Radio English (1 cr)
Code: 888830416-3003
General information
Enrollment
12.04.2021 - 25.04.2021
Timing
01.11.2021 - 19.12.2021
Number of ECTS credits allocated
1 op
Mode of delivery
Contact teaching
Campus
Kotka Campus
Teaching languages
- English
- Finnish
Seats
12 - 40
Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Marine Technology
Teachers
- Mikko Koho
Teacher in charge
Mikko Koho
Groups
-
MKKT19SPMarine Technology, full-time studies
Objective
After completing the course, the student is able to communicate via VHF radio onboard a ship in routine, urgency and distress situations using standardised terminology and phrases (IMO SMCP).
Content
The course covers the following sections of SMCP handbook:
General procedures
Selected standardised terminology
Selected standardised phrases (e.g. traffic in fairway, port entry and departure, anchoring, weather and sea state, buoyage)
Urgency and distress communication
Location and time
Not an option for this course.
Materials
SMCP handbook, exercise materials will be provided by the teacher.
Teaching methods
Scheduled track:
The student attends the required number of lessons and completes obligatory assignments as instructed by the teacher.
Independent track:
Each case must be initiated by the student and will be independently decided.
Blended track:
Not an option for this course.
Employer connections
This course does not include RDI and work-related cooperation.
Exam schedules
All re-sit exam dates within 12 months of the end date of the course.
Completion alternatives
Each case must be initiated by the student and will be independently decided.
Student workload
1.5 ECTS credits
Evaluation scale
Approved/Failed
Assessment methods and criteria
Assessment is based on an examination.
Qualifications
Participation in this course requires that the student has completed the courses Maritime English 1, Maritime English 2 and Maritime English 3, or is simultaneously completing them.