COURSE UNIT TITLE

: SHIP INSPECTIONS

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MTE 4161 SHIP INSPECTIONS ELECTIVE 2 0 0 2

Offered By

Marine Transportation Engineering

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR CENK ŞAKAR

Offered to

Marine Transportation Engineering

Course Objective

The main aim of this course is to ensure that the students who take the course have general knowledge about the inspections carried out by the IMO, PSC and the Maritime Industry on the vessels.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To ensure that the students have general knowledge about the inspections carried out on the vessels.
2   Ensuring that the students have information about Psc, Sire, Cdi etc. audits.
3   Information about Oil Tankers
4   Understanding of Potential Hazards of Oil Precautions
5   Skill in Oil Load Calculation, Longitudinal Balance calculations

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 General Information.
2 Introduction to Port State Control, understanding Port State Control purpose.
3 Applicable Conventions, SOLAS.
4 Applicable Conventions, MARPOL.
5 Applicable Conventions, STCW, MLC.
6 Applicable Conventions, LOADLINE, CLASSIFICATION.
7 Applicable Conventions, ISM, ISPS.
8 PSC Inspection
9 Legal Aspects, Enforcement Action by the Port State.
10 Introduction to Vetting Process.
11 Tanker Vetting and Inspetion - SIRE Programme.
12 Tanker Vetting and Inspetion - CDI Programme.
13 Class surveys/statutory surveys/other surveys.
14 Tanker Management Self-Assessment.
15 General Evaluation.
16 Final Exam.

Recomended or Required Reading

- INTERTANKO Seafarers' Guide to Vetting Inspections, 2015.
- CDI: Ship Inspection Report (SIR) 8th Edition, 2015.
- ABS Guide for Reducing PSC Detentions, 2016.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Presentations, CBT, Videos.

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


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Active Participation of Students.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Cenk Şakar
cenk.sakar@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
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 1 14
Preparation for midterm exam 1 8 8
Preparation for final exam 1 8 8
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 62

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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