Courses & Units
Advanced Ship Stability JND318
Introduction
Controlling and managing the stability of the vessel when at sea and in port to ensure the safety of the vessel, its cargo and crew is a prime domain of responsibility of the ship's officer. This unit focuses on the conceptual knowledge and practical application of ship stability on commercial vessels. A student completing this unit will be able to apply various stability concepts addressing aspects in statical and dynamical stability, ensuring that regulatory recommendations are met and that the vessel maintains its stability under all conditions of its operation. It is further designed to blend the theoretical concepts with real life experience; using typical shipboard stability applications. The unit will build up on the knowledge attained in Ship Stability & Seaworthiness unit of the Watchkeeper study and is a core unit of the final year. This unit meet the requirements for knowledge, understanding and proficiency set out by the current Maritime Training Package, the STCW 2010 (Manila Amendments) and Table A-II/2 of the STCW code.
Summary
Unit name | Advanced Ship Stability |
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Unit code | JND318 |
Credit points | 12.5 |
College/School | College of Sciences and Engineering Australian Maritime College |
Discipline | Seafaring and Maritime Operations |
Coordinator | Captain Darrel Silva |
Available as an elective? | No |
Delivered By | University of Tasmania |
Level | Advanced |
Availability
Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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Launceston | Semester 1 | On-Campus | International | Domestic |
Key
- On-campus
- Off-Campus
- International students
- Domestic students
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Key Dates
Study Period | Start date | Census date | WW date | End date |
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Semester 1 | 26/2/2024 | 22/3/2024 | 15/4/2024 | 2/6/2024 |
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Learning Outcomes
- Interpret and apply concepts of geometric parameters associated with ship’s hydro-static data
- Assess vessel’s draft and stability during cargo operations, dry-docking and damaged conditions.
- Analyze the factors influencing the dynamical stability of the vessel and their effect on trim and stability
- Interpret and evaluate compliance with relevant national and international regulations
- Demonstrate the ability to compute transverse and longitudinal stability of the vessel using real life shipboard instruments and correlate the outcomes against manual calculation.
Fee Information
Field of Education | Commencing Student Contribution 1,3 | Grandfathered Student Contribution 1,3 | Approved Pathway Course Student Contribution 2,3 | Domestic Full Fee 4 |
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031705 | $1,118.00 | $1,118.00 | not applicable | $3,115.00 |
1 Please refer to more information on student contribution amounts.
2 Please refer to more information on eligibility and Approved Pathway courses.
3 Please refer to more information on eligibility for HECS-HELP.
4 Please refer to more information on eligibility for FEE-HELP.
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Requisites
Prerequisites
JND287Teaching
Assessment | Use of ship's Loadicator|3 Quizzes covering Sections 1- 3 of the content (5%)|Term Test covering Sec 1- 3 of contents (20%)|Final Examination (75%) |
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Timetable | View the lecture timetable | View the full unit timetable |
Textbooks
Required |
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Recommended |
Derrett, D, & Barrass, C 2006, Ship Stability for Masters And Mates. [Electronic Resource], n.p.: Burlington, Mass.: Butterworth-Heinemann, 2006., Kemp, J, Young, P, & Barrass, C 2001, Ship Stability Notes & Examples, n.p.: Oxford; Boston : Butterworth-Heinemann, 2001 Subramaniam, H 1986, Ship Stability, n.p.: Bombay: Vijaya, 1986, Book II and III
Regs4ships – this is an updated, searchable, maritime regulation database that combines Flag State compliance documentation with IMO, ILO & EU legislation to provide an overall regulatory solution. Accessible through the following link in the UTAS Library https://www.utas.edu.au/library/find/databases/databases-q-z#r
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