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Syllabus for

 Academic year
SJO885 - Collision avoidance
Sjövägsregler
 
Syllabus adopted 2021-02-26 by Head of Programme (or corresponding)
Owner: SBVII
1,5 Credits
Grading: UG - Pass, Fail
Education cycle: First-cycle
Main field of study: Shipping and Marine Technology
Department: 30 - MECHANICS AND MARITIME SCIENCES


Teaching language: Swedish
Application code: 83117
Open for exchange students: No
Only students with the course round in the programme plan

Module   Credit distribution   Examination dates
Sp1 Sp2 Sp3 Sp4 Summer course No Sp
0116 Examination 1,5 c Grading: UG   1,5 c   Contact examiner,  Contact examiner,  Contact examiner

In programs

SBVII Deck officer and engineer officer, class VII, Year 1 (compulsory)

Examiner:

Johan Cimbritz

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Eligibility

General entry requirements for bachelor's level (first cycle)
Applicants enrolled in a programme at Chalmers where the course is included in the study programme are exempted from fulfilling the requirements above.

Specific entry requirements

The same as for the programme that owns the course.
Applicants enrolled in a programme at Chalmers where the course is included in the study programme are exempted from fulfilling the requirements above.

Course specific prerequisites

Knowledge and skills corresponding to the learning outcomes of the following courses:

SJM005 Terrestrial navigation and seamanship

Aim

The aim of the course is to provide knowledge of and skills in handling radar, ARPA and AIS features to avoid collisions.

Learning outcomes (after completion of the course the student should be able to)

- Apply the COLREG by identify, analyse and act in traffic situations
- Describe ARPA function and its limitations
- Evaluate radar targets in relative and true motion

Content

- Analysing traffic situations
- COLREG
- Manual radar plotting
- Function and limitations when using ARPA

Organisation

Lectures
Exercises
Simulator exercises

Literature

The Colregs Guide, Dokkum, ISBN 9789071500282

Examination including compulsory elements

Written exam.

The course examiner may assess individual students in other ways than what is stated above if there are special reasons for doing so, for example if a student has a decision from Chalmers on educational support due to disability.


STCW

A-II/1 Maintain a safe navigational watch: Watchkeeping (also in course SJM015, SJM031, SJM060, SJM080, SJM121, SJM127, SJM136, SJO762, SJO763, SJO764, SJO765)
A-II/1 Use of radar and ARPA to maintain safety of navigation: Radar navigation (also in course SJM005, SJM015, SJM031, SJM060, SJM080, SJO762, SJO763, SJO764, SJO765)
A-II/2 Establish watchkeeping arrangements and procedures (also in course SJM015, SJM031, SJM102, SJM107, SJM111)
A-II/2 Maintain safe navigation through the use of information from navigation equipment and systems to assist command decision making (also in course SJM005, SJM015, SJM031, SJM046, SJM060, SJM080, SJM102, SJM107, SJM111, SJO765)
A-II/3 Maintain a safe navigational watch: Watchkeeping (also in course SJM005, SJO895)

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