Course syllabus for Profile course: Passenger vessel segment

Course syllabus adopted 2023-02-08 by Head of Programme (or corresponding).

Overview

  • Swedish nameProfilkurs: passagerarfartygsegment
  • CodeSJM136
  • Credits15 Credits
  • OwnerTSJKL
  • 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 75125
  • Maximum participants20 (at least 10% of the seats are reserved for exchange students)
  • Open for exchange studentsYes
  • Only students with the course round in the programme overview.

Credit distribution

0121 Take-home examination, part A 3 c
Grading: UG		0 c3 c0 c0 c0 c0 c
0221 Examples class, part B 4.5 c
Grading: UG		0 c4.5 c0 c0 c0 c0 c
0321 Written and oral assignments, part C 7.5 c
Grading: UG		0 c0 c7.5 c0 c0 c0 c

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Examiner

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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:

SJM097 Safety and security officer

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.

The course should broaden students' proficiency in all parts of the operative work as officer of the watch (OOW) on board a ship.

The aim of the course is to give students a basic understanding of human factors in the maritime domain.

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
- Plan a voyage from port A to Port B for a cruising vessel with respect to navigation and normal operation
- Plan and execute safety exercises for a large crew
- Present documentation from all parts of the voyage according to industry standard for a control body
- Identify ergonomic principles and understand of how this affects the performance of the operator.
- Understand the limitations and abilities of the operators on board and understanding what influences good communication.

Content

Part A
- Introduction to Maritime Human Factors
   - Definition and impact on the work onboard
   - Macro and Micro Ergonomics
   - Economics and ergonomics
- Physical Ergonomics
   - Anthropometry and kinanthropometry
   - Musculo-skeletal system
   - Manual materials handling
- Cognitive Ergonomics
   - Mental workload, Stress and Individual Differences
   - Fatigue and shift work
   - Memory
   - Decision making
   - "Human Error"
- Communication

Part B
- 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)

Part C
- Plan and conduct a voyage in specific segment according to industry standard.

Organisation

Part A
Lectures and seminars

Part B
- 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 lectures, mandatory participation)
   - Vessel safety (Lectures)
   - Optimal use of resources (Lectures)
   - 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)
   - Communication during and after an emergency (Lectures)
   
   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.

Part C
Project work where the Student look for information, compile information and present the voyage. Compulsory work shops.

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

Part A: 
Take-home exam, at least 80% presence on lectures and 100% presence and active participation in seminars

Part B:
- Hand in assignment (F/P)
- Mandatory participation in simulation
- Crisis management (Crowd and Crisis Management, CCM) (mandatory participation)

Part C:
- Present verbal and written documentation according to industry standard for control body and approved participation at work shops

In order to obtain a course certificate for completed CCM (crowd and crisis management course), in addition to completed and approved CCM (crowd and crisis management course), pass in all course elements is required.

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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