COURSE UNIT TITLE

: NAVIGATION SAFETY DESIGN AND PLANNING IN MARINE TRANSPORTATION

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
DDD 6043 NAVIGATION SAFETY DESIGN AND PLANNING IN MARINE TRANSPORTATION ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5

Offered By

Maritime Security, Safety and Environmental Management

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR SELÇUK NAS

Offered to

Maritime Security, Safety and Environmental Management

Course Objective

Maritime transportation, ship maneuvering and comparative analyzes of international standards related to safety of navigation, safety of navigation on the design and planning criteria and cases of application.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Knowledge on international standards related to ship maneuvering and navigation safety in maritime transportation,
2   Knowledge on ship maneuvering and navigational features.
3   To make risk assessment related to the existing coastal facilities, and maneuvering areas
4   To make an analysis on the risk of maritime traffic.
5   To find solutions to the problems of safety of maritime transport and navigation

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Ship-Port interface, international standards and principles,
2 Vessel dimensions, Ships and maneuvering characteristics, Ship maneuvering limits,
3 Environmental conditions and their effects on the ship,
4 Port maneuvering characteristics, basin dimensions.
5 Channel design, channel width, and turnings,
6 Relationship between water depth and draft of the ship,
7 Mooring pattern of the off-shore facilities
8 Mid-term Exam
9 National and international regulations on maritime traffic
10 The data required for maritime traffic planning, traffic flow analysis, capacity analysis
11 Simulation applications
12 Simulation applications
13 Marine traffic management, specifically in relation to Maritime Traffic Management Technologies
14 Presentations of the projects related to safety of navigation and maritime traffic reports

Recomended or Required Reading

Main Materials: International Standards on Port/Ship Interface
BSI (2000), BS 6349-1. Maritime Structures, Part 1: Code of Practice for General Criteria. British Standards Institution, London.

Bruun, P. (1981) Port Engineering. Gulf Publishing Company. Houston.

Department of The Navy Naval Facilities Engineering Command (1984) Harbour Design Manual Alexandria, VA.

DLH (2007) Kıyı Yapıları ve Limanlar Planlama ve Tasarım Teknik Esasları. T.C. Ulaştırma Bakanlığı Demiryollar, Limanlar, Havameydanları Inşaatı Genel Müdürlüğü. Yüksel Proje. Ankara.

Gucma, S. (1994) Application of Computer Simulation Methods of Ship Movements to Waterway Designing Permanent International Association of Navigation Congress (PIANC). Section II. Maritime Ports and Seaways (For Commercial, Fishery and Pleasure Navigation), Subject 3, Design and Construction of Port Facilities and Structures.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Literature review ,case studies, data analyses, simulation lab, presentations and discussion.

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 * 0.20 + STT * 0.30 + FIN* 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.20 + STT * 0.30 + RST* 0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Having knowledge, skills, and competencies in the safety of navigation in marine transportation Phd. levels. Competencies and skills in research, studies, interpretation, expression, innovation, creativity, and entrepreneurism,
Performance in the exams, and applied studies. Performance in the presentations with a broad and comprehensive literature.
Understanding of professional and ethical responsibility. Attendance.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Regular participation

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Office phone: 0232 3018803, e-mail: snas@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Open door on the course days

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 10 3 30
Tutorials 3 3 9
Preparation for midterm exam 1 5 5
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Preparing assignments 1 10 10
Preparing presentations 1 5 5
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 4 52
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 125

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12
LO.155
LO.235
LO.35
LO.4535
LO.55553

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