic competence to handle traffis situations at sea and avoid collision.

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

- Apply the COLREGS by identify, analyse and act in traffic situations in open sea
- Describe ARPA function and its limitations
- Describe and compare information from visual observations, radar observations and AIS information
- Evaluate radar targets in relative and true motion
- Use logbooks for navigation

Content

Analyse of traffic situations
COLREG
Manual radar plotting
Function and limitations for ARPA function
Radar theory
Logbooks

Organisation

Lectures
Exercises
Simulator exercises

Literature

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Examination including compulsory elements

Written examination
Practical competence test in simulator
Participation in mandatory sessions

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.

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The course syllabus contains changes

  • Changes to examination:
    • 2021-09-21: Grade raising Changed to grade raising by GRULG