2nd Year 1st term (3rd Semester)
Course Code: BMST 2101
Course Name: Environmental Science and Prevention of Marine Pollution
Credit: 3
Contact Hour: 42
Learning Outcomes: The students will enable to understand the pollution prevention regulation by ships at sea. Also the students will learn the civil and criminal liability of environmental pollution including the impact of sea environment by marine pollution.
Syllabus Contents:
Environmental Pollution; Basic causes; Common pollutants, International convention on prevention of pollution by Marine Environment 1973/78 (MARPOL); Pollution by oil, chemicals, hazardous substances, garbage and sewage. Pollution by microorganisms in ballast water; measures for prevention, atmospheric pollution by marine transportation, amendments against marine pollution, liability against marine pollution, anti-fouling Convention, Ballast Water, Management Convention, convention of the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matter (London Dumping Convention), International Convention relating to intervention on the high seas in cases of oil pollution casualties, 1969, Description of the living species and plants under sea, Short and long term effect of marine lives due to pollution. Clearing process and materials used to recover the pollution damage. Shore reception facility. Emergency oil pollution preparedness and response.
Course Code: BMST 2103
Course Name: Marine Engineering and Control System
Credit: 3
Contact Hours: 42
Learning Outcomes: The course will enable the student to understand the principles and operation of diesel engine and various machineries of the engine room and on deck including the electrical installation on board the ship.
Syllabus Content:
SOLAS Chapter II/1 Machinery and Electrical Installation, Diesel Engines, Steam Turbine Systems, Propeller and Propeller Shaft, Bridge Control, Boilers, Distillation and Fresh-water systems, Pumps and Pumping Systems, Steering Gear, Generators, Alternators and Electrical Distribution, Refrigeration, Air-conditioning and ventilation, Oily-water Separators and Oil Filtering Equipment, Sewage Treatment Plants, Incinerators, Stabilizers, Deck Machinery, Hydraulic Systems, Oil, Marine Engineering Terms and Fuel Consumption.
Course Code: BMST 2105
Course Name: Celestial and Ocean Navigation- I
Credit: 3
Contact Hour: 42
Learning Outcomes: The course will enable the student to understand the celestial sphere and finding ship’s position by celestial object.
Syllabus Content:
Position fixing- combines the equinoctial and horizon system of coordinates to determine the centre and radius of a position circle and its direction in the vicinity of a selected position,applies the principles of a method of enabling the navigator to draw a small, part of the position circle in his vicinity to a practical problem, explains the assumptions made when plotting celestial position lines and the circumstances in which they may become significant, determines the direction of a position line through an observer and a position through which it passes, defines and evaluates the co-latitude, polar distance and zenith distance and uses them as the sides of the PZX triangle, solves the PZX triangle to find the calculated zenith distance of the body when it is out of the meridian, applies this calculated zenith distance to the true zenith distance of the body to find the intercept and the intercept terminal point. 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.
Course Code: BMST 2107
Course Name: Ship Construction and Stability-II
Credit: 3
Contact Hour: 42
Learning Outcomes:
The student will be able to describe/identify/explain/discuss/analyze:
• Ship building technology including mechanical and electrical works carried out in shipyard.
Syllabus Content:
1. Ship construction:
Bow and stern regions: Describes the provisions of additional structural strength to withstand pounding, describes and illustrates the structural arrangements forward to withstand panting, describes the function of the stern frame, describes and sketches a stern frame for a single-screw ship, describes and illustrates the construction of a transom stern, showing the connections to the stern frame, Fittings: describes and sketches an arrangement of modern weather-deck mechanical steel hatches, describes how water tightness is achieved at the coamings and cross joints, describes the cleating arrangements for the hatch covers, describes the arrangement of portable beams, wooden hatch covers and tarpaulins, sketches an oil tight hatch cover, describes roller, multi-angle, pedestal and Panama fairleads, Rudder and propellers: describes the action of the rudder in steering a ship, reproduces drawings of modern rudders: semi balanced, balanced and spade, explains the purpose of the rudder carrier and pintles, explains how the weight of the rudder is supported by the rudder carrier, describes the rudder trunk, describes the arrangement of a watertight gland round the rudder stock, explains the principle of screw propulsion compares fixed-pitch with controllable-pitch propellers, sketches the arrangement of an oil-lubricated stern tube and tail shaft, describes how the propeller is attached to the tail shaft, sketches a cross-section of a shaft tunnel for water cooled and oil cooled type, explains why the shaft tunnel must be of watertight construction and how water is prevented from entering the engine-room if the tunnel becomes flooded
2. Stability:
Draught, trim and stability: defines ‘deadweight’ and ‘displacement tonnages, sketches a ship’s load line indicating marks for various seasonal zones, areas and periods, uses a ship’s hydrostatic particulars and given mean draughts to determine the approximate weight loaded or discharged, uses a deadweight scale to determine the change in mean draught resulting from loading or discharging a given tonnage, given the present draughts and the density of dock water, calculates the draughts in seawater, given the draught amidships and dock-water density, calculates the amount to load to bring the ship to the appropriate load line in seawater, uses hydrostatic data to find the position of the centre of flotation, MCT and TPC for a given draught, calculates the change of trim resulting from loading or discharging a given weight at a specified position, List and its correction, Effect of slack tanks.
Course Code: BMST 2109
Course Name: Electronic Navigation System
Credit: 3
Contact Hour: 42
Learning Outcomes: The course will enable the student to understand the satellite and Hyperbolic navigational equipment including their principles, function, operation, and limitation. Also the course will enable the student to understand the electronic chart display and information system.
Syllabus Content:
Basic Principles of Hyperbolic Navigation Systems, Loran-C & Enhanced Loran ( e-Loran) ECDIS, Global Navigation Satellite Systems & GPS System, Differential GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, Automatic Pilot, AIS, VDR and SVDR, Echo Sounder, Course Recorder, GyroM Compass, Magnetic Compass, Steering System.
Course Code: BMST 2111
Course Name: Chart Work- I
Credit: 3
Contact Hour: 42
Learning outcomes: Students will enable to understand the tide effect during navigation also to find out the course and speed made good and to steer counteracting the wind and current.
Syllabus Contents:
Tides: Explains the basic theory of tides, defines ‘spring tide’, ‘neap tide’, ‘height of tide’ ‘high water’ and ‘low water’; ‘mean high water springs’ ‘mean high water neaps’, mean low water springs’, ‘mean low water neaps’, ‘range’, ‘chart datum’, calculates the spring and ranges for standard and secondary ports, finds the predicted time and height of high and low water at standard and at secondary ports, Course and Distance made good with current: To find compass error by transit bearings, To find the position of a point on the chart by its latitude and longitude, To find the position of a point on the chart by its bearing and distance from a navigational mark, To plot ship’s position given the compass bearings of two or more shore objects, The Cocked hat’ and the reasons for its formation, To plot ship’s position using three shore objects by horizontal sextant angles (given Horizontal sextant angle less than 90, equal to 90, or greater than 90), To plot a position line obtained by an astronomical observation, To find compass course between two positions on the chart, To find the course and distance made good, given course steered, set and drift of current and leeway, To find the course and speed made good and the set and drift, given the course steered, speed, duration and the initial and final observed positions, To find the course from a given position so as to pass a lighthouse at a given position so as to pass a lighthouse at a given distance when abeam, To plot ship’s position, given the rising or dipping bearing of a light. Caution during abnormal refraction, To plot ship’s position, given vertical sextant angles and bearing of light house, To plot a position lines obtained by Radio Aids to navigation, To find compass course to seer between two positions on the chart so as to counteract the given and drift of current and given leeway, IALA Maritime Buoyage system.
Course Code: BMST 2113
Couse Name: Collision Prevention Regulation- I
Credit: 3
Contact Hour: 42
Learning Outcomes: This course will enable the student to understand the light and shapes to be shown by various types of vessel as per COLREG including the conduct of vessel in any condition of visibility.
Syllabus Content:
Introduction, application and History of COLREG 71, Lights and shapes, states the application of the rules concerning lights and shapes, describes the sound signals to be used by vessels , describes the use of signals to attract attention, Distress Signals, lists the distress signals set out in Annex IV of COLREG 72, Application and Intent of COLREG 72, explains the application of the rules as set out in Rule 1, defines the term ‘traffic separation scheme, states the responsibility to comply with the rules as set out in Rule 2, describes and cite examples of precautions which may be required by the ordinary practice of seamen or by the special circumstances of the case, gives examples of circumstances which may make a departure from the rules necessary, states the general definitions which apply throughout the rules, explains the term ‘vessel constrained by her draught, distinguishes between ‘under way’ and ‘making way’, explains ‘a proper look-out’ and interpret the intent of ‘full appraisal of the situation and the risk of collision, explains the use of radar in the context of Rule 5, explains what is meant by a safe speed, describes, with reference to court cases, how ‘proper and effective action’ and ‘within a distance appropriate to the prevailing circumstances and conditions’ may be interpreted, states the factors to be taken into account in determining a safe speed, explains how the use of radar affects the determination of safe speed, explains what is meant by risk of collision, describes the proper use of radar equipment in determining whether a risk of collision, explains the dangers of making assumptions on the basis of scanty information, citing examples from clear weather as well as the use of radar, illustrates, using examples from court cases, how failure to plot may lead to a lack of appreciation of a developing situation, illustrates, using examples from court decisions, the following actions to avoid collision referred to in Rule.
Course Code: BMST 2102
Course Name: Advance Seamanship Sessional
Credit: 1.5
Contact Hour: 42
Learning outcomes: The students will enable to understand the advance level of seamanship on
board specially slinging, rigging and the care and maintenance of hatch cover and water tight
elements.
Syllabus Contents:
Slinging staging and rigging, Painting, Greasing and Lubrication, Means of Access, Hatch Cover
maintenance, Anchor operation, Mooring Operation, Blocks, Purchases, Derricks, Cranes and
Hatch covers: states various types of blocks (wooden and steel), describes various parts of
different blocks and derricks, hallen derrick, velle derrick, stuelcken derrick, different types of
derricks and its connections, describes and demonstrates how to rig derricks, describes different
types of cranes, describes and states use of various lashing materials describes care and
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maintenance of hatchcover (i.e. greasing, oiling, painting and overhauling), corrosion Prevention,
explains cathodic protection, explains bimetallic corrosion and design faults, describes plate
preparation during building and repair periods, explains the terms - mill scale, flame cleaning,
acid pickling, blast cleaning.
Course Code: BMST 2104
Course Name: Bridge Watch Keeping Sessional-I
Credit: 1.5
Contact Hour: 42
Learning Outcomes: The student will enable to understand the navigation including the
operation and limitation of various bridge equipment while being used as navigational and
collision avoidance aids.
Syllabus Contents:
Lights and shapes, states the application of the rules concerning lights and shapes, describes the
sound signals to be used by vessels, describes the use of signals to attract attention, Distress
Signals, lists the distress signals set out in Annex IV of COLREG 72, Watch Keeping Practice
Radar Controls, Bridge Equipment Controls