Course syllabus for Profile course: Passenger vessel segment

Course syllabus adopted 2024-01-30 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 75135
  • 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		 3 c
0221 Examples class, part B 4.5 c
Grading: UG		 4.5 c
0321 Written and oral assignments, part C 7.5 c
Grading: UG		 7.5 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)

1. Identify ergonomic principles and understand how this affects the performance of the operator.
2. Understand the limitations and abilities of the operators on board and understanding what influences good communication.
3. Explain organisation, management structures, policy and procedures on board Passenger/ROPAX/cruise ships
4. Apply passenger/ROPAX/cruise ship specific operations.
5. Apply knowledge regarding crisis management for the qualification course Crowd and Crisis Management (CCM)
6. Plan and execute vessel type specific operations during a voyage as part of bridge crew including compiling/present documentation in accordance with industry standard for control bodies.
7. Interpret and apply regulations for Passenger/ROPAX/cruise ships.

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/ROPAX/cruise ship organisation, management structure and procedures
- Safety, organization and construction for passenger ships
- Risks and risk management for RoRo operations
- Conflict management
- Ship-specific propulsion, stability & trim
- Tendering of passengers
- Simulations of specific ship operations for ship type

Part C
- Crowd and Crisis Management (CCM)
- The ship's security organization
- Optimal utilization of resources
- The actions during and after an emergency situation and control of passengers and crew in an emergency situation and the theory behind crisis and stress management
- Communication during and after an emergency
- Planning and execution of travel within the segment according to current industry standards and guidelines.
- Port of arrival & departure procedures for passenger ships
- Simulation as OOW
- Increased understanding of regulations and industry-specific standards regarding incident management and reporting procedures.
- Analyze a RoPax/passenger ship accident (case study)
- Polar code basic

Organisation

Part A
"Maritime Human factors" - Lectures and seminars (mandatory participation according to examination, see below)

Part B
- Passenger/ROPAX/cruise ship organization, management structure and procedures (lectures and seminars - mandatory attendance according to schedule)
- Simulations of specific vessel operations for vessel type (mandatory participation)

Part C
- Crisis management - Crowd and Crisis Management, CCM (30 hours lecture, mandatory participation)
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.
- Planning and execution of a voyage within the segment according to current industry standards and guidelines. Project work where the student themself do information research, compiles and reports the complete voyage planning. (Mandatory participation, simulation and submission.)
- Increased understanding of regulations and industry-specific standards regarding incident management and reporting procedures. Conducted via incident management case study (RoPax/passenger ship accident). (Mandatory participation at lectures, presentation and submission).

Literature

Magnusson, T. och Lewenhaupt, I (2013) Krisledarskap - Beredskap och hantering av kriser inom sjöfarten Jure Förlag ISBN 978-91-7223-518-2
Other literature/material according to Canvas.

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:
- Mandatory participation in lectures and seminars (according to schedule)
- Mandatory participation in simulation

Part C:
- Mandatory participation in Crisis Management - Crowd and Crisis Management (CCM).
- Submission/presentation of the documentation for control bodies according to industry standards and approved participation in work shifts/simulation
- Presentation and submission of incident management (case study of RoPax/passenger ship accident) and active participation in mandatory work shifts according to schedule.

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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