Maritime Transportation and Management

Communication at Sea- II(GÜV340)

Course Code Course Name Semester Theory Practice Lab Credit ECTS
GÜV340 Communication at Sea- II 4 2 0 2 3 3
Prerequisites
Admission Requirements
Language of Instruction Turkish
Course Type Compulsory
Course Level Associate Degree
Course Instructor(s) Tayfun ACARER tacarer@hotmail.com (Email) Özcan DURUKAN (Email)
Assistant
Objective 1. theoretical and practical background to use GMDSS Subsystems.
2. ability to conduct Distress, Urgency and Safety Communications.
3. responsibilities to keep radio watch on a ship radio station.
Content GMDSS Master Plan and Sea Areas. Certificates Licenses and Log Book according to GMDSS. Carriage Requirements. Terrestrial Communication Systems. Satellite Systems. Actual Equipment Utilization. VHF/MF/HF VHF DSC and HF DSC Equipment. List of Coast Stations, List of Ship Stations and ALRS references. Inmarsat C, EPIRB and SART Equipment GMDSS Master Plan and Sea Areas. Certificates Licenses and Log Book according to GMDSS. Carriage Requirements. Terrestrial Communication Systems Types of Distress Communication, Frequencies and abbreviations Distress, Urgency and Safety Communication Procedures.
Distress Relay communication and False Alerts.
Course Learning Outcomes ) Use VHF,MF,HF.
2) Use INMARSAT equipments.
3) Knows communication procedure.
4) Make routine communication with communication devices.
5) Make distress communication with communication devices.
6) Make urgency communication with communication devices.
Teaching and Learning Methods
References 1) Yücel Sügen, Kaptanın Kılavuzu, Akademi Yayınları, 2009
2) Tayfun Acarer ve Diğerleri, GMDSS, Akademi Yayınları, 2009.
3) ALRS VOLUME 5.
4) www.gmdss.com
5) COLREG.
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Theory Topics
Week Weekly Contents
1 Procedures of routıne communication in GMDSS
2 Abreviations on marcom, smcp, fonotical alfabet.
3 Frequencies of routıne communication, RT,TOR
4 Procedures of DSC routine comm.
5 Routine communication on INMARSAT
6 Systems of VHF, DSC , NBDP
7 Satellite system, properties of INMARSAT, part of space, land and maritime.
8 Distress communication
9 Coordination and operations of SAR.
10 Test of GMDSS equipments
11 Urgency and safety communicatioms.
12 SART and EPIRB
13 Navtex.
14 USING INM. B , C AND EGC
Practice Topics
Week Weekly Contents
1 relevant practice
2 relevant practice
3 relevant practice
4 relevant practice
5 relevant practice
6 relevant practice
7 relevant practice
8 relevant practice
9 relevant practice
10 relevant practice
11 relevant practice
12 relevant practice
13 relevant practice
14 relevant practice
Contribution to Overall Grade
  Number Contribution
Contribution of in-term studies to overall grade 1 40
Contribution of final exam to overall grade 1 60
Toplam 2 100
In-Term Studies
  Number Contribution
Assignments 1 10
Presentation 0 0
Midterm Examinations (including preparation) 1 30
Project 0 0
Laboratory 0 0
Other Applications 0 0
Quiz 0 0
Term Paper/ Project 0 0
Portfolio Study 0 0
Reports 0 0
Learning Diary 0 0
Thesis/ Project 0 0
Seminar 0 0
Other 0 0
Toplam 2 40
No Program Learning Outcomes Contribution
1 2 3 4 5
1 Performing the applications related to the seamanship training in the international standards determined by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) X
2 Being fluent in the international maritime concepts X
3 Being familiar with the global maritime trade and its structure X
4 Being able to use the Maritime Professional Terms in English X
5 Being familiar with the different types of vessel definitions X
6 Knowing and using the general maritime law X
7 Being familiar with the organizational structures of international maritime organizations X
Activities Number Period Total Workload
Total Workload 0
Total Workload / 25 0.00
Credits ECTS 0
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