Study Guide

Objective

STCW-Code:Table A-II/4
STCW-Code:Table A-VI/1-4

The student
• knows the basics in ship maintenance
• knows the handling, storing, overhauling and maintaining of ropes, hawsers and cables, and is aware of the breaking load of the ropes.
• is familiar with the securing of equipment and necessities.
• is familiar with the waste disposal management onboard.
• learns to observe safe occupational protection routines.
• has thorough knowledge of the objectives of environmental protection and occupational welfare.

Content

• Basics in ship maintenance
• Securing of equipment
• Mooring, mooring equipment
• The basic knots, the structure of ropes and hawsers, splicing, whipping and seizing, and the structure, handling and maintenance of a cable
• Occupational safety and environmental protection onboard
• Waste disposal management

Location and time

Time and place you will find from your schedule and exam dates are determined by the teacher at the beginning of an actual course. Re-exam dates set by Novia generally.

Teaching methods

Practical exercises in a workshop and lectures and/or project-based learning. Practical exercises onboard a vessel can also be used as a method of instruction.

Exam schedules

Time and place you will find from your schedule and exam dates are determined by the teacher at the beginning of an actual course. Re-exam dates set by Novia generally.

Student workload

40 h

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

• 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

Evaluation scale

Approved/Rejected

Qualifications

No prerequisites