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GENERAL INFORMATION:
Course title: MNV 130 Nautical Knowledge I |
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Campus: FSM FMI |
Initiator: Matthias Ewarmai |
Date: February 2016 |
Course description: |
COURSE HOURS/CREDITS:
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16 |
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80 |
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Practicum |
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4 |
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16 |
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64 |
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Lecture/Prac |
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x |
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144 |
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SPC Module Name & Code: SPC 021 Nautical Knowledge (Master 6).………………60 hrs.
PURPOSE OF COURSE:
[ ] Degree requirement
[ ] Degree elective
[X] Certificate Certificate of Achievement – Class 6 Master
[X] Other A required course for the issuance of Certificate of Competency in Navigation Class 6 by the FSM Transportation, Communication and Infrastructure.
PREREQUISITES: Completion of all Basic Safety courses
PSLOS OF OTHER PROGRAMS THIS COURSE MEETS:
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1) INSTITUTIONAL STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES (Check all that apply)
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1. Effective oral communication: capacity to deliver prepared, purposeful presentations designed to increase knowledge, to foster understanding, or to promote change in the listeners’ attitudes, values, beliefs, or behaviors. |
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2. Effective written communication: development and expression of ideas in writing through work in many genres and styles, utilizing different writing technologies, and mixing texts, data, and images through iterative experiences across the curriculum. |
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3. Critical thinking: a habit of mind characterized by the comprehensive exploration of issues, ideas, artifacts, and events before accepting or formulating an opinion or conclusion. |
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4. Problem solving: capacity to design, evaluate, and implement a strategy to answer an open-ended question or achieve a desired goal. |
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5. Intercultural knowledge and competence: a set of cognitive, affective, and behavioral skills and characteristics that support effective and appropriate interaction in a variety of cultural contexts. |
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6. Information literacy: the ability to know when there is a need for information, to be able to identify, locate, evaluate, and effectively and responsibly use and share that information for the problem at hand. |
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7. Foundations and skills for life-long learning: purposeful learning activity, undertaken on an ongoing basis with the aim of improving knowledge, skills, and competence. |
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8. Quantitative Reasoning: ability to reason and solve quantitative problems from a wide array of authentic contexts and everyday life situations; comprehends and can create sophisticated arguments supported by quantitative evidence and can clearly communicate those arguments in a variety of formats. |
2) PROGRAM STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES (PSLOs): The student will be able
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3) COURSE STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES (CSLOs) (General): The student will be
able to:
4) COURSE STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES (CSLOs) (Specific): The student will be
able to:
CSLO (General) 1: Maneuver, berth, and anchor a small power-driven vessel. |
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Written tests, oral and practical assessments will be used to demonstrate student’s competence in:
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CSLO (General) 2: Describe appropriate actions in response to emergencies and how to manage the safety related requirements of a small power-driven vessel. |
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Written and oral assessments will be used to demonstrate student’s competence in:
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CSLO (General) 3: Describe the legislative requirements concerning safety of life and prevention of pollution at sea. |
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Student Learning Outcomes (specific) |
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3.1 List the certificates required to be carried by a vessel of not more than 80 gross tons or 24 meters in length and outline their requirements. |
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Written tests, oral and practical assessments will be used to demonstrate student’s competence in:
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3.2 Describe type and quantity of safety equipment required to be carried on a commercial vessel of less than 80 gross tons or 24 meters in length. |
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3.3 Describe the requirements for the correct stowage and maintenance of safety equipment. |
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3.4 Describe the requirements to ensure compliance with pollution prevention regulations. |
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CSLO (General) 4: Apply available meteorological data to the safe operation of a small vessel. |
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4.1 List the sources of weather reports and warnings (including storm warnings). |
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Written tests, oral and practical assessments will be used to demonstrate student’s competence in:
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4.2 Describe the information contained in weather reports and warnings. |
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4.3 Interpret correctly the information provided by a synoptic chart. |
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4.4 Note and record wind strength and direction, swell height and direction, sea state, visibility, cloud cover, and atmospheric pressure using visual observations and meteorological instruments. |
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4.5 Describe the warning signs of an approaching tropical revolving storm. |
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4.6 Describe the correct action to be taken in the event of deteriorating weather conditions. |
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CSLO (General) 5: Keep a safe navigational watch in accordance with international and local regulations. |
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Student Learning Outcomes (specific) |
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5.1 Describe and apply the International Regulations for preventing Collisions at Sea with particular emphasis on their applicability to small vessels. |
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5.2 Explain and apply the IALA Buoyage System “A” to the safe navigation of a small vessel. |
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5.3 Describe the factors to be considered and precautions taken when navigating in the vicinity of large vessels. |
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5.4 Interpret and apply local regulations affecting the operation of small vessels. |
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CSLO (General) 6: Describe the management of the structural related requirements of a small vessel. |
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Student Learning Outcomes (specific) |
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6.1 Identify the design features of small vessels. |
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Written tests, oral and practical assessments will be used to demonstrate student’s competence in
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6.2 List the materials used in vessel construction and their relative advantages and disadvantages. |
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6.3 Explain the arrangements to maintain watertight integrity of small vessels. |
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6.4 Describe the methods of removing a small vessel from water for maintenance and survey purposes. |
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CSLO (General) 7: Use ropes and wires in the operation of a small vessel. |
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7.1 Identify the types of ropes in common use aboard a small vessel. |
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Written tests, oral and practical assessments will be used to demonstrate student’s competence in:
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7.2 Describe the care and maintenance of natural, synthetic and wire ropes. |
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7.3 Describe the safety precautions when working with ropes. |
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7.4 Recognize and explain the deterioration in the condition of fiber and wire ropes. |
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7.5 Apply knots, bends and hitches in common use and demonstrate their uses on board. |
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7.6 Demonstrate splicing of a soft-eye in a synthetic or natural fiber rope in accordance with established practice. |
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7.7 Demonstrate the appropriate use of ropes and wires in the operation of a small vessel. |
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CSLO (General) 8: Apply navigational techniques to ensure the safe operation of a small vessel in inshore waters. |
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Student Learning Outcomes (specific) |
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5) COURSE CONTENT:
6) METHOD(S) OF INSTRUCTION:
[X] Lecture [X] Cooperative learning groups
[ ] Laboratory [X] In-class exercises
[ ] Audio visual [X] Demonstrations
[ ] Other
7) REQUIRED TEXT(S) AND COURSE MATERIALS:
Bashkir, P., Lim, P., Walker, B., & Miller, B. Australian Maritime College Search Ltd (1998). SPC 021 Nautical Knowledge (Master/Engineer 6)
Training vessel Hokuto
8) REFERENCE MATERIALS:
International Maritime Organization, London: International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972.
International Association of Lighthouse Authorities (IALA) Maritime Buoyage System (7th ed.). (2012). UK Hydrographic Office, Tuanton.
Symbols and Abbreviations Used on Admiralty Paper Charts (5th ed.). (2011). UK Hydrographic Office, Tuanton.
US Chart No. 1, Symbols, Abbreviations and Terms used on Paper and Electronic Navigational Charts (12th ed.). (2013). NOAA Department of Commerce
Title 19, FSM Code: Admiralty and Maritime Code (2nd ed.). (1999). FSM Division of Marine Transportation, Department of Transportation, Communications and Infrastructure, FSM Government
International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW), 1978 and STCW Code (including the 2010 Manila Amendments (3rd Consolidated edition). (2011). International Maritime Organization, London
International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS), 1974, (Consolidated Ed.). (2004 or more recent). International Maritime Organization, London
9) INSTRUCTIONAL COSTS: None
10) EVALUATION:
A grade of at least 70% or a “C” must be achieved to progress to the next level. All demonstrations should achieve at least a rate of 80%.
11) CREDIT BY EXAMINATION: None
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