1st Year 2nd Term (2nd Semester)
Course Code: BMST 1201
Course Name: Fundamentals of Electronics & Computer Science
Credit: 3
Contact Hour: 42
Learning Objectives: Enable the students to be familiar with computer operations and various applications including the hardware and software.
Syllabus Contents:
Electronics: Passive components, Semiconductor devices, Amplifiers, Feedback, Integrated circuits, Power supplies, Oscillators, Radio transmission and reception, Photoelectric devices, Digital circuits.
Computer Science: Historical development of computers- An evolution, Classification of Computers on different norms such as generations, technology, etc. Different functional parts of a computer and their functions. Computer peripherals: Monitor, Printer, Key Board, Floppy diskdrive, Floppy, Hard disk, Mouse. Computer arithmetic: Binary, Octal, Decimal & Hexadecimal number systems and mutual conversion: addition, 1’s & 2’s complementation in binary only. Units of memory measurement: Bits, Bytes, KB, MB, GB, and TB. Units of run-time.
measurement: sec, ms, μs, ns, ps, fs, as.
Different computer environments: Batch processing, Time-sharing, Interactive & network, their functional details and differences. Computer connectively: LAN, MAN, WAN, Internet. Internet activity in India and various facilities available on Internet, Satellite based Communication.
Microsoft Office. (MS Word, Excel, Power point)
C Language: Computer languages, their classification and compilation. C- Character set. Data Types. Constants and variables. Operators: Arithmetic, Increment & Decrement, Modulo division, Relational, Logical, conditional and Comma. Expressions and Assignment statements.
Control statements: if, nested if, switch, while loop, for loop, do while loop.
Arrays: single and two-dimensional only. Functions: User defined, standard library functions of various types. Pointers: &, * operators. Pointer expression: pointer assignment, pointer arithmetic, pointer comparison, and structure. File handling in C: Opening a file, write into a file, reading from a file, Closing a file.
Course Code: BMST 1203
Course Name: Mathematics for Navigators
Credit: 3
Contact Hour: 42
Learning Objectives: To understand the mathematical calculation used in entire degree programme.
Syllabus Contents:
Spherical triangles: Defines a spherical triangle as a figure on the surface of a sphere bounded by arcs of three great circles, explains right-angled spherical triangles and their properties, explains Napier’s rule for right-angled spherical triangles and quadrantile spherical triangles, solve problem, explains polar triangles and their application in the solution of spherical triangles, given two parts of a right-angled spherical triangle, Use Napier’s rules to solve for any other part, states what is meant by a quadrantile triangle, given two parts of a quadrantile triangle, uses Napier’s rules to solve for any other part, solves problems involving oblique spherical triangles by use of the cosine and sine formulae, uses the haversine formula to solve right-angled spherical triangle and explains its advantage, over the sine and cosine formulae, solves problems on spherical triangles by dropping a perpendicular and solving the resulting right-angled triangles.
Differential Calculus: Differential Co-efficient, Successive differentiation, partial differentiation, Curve Tracing, Maxima and Minima, Tangent and Normal.
Integral Calculus: Indefinite Integrals, Definite Integrals.
Differential Equations: Ordinary differential equations of first order and first degree: Variables separable, Homogenous equations, Equation reducible to homogeneous form, exact differential equations, the linear equations, Linear differential equations with constant co-efficient, and Inverse Operator. Co-ordinate Geometry: Pair of Straight Lines; General equations of second degree; the tangents and normal on the curves. Co- ordinates of three dimensions; Direction cosines and ratios, plane.
Course Code: BMST 1205
Course Name: English and Communication Skills
Credit: 3
Contact Hour: 42
Learning outcomes: Enable the students to communicate verbally and in writing with the multi-national crew on board. Enable to report writing for on board and ashore management. Enable the students to understand the publications available on board also to understand the manufacturer’s manual.
Syllabus Content:
Grammar - Structure of sentences - Active / Passive Voice - Direct / Indirect Narration, Essay - Descriptive - Comparative - Argumentative - Thesis statement- Structure of opening / concluding paragraphs - Body of the essay, Reading Comprehension - Global- Contextual- Inferential- Select passages from recommended text, Business Correspondence - Letter Writing - Formal. Drafting. Bio-data- Resume'/Curriculum Vitae, Report Writing - Structure, Types of report - Practice Writing, Communication / Public Speaking skills, Features of effective speech, verbal-nonverbal, Group discussion - principle – practice, the places and manners of articulation of the English sounds, Vocabulary, Comprehension, Composition on current affairs, Précis writing, Short stories written by some well known classic writes.
Skills of oral communication: Speech training: Elocution, debating & extempore speech, Group discussions & interviews, Delivery of welcome address, Sea Speak.
Course Code: BMST 1207
Course Name: Leadership, Teamwork and Principles of Management
Credit: 3
Contact Hour: 42
Learning Objectives: On completion of this course the participants should be able to demonstrate sufficient understanding and knowledge of leadership and management skills to competently carry out the duties of officer in charge of a navigational or engineering watch.
Syllabus Contents:
1. Introduction to Management Principles & Practice: Need for sound Management principles and Practice & growth of modern management through, various Managerial Functions, Planning, Organizing, staffing, Directing, controlling & Co-ordination; Principles of locating a Plant & Developing Organization Structure. Various types of organizational structures; Authority & Responsibility. Boundaries of Authority.
2. Working knowledge of shipboard personnel management and training: Organization of crew, authority structure, responsibilities, cultural awareness, inherent traits, attitudes, behaviour, cross-cultural communication; shipboard situation, informal social structures on board; human error, situation awareness, automation awareness, complacency, boredom; leadership and team working; training, structured shipboard training programs; knowledge of personal abilities and behavioural characteristics.
3. Ability to apply task and workload management: Planning and coordination; personnel assignment; human limitations; personal abilities; time and resource constraints; prioritization; workloads, rest and fatigue; management (leadership) styles; challenges and responses.
4. Knowledge and ability to apply effective resource management
5. Effective communication on board and ashore; allocation, assignment and prioritization of resources; decision making reflecting team experience; assertiveness and leadership, including motivation; obtaining and maintaining situational awareness; appraisal of work performance; short and long term strategies.
6. Knowledge and ability to apply decision-making techniques: situation and risk assessment; identify and consider generated options; selecting course of action; evaluation of outcome effectiveness; decision making and problem solving techniques; authority and assertiveness; judgement; emergencies and crowd management.
7. Personnel Management: The personnel function Requirement & role of psychological tests in recruitments; Training, performance appraisal and reward system, Legal requirements and regulation of working Condition, Employer’s liabilities for health and safety, Leadership and Discipline, Motivation and incentives, Problems of Accident, Fatigue, etc., Relationship with Trade union and workers participation in management.
Course code: BMST 1209
Course Name: Shipboard Operation and Cargo Work Paper I
Credit: 3
Contact Hour: 42
Learning Objectives: The objective of this course understanding advance operation of all type cargo securing, oil, liquid, bulk, container and general cargo.
Syllabus Contents:
Common Nautical Terms: The Names and Functions of Various Parts of the Ship, Knowledge of the Compass Cards and Helm Orders, Ropes and wires, Care, maintenance, construction, size, use of various types of wires and ropes, means of Access on Board, accommodation ladder, pilot ladder, Jacobs ladder, Gangway ladder.
Cargo care: Inspection and preparation of holds, clean holds dunnage, spar ceiling, bilges or drain wells, bilge suctions, sounding pipes, Segregation and separation of cargoes, explains the need for the segregation of different cargoes with reference to, dangerous goods, dry cargo, wet cargo, clean cargo, Ventilation and control: Ship’s sweat and cargo sweat, natural ventilation, forced ventilation, humidity control, cargoes requiring special ventilation, states that ventilation is also required for the removal of heat, gases and odours, Refrigerated cargo;
Cargo handling equipment: Care and maintenance of: standing rigging, topping lifts, cargo runners, guys and preventers – cargo blocks and topping lift blocks, derrick heel fittings, Describes the rigging of derricks for loading and discharging cargo, Discuss gun tackles, derricks lowering and heaving, boom, securing derricks, Use of slings, snotters, canvas slings, trays, pallets, nets, chain slings, cant hooks, bale hooks and vehicle slings, advantages and disadvantages of ship’s cranes and derricks for handling cargo – types of derricks, Cargo handling safety: cargo gear should be visually inspected, test certifications and registration Safe Working Load (SWL).
Course Code: BMST 1211
Course Name: Maritime Conventions
Credit: 3
Contact Hour: 42
Learning Objectives: The student will be able to understand:
1. The basic principles of maritime law within the wider context of law and legal systems
2. The basics of public international law, including law of the sea and the law of treaties
3. Various IMO conventions
4. Bangladesh local law on maritime administration
Syllabus Contents:
1. Introduction to Maritime Law: Law and legal systems; Principles of public international law, International Maritime Organization; Maritime administration.
2. Law of the Sea: Conventions on the Law of the Sea, Territorial Sea and the Contiguous Zone, International Straits, Exclusive Economic Zone and Continental Shelf, High Seas, Protection and Preservation of the Marine Environment
3. IMO structure and functions of various organs, Mission and objectives of IMO
4. List of IMO Conventions, preparation of IMO convention
5. Historical background, structure, contents, amendments of SOLAS,
6. Historical background, structure, contents, amendments of STCW,
7. Historical background, structure, contents, amendments of Load Line
8. Historical background, structure, contents, amendments of STP and FAL convention
9. Maritime labour convention and National law on seafarer issue.
Course Code: BMST 1213
Course Name: Principles of Navigation-II
Credit: 3
Contact Hour: 42
Learning Objectives: This subject gives learners the underpinning and theoretical knowledge for ocean navigation using terrestrial and celestial methods, and also the theory and properties of the free gyro.
Syllabus Contents:
CELESTIAL SPHERE:
Celestial sphere and equinoctial system of coordinates: celestial sphere, explains the apparent annual motion of the sun and the concept of the ecliptic, ‘celestial poles’, ‘celestial meridians’, ‘equinoctial’ and the ‘obliquity of the ecliptic’, Hour angle: earth’s axial rotation causing change in the hour angle of bodies, ‘Greenwich Hour Angle (GHA)’, ‘Local Hour Angle (LHA)’ and longitude, and explains their relationship, identifies the tabulation of sHA, GHA, and declination (and ‘d’ and ‘v’corrections) in the Nautical Almanac for all celestial bodies, geographical position of a body for any given GMT, Daily motion and horizontal system of coordinates: ‘Rational horizon’, ‘zenith’ and ‘nadir’,‘vertical circle’ and ‘prime vertical circle’‘elevated pole’ and ‘depressed pole’ ‘true altitude’, ‘azimuth’ and ‘true zenith distance’ recognizes rising and setting points and defines amplitude, circumpolar body, crossing the prime vertical, PZX triangle, illustrate navigational problems and principles, Sextant and altitude corrections: Amplitude, Time and equation of time, Nautical Almanac, Latitude by meridian altitude.
Solar system
Describes the composition and dimensions of the solar system, the earth’s elliptical orbit, perihelion and aphelion distances, eccentricity of the earth’s orbit, inclination of the earth’s axis and its effect on the seasons, solstices and equinoxes, explains the concept of the earth’s axial rotation giving day and night, explains the varying length of daylight through the year, describes the significance of the tropics of Cancer and Capricorn and of the, Arctic and Antarctic Circles.
Charts
Demonstrates basic knowledge of chart projections, ‘natural scale’ of a chart, Identifies the Mercator chart as a mathematical projection and understands the principles of its construction, demonstrates how to measure the distance between two positions on a Mercator chart based on the latitude of the two positions
Sailings
Great Circle Sailing, calculation of simple and composite great circle sailings.
Course Code: BMST 1202
Course Name: Electronics and Computer Sceince Sessional
Credit: 1.5
Contact Hour: 42
Syllabus Contents:
1. CE Amplifier – voltage gain, frequency response, plotting A.C. & D.C. load lines
2. Emitter Follower – voltage gain & output resistance.
3. Op-Amp – inverting & non-inverting amplifier, voltage follower, summer & difference amplifiers
4. Op-Amp – square wave generator, slew rate.
5. 555 timer – a stable & monostable multivibrators
6. Wien Bridge Oscillator – transistor & op-amp versions
7. Study of Basic logic gates – NOT, AND, OR, NAND, NOR
8. DeMorgan’s Laws & use of NAND & NOR as basic building blocks.
9. J-K Flip Flop – turth table, Ripple & Decade counters.
10. Microprocessors: a) Learning (get to know) the Hardware of a microprocessor b) Operating procedure, precautions & use of key- board of a microprocessor c) Use of commands & keys of a microprocessor to solve simple problems d) Writing & running simple programs e) Simple Input & Output programs
11. Finding n!
12. Finding GCD of two numbers
13. Solution of a quadric equation
14. Simple and Compound interest
15. Mean and standard deviation
16. Sorting of numbers
17. Finding real distinct roots of an algebraic equation: Newton – Raphson method
18. Creating a database of students using file operations
19. Problems based on nautical sciences
Course Code: BMST 1204
Course Name: Shipboard Instruments Sessional
Credit: 1.5
Contact Hour: 42
Syllabus Contents:
Shipborne meteorological instruments: describes the basic principle of an aneroid barometer, reads the atmospheric pressure from an ordinary aneroid barometer and precision aneroid barometer if available, reads the temperature from a thermometer, describes the function of a hygrometer, describes the basic principles of wind sensors and demonstrates ordinary readings of wind speed, Gyro Compass, Magnetic Compass, Bridge Equipment’s, Safety Equipment, Fire detection equipment.