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Studieperiodens (kursens) lärandemål

The student gets an insight into how the tasks in navigation, mechanical engineering and safety, which belong to the foundations studies, are carried out in a vessel environment.

Studieperiodens (kursens) innehåll

Navigation
• manoeuvring the vessel with the help of landmarks or fairway marks, magnetic and gyro compasses, helm orders, changing from manual steering to autopilot and vice versa, and handing-over and taking helm
• the duties of a look-out, fire and safety rounds, steering and navigational regulations to the extent they are relevant for a look-out, bearing to a target or source of sound and reporting to the officer of the watch
• ship construction, terminology in connection with the vessel and work routines onboard, the reporting done by a watchman and protecting the marine environment
• the duties of a watchman in an emergency situation, the pyrotechnic distress signals, SART, EPIRB, avoiding unintentional distress signals and measures to be taken when raising a false alarm
• duties connected with the embarkation and disembarkation of a pilot, casting off, mooring and anchoring
Mechanical Engineering
• terms used for the various parts of the engine room, instruments and tools, and their placing or storage
• storing, moving and handling fuel, lubricating agents, water and other liquids as well as dry materials
• arrangements for watchkeeping, keeping contact, the safety plan of the engine room, emergency exits, alarm signals, alarm and fire-fighting appliances and equipment, portable fire-fighting equipment, occupational safety and handling of substances which are dangerous or harmful for the environment
• maintenance and cleaning tasks in the engine room, cleaning and washing, the main engine, the auxiliary engine, boilers, daily maintenance chores, electricity generation, and cleaning tasks caused by handling of fuels, lubricating agents or water
Safety-related duties
• Introduction to vessel-specific (A-VI/1.1) alarm lists, division into compartments, emergency exits, operational safety drills and exercises and participating in them
Cargo handling, maintenance and overhaul of the vessel
• hatches, port-holes, ramps, entrance ramps, lifts, cranes; lashing equipment, lashing and unlashing of cargo, controlling the lashing of the cargo and other materials; tasks in relation to loading, discharging and cleaning of tanks on a tanker; preventive measures and supplementary work in connection with departure and arrival
• the duties of a watchman in port; moorings, passage ways, illumination and hoisting the flag
• overhaul of cables, hawsers and other running rigging, hatches, ramps, lifts and cranes
• cleaning of the cargo holds and accommodation and other spaces
• overhauling the life-saving equipment

Förkunskapskrav

Basic Safety, Basic Fire Fighting, First Aid