Emergency procedures 2 (2 cr)

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

Course material

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

Study forms and 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

Timing of exams and assignments

According to the exam rule

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