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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS MTE 4163 MARINE CASUALTY INVESTIGATION ELECTIVE 2 0 0 2

Offered By

Marine Transportation Engineering

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR EMIN DENIZ ÖZKAN

Offered to

Marine Transportation Engineering

Course Objective

The main objective of this course is to teach to students the safety culture, marine accidents, human errors and causal factors, the relationship between accidents and "Near Miss" incidents, investigation and reporting.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To enable the students to learn the maritime accidents, the role of the human factor and the mistakes. 2   Ensure that students have knowledge about accident investigation and investigation issues. 3   To ensure that students have knowledge of accident reporting.

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 The Background to Marine Incident Investigation. 3 The Common Causes of Marine Accidents. 4 First Principles of Marine Accident Investigation. 5 The Human Factor in Incident Investigations Initial Actions in an Investigation. 6 Managing the Investigation. 7 Data Collection, Witnesses and interview , Collecting Physical Evidence. 8 On Site Risk Assessment and Investigation Management. 9 Analyses, Tools and Techniques. 10 List of Potential Sources of Evidence. 11 Developing Conclusions and Making Recommendations. 12 The Investigation Report. 13 Post-Publication of a Marine Accident Report. 14 General Evaluation.

Recomended or Required Reading

- IMO, Casualty Investigation Code. - IMO, Proficiency in Crisis Management and Human Behaviour Training, Model Course. - Cacciabue, P.C. (2004), Guide to applying human factors methods: human error and accident management in safety-critical systems, Springer. - Strauch, B. (2004). Investigating Human Error, Ashgate.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Presentation, video, case studies (accident reports)

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)

Asst. Prof. Dr. Emin Deniz Özkan deniz.ozkan@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

PO/LO PO.1 PO.2 PO.3 PO.4 PO.5 PO.6 PO.7 PO.8 PO.9 PO.10 PO.11 PO.12 PO.13 PO.14 PO.15 PO.16 PO.17 LO.1 3 3 3 5 3 5 5 LO.2 3 3 3 5 3 5 5 LO.3 3 3 3 5 3 5 5