Course syllabus for Collision avoidance

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Course syllabus adopted 2023-02-07 by Head of Programme (or corresponding).

Overview

  • Swedish nameTrafiksituationer
  • CodeSJM016
  • 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 75167
  • Maximum participants60
  • Open for exchange studentsNo
  • Only students with the course round in the programme overview.

Credit distribution

0123 Examples class, part A 1.5 c
Grading: UG		0 c0 c0 c1.5 c0 c0 c
0223 Examination, part B 0.5 c
Grading: UG		0 c0 c0 c0.5 c0 c0 c
  • 30 Maj 2024 am L
  • Contact examiner
0323 Examination, part C 2.5 c
Grading: UG		0 c0 c0 c2.5 c0 c0 c
  • 30 Maj 2024 am L
  • 28 Aug 2024 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)

1 Understand the International collision regulations (COLREG)
2 Apply the the international rules of the road by identify, analyze and act in traffic situations
3 Describe and compare information from visual and radar observations
4 Describe ARPA and/or Target Tracking functions and its limitations
5 Evaluate radar targets in relative and true motion
6 Use logbooks for navigation

Content

- Analysing traffic situations
- The international rules of the road
- Manual radar plotting
- Function and limitations when using ARPA and/or Target Tracking functions
- Radar theory
- Logbooks

Organisation

Lectures
Exercises
Simulator exercises

Literature

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Examination including compulsory elements

Moment 0123 Exercises, part A Approved simulations and assignments (learning outcome 2-6) Digital test (learning outcome 1) Practical competence test in simulator (learning outcome 2-6) Moment 0223 Exam, part B Digital exam COLREG (learning outcome 1) Moment 0323 Exam, part C Written examination (learning outcome 3-5)

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:
    • 2024-02-28: Exam by department Changed to exam by department by Lars Telestam
      [2024-08-28 0,5 hec, 0223] Given by dept