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Shipboard Operations II unit (JND288)

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Location: Launceston

Introduction

Upon completion of this unit, students will have the knowledge and skills required to monitor the seaworthiness of the vessel, apply vessel construction principles, coordinate the vessel's planned maintenance system, ensure the vessel's watertight integrity is maintained and gain a good understanding of the vessel's certification process. The student will also have a good understanding of the function and operation of machinery and emergency equipment and understand the responsibilities and duties of engine room personnel. This unit builds on the knowledge gained in year 1. It 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/1 of the STCW code.

Summary

Unit name Shipboard Operations II
Unit code JND288
Credit points 12.5
College/School Sciences and Engineering
Australian Maritime College
Discipline Seafaring and Maritime Operations
Coordinator Mr Leslie Lockwood
Available as an elective? No
Delivered By University of Tasmania
Level Intermediate

Availability

Location Study period Attendance options Available to
Launceston Semester 2 This unit is available through on-campus delivery Available to International Students Available to Domestic Students
  • Key:
  • This unit is available through on-campus delivery On-campus
  • This unit is available through off-campus delivery Off-Campus
  • Available to International Students International students
  • Available to Domestic Students Domestic students
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Key Dates

Study Period Start date Census date WW date End date
Semester 2 05/07/2027 27/07/2027 30/08/2027 24/10/2027

* The Final WW Date is the final date from which you can withdraw from the unit without academic penalty, however you will still incur a financial liability (refer to How do I withdraw from a unit? for more information).

Unit census dates currently displaying for 2027 are indicative and subject to change. Finalised census dates for 2027 will be available from the 1st October 2026. Note census date cutoff is 11.59pm AEST (AEDT during October to March).

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Learning Outcomes

  • Analyse and apply major international and national legislative requirements affecting commercial shipping.
  • Demonstrate adequate understanding of the principal structural members of a ship and associated terminology, seaworthiness, watertight integrity, docking, survey, Planned Maintenance Systems (PMS), inspection and reporting of defects and damages to cargo spaces, hatch covers and ballast tanks.
  • Demonstrate adequate understanding of the function and operation of machinery, emergency equipment, duties and responsibilities of the engine room personnel, requirements to ensure pollution prevention compliance and enhanced surveys.

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
031705 $1,235.00 $1,235.00 not applicable
  • Available as a Commonwealth Supported Place
  • HECS-HELP is available on this unit, depending on your eligibility3
  • FEE-HELP is available on this unit, depending on your eligibility4

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

JND151

Teaching

Teaching Pattern

Face-to-face delivery in the form of lectures and tutorials in the classroom. Recorded lectures/tutorials made available on MyLO.

Lectures/ Duration/ Frequency/Timetabling:

6 hrs/once per week for 10 weeks/Total Hrs 60.

Tutorial/ Duration/ Frequency/Timetabling:

6 hr /once per week for 3 weeks/ Total Hrs 18.

AssessmentQuiz (10%)|Assignment- Structure & Engineering (15%)|Assignment-Regulations (15%)|Final exam (60%)
TimetableView the lecture timetable | View the full unit timetable

Textbooks

Required

•    Regs4ships
Recommended
  • Regs4Ships    
  • AMSA Marine Orders
  • Bryce G.J. and Eyre 2012 Ship Construction. Burlington: Elsevier Science. Dokkum, K.  2008 Ship knowledge.  Ship Design, Construction and Operation – Enkhuizen, Netherlands.
  • Eyres D.J. Ship construction, Oxford: Butterworth -Heinemann.
  • Ships and Naval Architecture, R. Munro-Smith  

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