Dangerous Cargo Transportation (5 cr)

Code: 203002922-3004

General information

Enrollment: 15.08.2019 - 30.08.2019; Registration for the implementation has ended.

Timing: 01.08.2019 - 31.12.2019; Implementation has ended.

Number of ECTS credits allocated: 5 cr

Local portion: 5 cr

Mode of delivery: Contact learning

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

Course: 203002922

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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.

Course material

Will be informed later by the teacher

Study forms and methods

Scheduled track:
The student proceeds according to the schedule

Blended track:
The student can take the course among an older study group

RDI and work-related cooperation

Practical training is not included

Timing of exams and assignments

Re-exam can be taken on re-exam days in January and February 2020

International cooperation

No international connections

Student workload

Student´s work load is approximately 135 hours in average

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Excellent (5), good (4-3), satisfying (2-1), failed (0)

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