BSc in Maritime Studies / Бакалавр в Области Морских Наук

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Course Unit TitleQUALITY AND SAFETY IN SHIPPING
Course Unit CodeATQS401
Course Unit Details
Number of ECTS credits allocated5
Learning Outcomes of the course unitBy the end of the course, the students should be able to:
  1. Understanding of the fundamental quality management principles
  2. Basic in ground knowledge of the meaning, scope and benefits of the quality systems.
  3. Knowledge on the historical development and evolution of quality systems
  4. Basic general knowledge of the quality management system requirements of ISO
  5. Understand the International Safety Management System (ISM) as a standard of safety in shipping and its similarities and differences with a quality standard system.
  6. Ability to consider the Standards of Training, Certification & Watch keeping (STCW) Code as an important ingredient of an integrated quality management system in the shipping industry.
  7. Ability to demonstrate a good understanding of the International Ship and Port Facility security code as a quality standards system for security.
  8. In depth understanding of the inter-relationship between quality systems and the maritime legislative requirements of ISM, STCW & ISPS.
  9. Understanding of the importance of a total quality management system in shipping.
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
PrerequisitesNONECo-requisitesNONE
Recommended optional program componentsNONE
Course ContentsAt the end of this course, students are expected to be familiar with the evolvement of quality systems, their significance and their benefits. They must be able to demonstrate a good understanding of the disciplines involved with quality systems. Furthermore, they should show a good grasp of the inter-relationship between quality systems and the maritime legislative requirements such as the International Safety Management Code (ISM), the Standards of Training, Certification and Watch keeping Convention (STCW) and the recently introduced International Ship and Port Facility Security Code (ISPS). Finally, students of this course must be able to recognise how the human element is an integral part of a quality system.  
Recommended and/or required reading:
Textbooks
  • Managing Safety and Quality In Shipping , Alain-Michel Chauvel, (1997)
References
  • Eurasia International: Total Quality Management in the Shipping Industry, by Ali Farhoomand, Amir Hoosain (2004)
  • Choosing a Quality Register: A spotlight on key consideration, SIRC
  • Globalisation and de-regulation in the maritime industry, SIRC
  • ISO 9001:2008, Quality Management Systems, Requirements, ISO
Planned learning activities and teaching methodsThe lectures are being conducted with the use of Power Point presentations in a seminal style where the students have the opportunity to interfere and have their own feedback in the discussion of various issues related to quality systems and the need for quality standards in shipping. In this way, active involvement of the students is achieved and the students are not passive recipients of theory learned during the lectures.
Assessment methods and criteria
Mid-term exam 120%
Mid-term exam 220%
Final Exam60%
Language of instructionEnglish
Work placement(s)NO

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