Course syllabus for Collision avoidance

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

Overview

  • Swedish nameSjövägsregler
  • CodeSJO887
  • Credits1.5 Credits
  • OwnerSBVII
  • 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 83119
  • Maximum participants60
  • Open for exchange studentsNo
  • Only students with the course round in the programme overview.

Credit distribution

0123 Examples class, part A 1 c
Grading: UG
1 c
0223 Examination, part B 0.5 c
Grading: UG
0.5 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:

SJM005 Terrestrial navigation and seamanship

Aim

The aim of the course is to provide knowledge of and skills in handling radar, ARPA and AIS features to avoid collisions.

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

1 Understand the International collision regulations (COLREG)
2 Apply the International collision regulations 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

Content

- Analysing traffic situations
- International collision regulations
- Manual and automatic radar plotting
- Function and limitations when using ARPA and/or Target Tracking functions

Organisation

Lectures
Exercises
Simulator exercises


Literature

See course-pm.

Examination including compulsory elements

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

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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