Course syllabus
Course-PM
SJO571 SJO571 Environmental impact from shipping lp1 HT20 (7.5 hp)
Course is offered by the department of Mechanics and Maritime Sciences
Contact details
Examiner:
Ida-Maja Hassellöv ida-maja@chalmers.se
Teachers:
Kent Salo kent.salo@chalmers.se
Daniel Eriksson daniel.eriksson@chalmers.se
Student representatives:
Mattias Isaksson matisaks@student.chalmers.se
Marcus Möller mackan.moller@gmail.com
André Sjöström andresj@student.chalmers.se
Course purpose
The aim of the course is to increase the student's awareness and knowledge about:
- The concept of Sustainable development
- The environmental impact of shipping, today and in the future.
- Instruments and analytical methods for environmental decision support
- Technical solutions to reduce emissions from shipping to the sea and atmosphere
Schedule
Course literature
Shipping and the Environment - Improving Environmental Performance in Marine Transportation (2016). Andersson, Brynolf and Lindgren editors. Springer-Verlag, Berlin Heidelberg. The book is available as e-book at Chalmers Library
Link: https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007%2F978-3-662-49045-7
- Literature and materials
Course design
The course covers five main areas:
- Sustainable development, the concept in general, for shipping and methods for analysis.
- Shipping emissions to the sea and their impact on marine ecosystems.
- Air Emissions - impacts on health and environment.
-Technology, regulations and economic instruments to improve the environmental performance of ships
- The view on sustainability and environmental issues in the shipping industry.
The course consists of lectures, laboratory work and a literature project. Some of the lectures given by guest speakers. The course ends with a written exam.
- Lectures, the course is mainly scheduled with 2-3 2 hour lectures per week
- Mandatory guest lecture
- A mandatory full day laboratory exercise is given by the bilge water cleaning company Marinfloc.
- A literature project that is presented in a report and at a seminar. Participation in seminars and hand in of report are mandatory.
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Learning objectives and syllabus
Learning objectives:
- Explain the concept of sustainable development including the environmental, economic and social dimensions.
- Apply methods for analysis of sustainability
- Compare the environmental impact by shipping in relation to other ways of transport and to the society and exemplify sustainable solutions.
- Explain the impact by shipping on the environment and describe available treatment techniques and solutions
- Summarize the legal framework regulating discharges from shipping to air and sea
- Describe the work with environmental issues onboard
- Relate to the ethical aspects linked to shipping and the environmental impact
Link to the syllabus on Studieportalen.
Examination form
Part A (6 p), that consists of the lectures is examined with a written exam. The maximum number of points on the written exam is 60 points, but project B (see below) can give 0-4 extra points. The written exam is valuated to a grading scale of 3-5 (Pass) and Fail.
Part B (1.5 p) consists of a literature project that address scientific research about environmental aspects of shipping. The project is presented in an oral presentation and in a written report that summarise scientific papers. This project can give 0-4 extra points on the written exam. Such extra points can be used to reach the grades 4 and 5, but cannot be used to reach grade 3 (Pass).
Mandatory elements in the course are participation in seminar, guest lecture and laboratory exercise.
Course summary:
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