Study Guide

Objective

Students will learn to know and use correct methods to load and discharge different types of vessels using correct international regulations and codes, to place IMO-cargoes to different types of dry cargo vessels and to understand the meaning of inspections to cargo operations. Ability to carry out draught survey and SOLAS Chapter VI grain calculations. Ability to create safe loading and discharging plans to different types of tankers using international regulations, knowing structural principals of tankers and ability to calculate quantity of liquid cargo.

Content

Operating dry cargo vessels and tankers. Cargo planning of different types of vessels. Calculations of cargo quantities of different types of vessels. Grain calculations. Loading and discharging, characteristics and dangers of crude oil, oil products, chemicals and gases. Regulations concerning carriage of these cargoes. Structure and cargo handling equipment of tankers. IMDG -code, BC -code and computer programmes.

Location and time

Discussion with the teacher and, where appropriate, PSP-planning with your own mentor teacher.

Materials

Study materials are in Moodle.

Teaching methods

Scheduled track:
You will attend teaching and guidance sessions as specified in the schedule. Cargo quantity calculations in accordance with Load lines agreement 1966/88 and ship stability requirements. Grain and same condition cargoes calculations in accordance with the ship stability requirements at the beginning and at the end (10% fuel and stores) of the trip. Draught survey. Loading NAPA training.

Independent track:
You attend your study in the multi-mode education. Degree of Deck Officer, operational level (STCW A-II/1) OR Degree of Engineer Officer, operational level (STCW A-III/1) OR Certificate of Competency: Deck Officer / Engineer Officer IS REQUIRED.

Blended track:
Discussion with the teacher and, where appropriate, PSP-planning with your own mentor teacher.

Completion alternatives

You attend your study in the multi-mode education. Degree of Deck Officer, operational level (STCW A-II/1) OR Degree of Engineer Officer, operational level (STCW A-III/1) OR Certificate of Competency: Deck Officer / Engineer Officer IS REQUIRED.

Further information

Completion of the course requires 100% presence in the class studying and a 100% of the NAPA simulator participation, the tasks execution.

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Excellent (5), good (4-3), fair (2-1); fail (0)

Assessment methods and criteria

The active participation in the study's in class, the tasks execution. Exam. NAPA training tasks.