COURSE UNIT TITLE

: DANGEROUS CARGO OPERATIONS ENGINEERING

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MTE 5038 DANGEROUS CARGO OPERATIONS ENGINEERING ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR YUSUF ZORBA

Offered to

Marine Transportation Systems Engineering
Marine Transportation Systems Engineering
MARINE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS ENGINEERING

Course Objective

This course aims to definition of dangerous cargoes and define of their classification according to international regulation and given engineering knowledge about dangerous, harmful and hazardous cargoes specifications for transportation process as handling, transport and storage etc. for safety and security. Although expected to transfer, research methods to calculate impact and environment analyses, determination safe area in any accidents which is possible in all transportation modes and related calculation methods and applications of chain reactions with dangerous cargoes in huge storage areas as ports.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Identify the physical hazards of chemicals, and categorize chemicals according to their hazards and physical characteristics.
2   Define toxicity as it relates to humans and hazardous chemicals and list the elements of risk assessment.
3   Explain the pathways for transport of hazardous materials in various environments.
4   List potential controls and select appropriate controls for handling and storing hazardous materials.
5   Identify regulations and marking systems affecting hazardous materials in transport.
6   Evaluate the capabilities to effectively manage a hazardous materials incident.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Hazardous Materials Management Principles
2 Physical and Chemical Properties of Materials
3 Toxicology and Risk Assessment
4 Environmental Effects of Hazardous Materials
5 Legal and Regulatory Framework of Dangerous Cargo Transportation
6 Handling and Storage of Hazardous Materials
7 Emergency Management
8 Pollution Prevention
9 Air Quality
10 Water Quality
11 Transportation of Hazardous Materials
12 Studies on Dangerous Cargo Transportation Accidents and Risk Analyses, Impact Analyses
13 Project Presentation
14 Project Presentation

Recomended or Required Reading

Kindschy, J., Kraft, M., & Carpenter, M. (1997). Guide to hazardous materials and waste management. Point Arena, CA: Solano Press.

Burke, R. (1997). Hazardous materials chemistry for emergency responders. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press.

Fire, F. L. (1996). The common sense approach to hazardous materials, (2nd ed.). Saddle Brook, NJ: Fire Engineering Books.

Lesak, D. M. (1999). Hazardous materials: Strategies and tactics. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice-Hall.

Stilp, R. H., & Bevelacqua, A. S. (1997). Emergency medical response to hazardous materials incidents. Albany, NY: Delmar.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Presentation, Research, Accident and Case Analyses

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 RPT REPORT
2 PRS PRESENTATION
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE RPT * 0.25 + PRS * 0.25 + FIN * 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE RPT * 0.25 + PRS * 0.25 + FIN * 0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

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 10 3 30
Student Presentations 4 3 12
Project Preparation 1 30 30
Web Search and Library Research 1 20 20
Preparation for final exam 1 20 20
Preparing presentations 2 10 20
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 10 5 50
Project Final Presentation 1 3 3
Project Assignment 1 3 3
Final 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 191

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11
LO.1555
LO.2555
LO.3555
LO.433555
LO.5553355
LO.63555

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