Damage Control (1 cr)
Code: MM14M301-3003
General information
Enrollment
01.08.2020 - 10.11.2020
Timing
09.11.2020 - 27.11.2020
Number of ECTS credits allocated
1 op
Mode of delivery
Contact teaching
Unit
Faculty of Technology and Seafaring
Campus
Åbo, Hertig Johans parkgata 21
Teaching languages
- English
Seats
1 - 60
Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Maritime Management, Captain
- Degree Programme in Maritime Management
Teachers
- Petteri Niittymäki
Teacher in charge
Petteri Niittymäki
Groups
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MMC19D-ÅMaritime Management, 2019, full-time studies
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MMC17U-ÅMaritime Management, Captain, 17, full-time studies
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MMC18D-ÅMaritime Management, Captain, 18, full-time studies
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MMC20D-ÅMaritime Management, Captain, 2020, full-time studies
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MM14U-ÅMaritime Management h14, unga, Åbo
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MMC16U-ÅMaritime Management, Captain, 16, full-time studies
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MM15U-ÅMaritime Management h15, unga, Åbo
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ÖH20MM-ÅÖppna yh, Bachelor of maritime management captain, Åbo
Objective
STCW- Code: Table A-II/2
The student is provided with skills for assessing the situation and encountering emergency situations and maritime accidents including
• Precaution when beaching a ship
• Actions to be taken if grounding is imminent, and after grounding
• Refloating a grounded ship with and without assistance
• Action to be taken if collision is imminent and follow-ing a collision or impairment of the watertight integrity of the hull by any cause
• Assessment of damage control
• Emergency steering
• Emergency towing arrangements and towing proce-dures
The student knows the methods and aids to prevent pollution of marine environment by ships.
The student has the knowledge and skills to draw up plans and check-lists to control emergencies and damages onboard.
Content
• Grounding: immediate action and check-lists, assessing vessel damages, hull stress and its influence on stability
• Routines to follow when the vessel is aground
• Refloating a grounded ship with and without assistance
• Precautions when beaching a ship
• Vessel collisions: immediate action and check-lists, as-sessing vessel damages
• Assessment of damages during and after the acci-dent/incident
• Emergency steering of the vessel
• Towing a distressed vessel: Connecting the towing cable and different towing methods
• Salvage: concluding a salvage agreement and the master’s position
• Authority intervention. Report on a maritime accident.
• The vessel’s emergency plan with reference to an oil acci-dent
Location and time
9.nov 27.nov
Teaching methods
Lectures and/or project-based learning and exercises. Authen-tic shipwreck cases studies.
Exam schedules
27.nov
Completion alternatives
Written examination and possible assignments passed.
Student workload
33h
Evaluation scale
H-5
Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2)
• Demonstrates familiarity with the industry's knowledge base.
• Can find information from a source of information for a case.
• Can use guided models in situations
• Is able to solve a given task independently.
• Can coordinate and promote the group's goal-oriented activities.
• Can act responsibly in accordance with ecological principles in different situations
Assessment criteria, good (3-4)
• Is able to apply the knowledge base of the field consistently
• Can search for information from various sources of information.
• Is able to apply models in practice.
• Is able to solve a given task independently and consistently
• Is able to consistently coordinate and promote the group's goal-oriented activities
• Can act consistently and responsibly according to ecological principles in different situations
Assessment criteria, excellent (5)
• Knowledgeable in applying the knowledge base in the field
• Is able to choose appropriate sources of information for the situation and is able to search for relevant information
• Is able to select and apply models critically in practice
• Knowledgeable about how to solve multiple assignments
• Is able to co-ordinate and promote the group's goal-oriented activities.
• Can act expertly and responsibly in accordance with ecological principles in different situations
Qualifications
Watchkeeping Duties 2
Stability 2