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Profile course: Passenger vessel segment       

Study period: LP 2 & 3 (HT24/VT25)                                               Course code: SJM136

Credits:  15 credits                                                                             Course language: English

Schedule: According to TimeEdit

Course offered by: Mechanics and Maritime Studies

Course literature: Available on Canvas in each module: Human factors, Pax & Cruise and CCM

 

Examiner:

Contact:

Mats Gruvefeldt

mats.gruvefeldt@chalmers.se

Course coordinator:

See each part's teacher.

 

Part:

Subject:

Period:

Teacher:

Contact:

A

Human Factors in Shipping

LP 2

Scott Mackinnon

scottm@chalmers.se

B & C

Organisation & Safety on board RoPax & Cruise Vessels

Planning & Execution of Voyage

LP 2 & 3

Johan Gregersson

              &

Linda Wikström

johan.gregersson@chalmers.se

 

linda.wikstrom@chalmers.se

B

Crowd & Crisis Management

LP 3

Fredrik Forsman

fredrik.forsman@chalmers.se

 

Student Representatives & Meetings

Name:

Student email:

Karl Axel Hofbauer

 karlaxelhof90@hotmail.com  

Alva Knutsen Rohman

alvaknutsenrohman@gmail.com

Felicia Liljeroth

felicia.liljeroth@gmail.com

Carl Sager

carl.p.sager@gmail.com

Elise Sesemann

elise.sese@gmail.com 

Meetings:

Date & time:

Start meeting

TBA

Mid-course meeting

TBA

Course board meeting

TBA

 

Course specific prerequisites

Knowledge and skills corresponding to the intended learning outcomes in the following courses:

  • SJM097 Safety and Safety Officer on Board

Purpose

The aim of the course is to provide the student with understanding and knowledge of the operational management and leadership on board a passenger ship, with a special focus on passenger ship emergency/crisis organization as well as on management of large groups of passengers and crew.

The course should broaden students' proficiency in all parts of the operative work as officer of the watch (OOW) on board a ship.

The aim of the course is to give students a basic understanding of human factors in the maritime domain

 

Learning objectives

On completion of the course, the student should have/be able to:

  1. Identify ergonomic principles and understand how this affects the performance of the operator.
  2. Understand the limitations and abilities of the operators on board and understanding what influences good communication.
  3. Explain organisation, management structures, policy and procedures on board Passenger/ROPAX/cruise ships
  4. Apply passenger/ROPAX/cruise ship specific operations.
  5. Apply knowledge regarding crisis management for the qualification course Crowd and Crisis Management (CCM)
  6. Plan and execute vessel type specific operations during a voyage as part of bridge crew including compiling/present documentation in accordance with industry standard for control bodies.
  7. Interpret and apply regulations for Passenger/ROPAX/cruise ships.

 

Certificates
The following certificates are issued after passing the course:

  • "Crowd and Crisis Management" (CCM) – Swedish Transport Agency (Transportstyrelsen)
  • “Polar code basic”

 

Content and Organization

The course consists of three parts with a focus on RoPax and Cruise Vessels:

  • Part A Human factors
  • Part B Organisation and Safety
  • Part C Planning & Execution of a Voyage & Crisis Management

 

Part A

Study period: 2

Form of teaching: Lectures and seminars, and guest lecturer

Examination: Take-home exam, during exam period for LP 2

Compulsory attendance: Minimum 80% attendance at lectures and 100% attendance at seminars

Supplementary assignment missed attendance: TBA.

Re-examination: TBA

Content

  • Introduction to "Human Factors" in Shipping
  • Definition and impact on on-board work
  • Macro and micro ergonomics
  • Economy and ergonomics
  • Physical ergonomics
  • Anthropometry and Kin anthropometry
  • Musculoskeletal disorders
  • Manual Material Handling
  • Cognitive Ergonomics
  • Mental workload, stress and individual differences
  • Fatigue and shift work
  • Memory
  • Decision-making
  • "Human error"
  • Communication

 

Part B

Study period: 2 & 3

Form of teaching: Lectures and workshops

Examination: According to compulsory attendance.

Compulsory attendance: According to schedule (including simulations).

Supplementary assignment missed attendance: TBA.

Re-examination: Supplementary assignment in case of missed attendance.

 

Content

  • RoPax/Cruise Vessel Organization and Management Structure
  • RoPax/Cruise Vessel Policy and Procedures
  • Conflict Management

Part C

Study period: 2 & 3

Form of teaching: Lectures, and study visits with workshops

Examination: Approved assignment and presentation of case study. Date of

Assignment and presentation times – TBA. 

Compulsory attendance:

  • Simulation, study visit and presentation of case study.
  • Certificate-based course components according to schedule (CCM & Polar code)

Supplementary assignment missed attendance: TBA.

Re-examination: TBA

Content

  • Simulations of specific vessel operations for Cruise vessel in the English Channel (Compulsory attendance)
    • Planning and execution of parts of a voyage within the segment according to current industry standards (Assignment)
    • Group Work – Case Study "Incident Management" (Presentation)

 

ENG Syllabus SJM136, HT24.docx

Course summary:

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