Study Guide

Objective

Knowledge and understanding of and proficiency in:
- providing for emergencies and decision making with help of risk assessment
- organizing and planning of emergency drills and practices
- basics of damaged vessel control, structures and fire safety according to SOLAS II-2
- assisting damaged ship,salvage and salvaging conventions, concepts of average and emergency towing
- basics of search and rescue

Content

- risk assessment and management
- check-list procedures in different cases of emergency
- organizing and annual planning of drills and training
- utilize reports of accident investigations
- ship structures and compartmentation
- fire fighting
- SOLAS II-2 with drill
- rescuing
- basics of search and rescue
- salvage and salvaging conventions
- emergency towing
- average and captain's protest

Location and time

N/A

Materials

Moodle
SOLAS, LSA-code, FSS-code, other legislation as applicable
Salvage directive, IAMSAR
GMDSS operating procedures in an emergency

Teaching methods

Scheduled track:
Knowledge and understanding of and proficiency in:
- providing for emergencies and decision making with help of risk assessment
- organizing and planning of emergency drills and practices
- basics of damaged vessel control, structures and fire safety according to SOLAS II-2
- assisting damaged ship,salvage and salvaging conventions, concepts of average and emergency towing
- basics of search and rescue

Independent track:
N/A

Blended track:
N/A

Exam schedules

According to the exam rule

Completion alternatives

N/A

Student workload

Student's workload 53 hrs
Lectures 16 hrs
Exercises and independent study 14 hrs
Planning, implementation and reporting of an emergency exercise 14 hrs
Simulation exercise, IAMSAR 6 hrs
Exam and self-assessment 3 hrs

Further information

Attendance 100% lectures
Attendance 100% teamwork
Attendance 100% rescue- and simulation exercises

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment methods and criteria

Knowledge, skills and know-how of the subject
Accepted assignments
Accepted rescue exercise at place
Accepted search and rescue exercise with simulator
Accepted exam and self-assessment

Assessment criteria, fail (0)

Incomplete assignments (rejected or not returned within the deadline)
Unbound for teamwork
Absence from simulation or rescue exercises
Exam Failure (score less than 50% of maximum score)

Qualifications

Emergency procedures 1