Maritime chemistryLaajuus (3 cr)

Objective

The student knows the most important chemical and physical properties of the materials to be transported by sea, spontaneous reactions of chemicals, prevention of aforementioned reactions, and hazardous elements of materials to human health, vessels and environment.
The student can take the dangerous nature of materials into consideration in the loading planning, knows the legislation and codes related to the transportation of dangerous goods, separation regulations and documentation, and declaration procedures.

Content

- chemistry of combustion
- steam pressure of fluids and solutions
- hydrostatic pressure
- state of matter
- thermal expansion, density, reduction-oxidation reactions
- acids and bases
- salts as bulk cargo
- legislation related to the transport and cargo planning of dangerous materials, IMDG, IMSBC, IBC and BCH codes where applicable

Qualifications

Basics of physics and chemistry

Materials

- Cargo handling
- Carriage of dangerous goods, IMDG (A-II/1, A-II/2)
- Approved training during studies

Accomplishment methods

Students can
- use professional vocabulary and concepts in an expert way in different situations
- evaluate information sources critically
- identify interrelated tasks
- use the key models, methods, software and techniques of the professional field

In addition, competence evaluation according to STCW code table A-II/1 column 4 are used:
- the handling of dangerous, hazardous and harmful cargoes complies with international regulations and recognized standards and codes of safe practice