Course syllabus for Passenger ships and crowd and crisis management

The course syllabus contains changes
See changes

Course syllabus adopted 2024-01-30 by Head of Programme (or corresponding).

Overview

  • Swedish namePassagerarfartyg och krishantering
  • CodeSJM121
  • Credits3 Credits
  • OwnerFVIID
  • Education cycleFirst-cycle
  • Main field of studyShipping and Marine Technology
  • DepartmentMECHANICS AND MARITIME SCIENCES
  • GradingUG - Pass, Fail

Course round 1

  • Teaching language English
  • Application code 69111
  • Open for exchange studentsYes
  • Only students with the course round in the programme overview.

Credit distribution

0121 Examples class 3 c
Grading: UG		 3 c

In programmes

Examiner

Go to coursepage (Opens in new tab)

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:

LNC185 Advanced safety

Aim

The aim of the course is to provide the student with understanding and knowledge of the operational management and leadership on board a passenger ship, with a special focus on passenger ship emergency/crisis organisation as well as on management of large groups of passengers and crew.

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

- Theoretical knowledge and practical skills in the organizations and management structures on board passenger / cruise ships.
- Knowledge of policies and procedures specific to the passenger / cruise ships.
- Knowledge and practical skills specific for vessel operations for passenger / cruise ships
- Theoretical knowledge in crisis management for rating-course Crowd And Crisis Management, CCM

Content

- Passenger / cruise ship organization and management structure
- Policy and procedures for passenger / cruise ships
- Simulations of ships operations special for passenger / cruise ship
- Crisis management (Crowd and Crisis Management, CCM)

Organisation

- Passenger ship / Cruise Ship organization and management structure. (lectures)

- Policy and procedures for Passenger ship / Cruise Ships (lectures)

- Simulations of ships operations special Passenger ship/Cruise ships (simulations, mandatory participation)

- Crisis management - Crowd and Crisis Management, CCM (30 h, mandatory participation)
Vessel safety (Lectures)
- Emergencies at sea
- Disaster Psychology
- Planning security organization and conduct realistic exercises
- Human and material resources
Optimal use of resources (Lectures)
- Leadership and decision-making in conflict and stress
- Situation assessment and measures
- Lead and direct the passenger and crew in emergency situations
- Management of crowds
- Motivate and encourage passengers and crew
Action taken during and after an emergency, as well as of passengers and crew in an emergency and the theory behind the crisis and stress management (Lectures)
- Post traumatic stress
- Stress syndromen
- Stress reactions
- Prevent and respond to stress reaction
- Stress and its stress reactions
- Aftercare in case of accidents
- Debriefing: to learn from experience
Communication during and after an emergency (Lectures)
- Internal communication
- Communication Barriers and Strategies
- Information for passengers
- Media Management

Part of the course - Crisis management / Crowd and Crisis Management, CCM - meets the requirements of TSFS 2011: 116 General guidelines to Annex 6 for issuing the certificate.

Literature

Magnusson, T. och Lewenhaupt, I (2013) Krisledarskap - Beredskap och hantering av kriser inom sjöfarten Jure Förlag ISBN 978-91-7223-518-2

Examination including compulsory elements

Hand in assignemnet (F/P)

Mandatory participation in simulation

Crisis management (Crowd and Crisis Management, CCM) (mandatory participation)

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.

The course syllabus contains changes

  • Changes to course rounds:
    • 2024-10-01: Examinator Examinator changed from Monica Lundh (moan) to Jonas Holmelin (sk98anjo) by Viceprefekt/Studierektor
      [Course round 1]