COURSE UNIT TITLE

: SHIP MANAGEMENT

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
DIY 5047 SHIP MANAGEMENT ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6

Offered By

Maritime Business Administration

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR ISMAIL BILGE ÇETIN

Offered to

Maritime Business Administration

Course Objective

Understanding the structure of ship management industry and the actors in the market. Analyzing the services of companies serving to the ship owning/managing companies. Analyzing the ship management contracts and their contents. Comprehend international maritime conventions and their relation with ship management practices. Understanding the ship marketing activities.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Understanding the ship management functions
2   Understanding the international conventions and their effects on ship operations
3   Understanding the flag state control, port state control and class and their effects on ship operations
4   Understanding the importance of ship performance criteria
5   Understanding the ship marketing activities

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Ship types, layout, structure and Ship's capacity /Cargo types, trade routes and restrictions on waterways
2 Shipping markets, ship owners, operators and third party ship management companies
3 Ship management contract (BIMCO Shipman)
4 Registration and flag choice
5 Classification, Marine insurances
6 Flag state and port state controls
7 Midterm Exam
8 Crew management
9 Technical management:ISM , ISPS codes and environmental protections
10 Technical management: Surveys and certificates
11 Technical management: Key performance indicators
12 Commercial management: Costs in shipping and Ship finance sources
13 Commercial management : Ship sale and purchase contract
14 Commercial management : Marketing of shipping services

Recomended or Required Reading

Fundamental Maritime Business Administration literature, academic books, journals and other publications in the international transport and maritime transport areas.

REFERENCE BOOKS :
The Ship Management Course , Volume I and II ,Practical Maritime Studies
Ship Management, Malcolm Willingale,3rd Edition, LLP, 1998
Financial Management in the Shipping Industry, Philip C. Cheng, Ph.D.C.A., Cornel Maritime Press, Inc.,Maryland.
Ship Sale and Purchase, Iain S. Goldein, M.A. Editor in chief, LLP 1993, Second Edition.
Marine Transportation Management, Henry S. Marcus, Auburn House Publishing Co. Dover, Massachusetts.1987
Managing Safety and Quality in Shipping, A.M. Chauvel, The Nautical Institute 1997
Managing Ships, John M. Downard, Fairplay Publications 1996.
Professional Ship Management Marketing and Strategy, Photis M. Panayides, Plmouth Studies in Contemporary Shipping and Logistics, 2001

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Literature survey, data analysis, case studies

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 STT TERM WORK (SEMESTER)
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.30 + STT * 0.30 + FIN* 0.40
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + STT * 0.30 + RST* 0.40


*** 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)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 6 72
Preparation for midterm exam 1 5 5
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Preparing assignments 1 15 15
Preparing presentations 1 5 5
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 150

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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