Cargo handlingLaajuus (3 cr)

Objective

Knowledge and understanding of and proficiency in:
- cargo handling, stowage and securing
- loading and discharging planning and execution
- cargo mass and volume calculation
- inspecting and reporting defects and damage to cargo- and ballast spaces and hatch covers

Content

- basics of cargo handling
- cargo transportation and regulations
- effects of cargo on the stability and seaworthiness of the ship incl. horizontal strain-forces
- square weights focusing on the bearing surfaces of the cargo, spot strains and strains on the cargo securing during the voyage
- cargo planning, handling, stowage and calculations: principals and effects on safety of life and ship
- securing cargoes
- effective communications during loading and unloading
- looking for damage and defects due to: loading/ unloaging operations, corrosion and severe weather conditions
- ship inspection practices: identifying critical structures, scheduled surveys and “enhanced survey programme”
- corrosion in cargo spaces and ballast tanks: causes, identification and prevention

Materials

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

Evaluation

Students can:
- use professional vocabulary systematically
- look for information in the key information sources of the field
- 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:
- cargo operations are carried out in accordance with the cargo plan or other documents and established safety rules/regulations, equipment operating instructions and shipboard stowage limitations
- the handling of dangerous, hazardous and harmful cargoes complies with international regulations and recognized standards and codes of safe practice
- communications are clear, understood and consistently successful
- the inspections are carried out in accordance with laid-down procedures, and defects and damage are detected and properly reported
- where no defects or damage are detected, the evidence from testing and examination clearly indicates adequate competence in adhering to procedures and ability to distinguish between normal and defective or damaged parts of the ship