COURSE UNIT TITLE

: METEOROLOGY AND OCEANOGRAPHY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MTE 4158 METEOROLOGY AND OCEANOGRAPHY COMPULSORY 2 0 0 2

Offered By

Marine Transportation Engineering

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR BURAK KÖSEOĞLU

Offered to

Marine Transportation Engineering

Course Objective

This course aims to meet the mandatory minimum requirements for knowledge, understanding and proficiency in Table A-II/2 of STCW-78 for the function Navigation at the Management Level

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To understand weather phenomenon,
2   To understand nature of tropical cyclons and gails
3   Having knowledge about weather analysis and forecast,
4   To understand usages of weather routing charts,
5   To understand ocean currents, ocean waves and navigation principles.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Welcoming the Students/ Introduction to the Course
2 Weather Elements
3 Weather Elements
4 Tropical Cyclones
5 Weather Observations
6 Weather Analysis and Forecasting
7 Midterm
8 Weather Analysis and Forecasting
9 Weather Analysis and Forecasting
10 Radio Weather Services and Navigational Warnings
11 Weather Roueting
12 The Oceans and Ocean Currents
13 The Oceans and Ocean Currents
14 Ocean Waves and Navigation In High Seas

Recomended or Required Reading


Recomended or Required Reading
Textbook(s)/References/Materials:
- The American Practical Navigator
- The Mariner s Handbook, Meteorologic Office, London, HMSO, 1978
- Meteorology for Seafarers, C.R.Burgress, R.M. Frampton, Brown, Son & Ferguson LTD,
2000
- Assembly Resolution A.419 (XI) World-wide Navigational Warning Service
- Assembly Resolution A.528 (13) Recommendation on Weather Roueting
- US Pilot Charts, (appropriate areas) - Washington D.C, Defense Mapping Agency
- ALRS, Vol 3 (NP 283) and Diagrams relating to Weather Reporting and Forecast Areas
(NP 283 (a)
- ALRS, Vol 5 Radio Time Signals, Radio Navigational Warnings (with Ice Reports), Radio
Position Fixing (NP 285)
- Ocean Passages of the World (NP 136)

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Simulation practises and case study

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 QUZ QUIZ
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT)
6 RST RESIT
7 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT)


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Knowledge about Meteorology and oceanography science at undergraduate level, having skills and competencies, research, analysis, interpretation, verbal and written expression skills and competencies will be evaluated.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ali Cemal Töz
ali.toz@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 2 28
Preparation for final exam 1 2 2
Preparation for midterm exam 1 2 2
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 1 14
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 50

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15PO.16PO.17
LO.15353
LO.2535553
LO.3553535
LO.43533
LO.533

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