COURSE UNIT TITLE

: SAFETY AT SEA I

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MEN 1042 SAFETY AT SEA I COMPULSORY 5 2 0 6

Offered By

Marine Engineering

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR ALI CEMAL TÖZ

Offered to

Marine Engineering

Course Objective

This course mainly aims to meet the mandatory minimum requirements for seafarers for familiarization, basic safety training and instruction.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Students will be able to survive at sea.
2   Students will be competent to operate life-saving appliances.
3   Students will have knowledge of fire prevention and firefighting.
4   Students will have knowledge about safe working procedures and social responsibilities at ship
5   Students will be competent to take immediate action upon encountering an accident or medical emergency until the arrival of a person with medical first aid skills or the person in charge of medical care on board.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Types of Emergency Situations(collision, fire, foundering etc.), Abandoning Ship
2 Personal Life-Saving Appliances, their usage and places, Survival Crafts and Rescue
3 Survival at Sea, Emergency Radio Equipment, Helicopter Assistance
4 Evacuation and Recovery of Survival Craft and Rescue Boats Actions, Using of Survival Crafts at sea
5 Components of fire and explosion (fire triangle), Types and Sources of Ignition Fire Hazard and Flammable Materials Commonly Found on Board, Dangers of the fire and spreading of the fireskills or the person in charge of medical care on board.
6 Organization of Shipboard Fire Fighting Location of Fire Fighting Appliances and Emergency Escape Routes
7 Midterm Exam
8 Classification of Fires and Applicable Extinguishing Agents Selection of Fire Fighting Appliances and Equipment
9 Observe Safe Working Practice Human Relationships on Board Ship
10 Understand Orders and be Understood in Relation Shipboard Comply with Emergency Procedure
11 Take Precautions to Prevent Pollution of the Marine Environment Social Responsibility (Rights and obligation of crew, employment condition, drugs and alcohol)
12 Body Structure and Functions Positioning of Casualty The Unconscious Casualty
13 Bleeding Control Management of Shock
14 Burns and Scalds, and Accidents caused by Electricity Rescue and Transport of Casualty

Recomended or Required Reading

1. IMO Model Course 1.23 Proficiency in Survival Craft
2. IMO Model Course 1.19 Proficiency in Survival Techniques
3. IMO Model Course 1.20 Fire Prevention and Fire Fighting
4. IMO Model Course 1.21 Personal Safety and Social Responsibility
5. IMO Model Course 1.13 - Elementary First Aid

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Cooperative and active teaching and learning strategies.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FINS FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.30 + ASG * 0.10 + FINS * 0.60
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + ASG * 0.10 + 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)

Phone: +90 (232) 4128814
Fax: +90 (232) 4128848
Gsm: +90 (506) 3599979
e-mail: baris.kuleyin@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

13:00-15:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 5 65
Tutorials 13 2 26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 3 39
Preparation for midterm exam 1 5 5
Preparation for final exam 1 5 5
Preparation for tutorial exam 1 5 5
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 149

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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LO.2555
LO.355
LO.455
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