Dangerous Cargo Transportation (5 cr)
Code: LO00CP88-3003
General information
Enrollment
15.08.2020 - 04.09.2020
Timing
24.08.2020 - 11.12.2020
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
Seats
12 - 60
Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Logistics
Teachers
- Antti Lanki
- Jouni Ropponen
Teacher in charge
Jouni Ropponen
Groups
-
LOKT18SM
Objective
You know the basic information about legislation and instructions from officials related to the transportation of dangerous goods, and issues related to classification, packaging, handling and transporting of dangerous goods by road.
You recognize dangerous cargo transportation as a part of supply chain management.
Content
What are dangerous goods and how are they classified?
How are the obligations and responsibilities of different parties distributed in the transport of dangerous goods?
Road Transportation ADR:
• What does limited transport amounts mean and what does it mean that certain goods cannot be loaded together? Vapaaraja uupuu
• What are requirements do the packaging used for the transportation of dangerous goods?
• How are the vehicles used in the transportation of dangerous goods marked and what kind of permit requirements do the drivers have?
• What are the documents and safety equipment needed for the transportation of dangerous goods like?
• What kind of instructions are related to the loading, transporting and dissembling of dangerous goods?
• What are the driving bans and restrictions related to the transportation of dangerous goods by road?
Sea Transportation IMDG:
• What is IMDG-code and how it can be used?
• How do you separate cargoes under IMDG-code in diffirent shiptypes and ports?
• How do you find needed information from the IMDG-code?
• Your duties and responsibilities when you are acting as transporter or sender of cargo?
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
In Exam
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
Based on exam and assigments
Qualifications
Transportation logistics