Dangerous Cargo Transportation (5 cr)
Code: 203002922-3004
General information
Enrollment
15.08.2019 - 30.08.2019
Timing
01.08.2019 - 31.12.2019
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 op
Mode of delivery
Contact teaching
Unit
Department of Logistics and Marine Technology
Campus
Kotka Campus
Teaching languages
- Finnish
Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Logistics
Teachers
- Antti Lanki
- Jouni Ropponen
Teacher in charge
Jouni Ropponen
Groups
-
LO16S
Objective
After this course, the student will have basic knowledge of legistation and decrees concerning transportation of hazardous substances, understand classification, packaging, and handling of dangerous goods as well as their transportation in different modes of transport
Content
Classification on hazardous substances and planning of their transportation.Road transportation of hazardous substances: VAK/ADR regulations. Railroad transportation: RID regulations. Sea transportion: IMDG Code, bulk codes from IMO, MARPOL Convention. Air transportation: ICAO-TI regulations/IATA Codes.Packages, markings, free limits, prohibitions of combined loading, transport equipment, safety instructions and limitation of liability.Nomination of safety advisor.Conversance with various guidebooks and information retrieval through practical examples.
Location and time
The student can take the course among an older study group
Materials
Will be informed later by the teacher
Teaching methods
Scheduled track:
The student proceeds according to the schedule
Blended track:
The student can take the course among an older study group
Employer connections
Practical training is not included
Exam schedules
Re-exam can be taken on re-exam days in January and February 2020
International connections
No international connections
Student workload
Student´s work load is approximately 135 hours in average
Evaluation scale
1-5
Assessment methods and criteria
The assessment is based on exam and/or assignments.
Assessment criteria, fail (0)
The student gets from the exam/assignments less than 50% from the maximum score
Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2)
The student gets from the exam/assignments 50-69% from the maximum score
Assessment criteria, good (3-4)
The student gets from the exam/assignments 70-89% from the maximum score
Assessment criteria, excellent (5)
The student gets from the exam/assignments 90-100% from the maximum score