Coursecode: mt703

Coursename: Maritime Operations

ECTS creditpoints: 2

Faculty of  Mechanical Engineering and Marine Technology

Lecturer(s): Wagt, ing. J.C. van der, Voorde, prof.dr. E. van de

Tel.:  015-27 87430

Catalog data:

Course year:

 BSc 1st year

Period:

 1A

Hours per week:

 4

Other hours:

Assessment:

 Written

Assessm.period:

 1A, 1B

(see academic calendar)

Prerequisites:

Follow up:

Detailed description of topics:

The different sectors of the maritime industry are being discussed, characteristics, terms and activities are explained with background and purpose. After an introduction to the functional requirements (for capital aspects), the roles, players and aspects of maritime operations are discussed. Examples ranked out for the shipping and shipbuilding industry. Types of operations, legal aspects, organization and cost of operations are treated. A brief discussion on terminals is being followed by an introduction to technical requirements.

Course material:

Reader: Maritime Industries and operations

References from literature:

In reader

Remarks assesment, entry requirements, etc.):

Written examination

Learning goals:

• Understand and explain the role of marine exploitation and its economic importance
• Apply basic economic principles to the mix of trade, commodities and ship types to arrive at a judgement of its potential
• Generate and interpret ship newbuilding specifications
• Estimate and interpret rudimentary financial performance of a specific trade/ship/commodity
• Interpret the legal constraints relative to shipping, contracting and offshore operations
• Understand and interpret market information relative to shipping
• Generate and interpret owners requirements as basis for ship design activities and ship newbuilding specifications
• Understand and explain the historical development of most common ship types
• Understand main functions of ships: transport of bulk cargo, unit cargo, special cargo (liquefied or pressurized gas, refrigerated commodities), fishing, dredging, offshore operations
• Understand market influences on ship design

Identify and recognize most common ship types

Computer use:

In project on different aspects (searching, cost calculations, markets etc.)

Laboratory project(s):

Design content:

Market requirements, functional requirements

Percentage of design:  20 %