COURSE UNIT TITLE

: BASIC SEAMANSHIP

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MBA 1040 BASIC SEAMANSHIP COMPULSORY 2 2 0 4

Offered By

Maritime Business Administration

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR DURMUŞ ALI DEVECI

Offered to

Maritime Business Administration

Course Objective

Students are supposed to learn Seamanship, seamanship terms, definition and history of
ships, General types of ships, Compartments of ships, Mooring and anchoring equipments,
Ship maneuvering at the end of the course.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To learn Seamanship, seamanship terms, definition and history of ships, General
2   To provide personnel required to carry out seamanship duties with basic knowledge
3   To provide equipment identification, terminology, and seamanship evolution
4   Prepare part of ship and equipment for berthing operations Mooring and anchoring
5   Being able to perform safe working practices.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to Basic Seamanship (Ship Types, Basic Seamanship Terms)
2 Deck equipments and usages
3 Ship Organizational Charts Departments and Duties
4 Boat maintenance, painting and scrapping operations
5 Knots splices and rope work (Practice)
6 Effective factors for Ship Maneuver
7 Midterm Exam
8 Turning circle and stopping distance
9 Berthing and Unberthing Operations
10 Ship Anchorage Operations
11 Small Boat Handling Operations
12 Berthing and unberthing
13 Small Boat Handling Practice
14 Small Boat Handling Practice

Recomended or Required Reading

1. William P. MacLean, Modern Marlinspike Seamanship: Knots, Splices, Cordage
Terminals and Rigging David & Charles Publishers, 1979
2. Seamanship Department, Seamanship Manual Kessinger Publishing, 2010
3. John Rousmaniere, Mark Smith, The Annapolis Book of Seamanship: Third Edition,
Completely Revised, Expanded and Updated Simon & Schuster, 1999
4. United States Coast Guard Auxilary, Boating Skills and Seamanship United States
Coast Guard, 1988

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FINS FINAL EXAM
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 + FINS * 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + RST * 0.60


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Yrd.Doc.Dr. Serim Paker
serim.paker@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Tutorials 13 2 26
Preparing presentations 13 1 13
Preparation for midterm exam 1 5 5
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Field study 1 5 5
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 89

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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