COURSE UNIT TITLE

: INTERNATIONAL MARITIME CONVENTIONS

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
DIY 5043 INTERNATIONAL MARITIME CONVENTIONS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6

Offered By

Maritime Business Administration (English)

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR ALI CEMAL TÖZ

Offered to

Maritime Business Administration (English)

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to ensure a knowledge regarding the norms of maritime law, provide a general view of international maritime conventions and ensure the students to make connection between norms and maritime transportation applications.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Identifying the coastal states rights in maritime zones
2   Following up the improvements of international maritime conventions
3   Determination of the importance of maritime conventions in maritime transportation
4   Determination of the function and importance of International Maritime Organization
5   Interpreting the major parts of the conventions

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to Maritime Law
2 The United Nations Convention on Law of the Sea
3 The function and organizational structure of International Maritime Organization
4 Conventions relating to maritime safety and security and ship/port interface -SOLAS - International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea 1974
5 Conventions relating to maritime safety and security and ship/port interface -COLREG - Convention on the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972.
6 Conventions relating to maritime safety and security and ship/port interface -LL - International Convention on Load Lines, 1966. -STCW - International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers
7 Mid-term Exam
8 Conventions relating to maritime safety and security and ship/port interface -FAL - Convention on Facilitation of International Maritime Traffic, 1965 - SAR - International Convention on Maritime Search and Rescue, 1979 - SUA - Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts Against the Safety of Maritime Navigation, 1988.
9 Conventions relating to maritime safety and security and ship/port interface -CSC,SFV,STP,IMSO-C,STCW-F
10 Conventions relating to prevention of marine pollution -MARPOL International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships
11 Conventions relating to prevention of marine pollution -INTERVENTION,LC,OPRC
12 Conventions covering liability and compensation -CLC,FUND,NUCLEAR
13 Conventions covering liability and compensation -PAL,LLMC,HNS
14 Other related conventions -SALVAGE - International Convention on Tonnage Measurement of Ships, 1989. -TONNAGE - International Convention on Salvage, 1969.

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Churchill R.R., Lowe A.V., The law of the Sea, Melland Schill, Third Edition
2. ÇEVIK Ümit, Uluslararası Denizcilik Sözleşmeleri, Birsen Yayınevi,Istanbul,2010
3. CANER Oğuz, ATAERGIN Selim, Türk Deniz Mevzuatı, Beta Yayınevi, Istanbul,2006
4. http://www.imo.org

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Literature survey, presentation, homework

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 * 0.30 + STT * 0.30 + FIN* 0.40
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + STT * 0.30 + RST* 0.40


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)

Asst.Prof.Dr. Nurser GÖKDEMIR IŞIK
Tel: 0232 412 88 24
E-mail: nurser.gokdemir@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 2 26
Preparing presentations 2 20 40
Preparation for midterm exam 1 15 15
Preparation for final exam 1 20 20
Final 1 3 3
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 145

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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LO.1424453345555
LO.2534353344555
LO.3534444334555
LO.4344334443455
LO.5434453344455