Identifying Data 2014/15
Subject (*) Operación e Control Automático de Instalacións Marítimas Code 631510213
Study programme
Mestrado Universitario en Enxeñaría Náutica e Transporte Marítimo
Descriptors Cycle Period Year Type Credits
Official Master's Degree 2nd four-month period
First Optativa 3
Language
Prerequisites
Department Enxeñaría Industrial
Coordinador
Ferreiro Garcia, Ramon
E-mail
ramon.ferreiro@udc.es
Lecturers
Ferreiro Garcia, Ramon
E-mail
ramon.ferreiro@udc.es
Web
General description

Study programme competencies
Code Study programme competences
A11 Capacidade para utilizar os telemandos das instalacións de propulsión e dos sistemas e servizos de maquinaria.
A12 Capacidade para planificar e garantir o embarco, estiba e suxeción da carga, e o seu coidado durante a viaxe e o desembarco.
A13 Capacidade para a avaliación das avarías e defectos notificados, nos espazos de carga, as tapas de escotilla e os tanques de lastre, e adoptar as medidas oportunas.
A14 Capacidade para o transporte de mercadorías perigosas.
B2 Capacidade para resolver problemas de forma efectiva.
B9 Capacidade de análise e síntese.
B10 Capacidade para adquirir e aplicar coñecementos.
B15 Capacidade para comunicar as súas conclusións e os coñecementos e razóns últimas que as sustentan a públicos especializados e non especializados dun modo claro e sen ambigüidades
B16 Capacidade para desenvolver as habilidades de aprendizaxe que lles permitan continuar estudando dun modo que haberá de ser en gran medida autodirixido ou autónomo
C1 Capacidade para expresarse correctamente tanto de forma oral como escrita, nas linguas oficiais da comunidade autónoma
C2 Capacidade para dominar a expresión e a comprensión de forma oral e escrita nun idioma estranxeiro
C8 Capacidade para valorar a importancia que ten a investigación, a innovación e o desenvolvemento tecnolóxico no avance socioeconómico e cultural da sociedade

Learning aims
Subject competencies (Learning outcomes) Study programme competences
AJ11
AJ12
AJ13
AJ14
BC2
BC9
BC10
BC15
BC16
CC1
CC2
CC8

Contents
Topic Sub-topic
Ship automatic steering control Steering control systems description
emergency operation (man-auto changes)
Dynamic positioning systems (DPS) DPS clasification.
Description of DP types (I, II e III).
DPS components.
Operation modes.
Ballast control system Automatic ballast system components and operation.
Control de heelong and trim by ballast management.
Roll and heading control systems Actual models description.
Trim and heeling control systems
Rudder roll control and anti-heeling control systems.
Gravity tanks based control
Lateral and stern flaps based control
Bull cargos (LPG, LNG, Crude oil, refined oil and chemicals) Level, temperature and flow rate control systems.
Maintenance of liquid cargoes (LPG) .
Control of Inertization operations and manegement .
Fire fighting and fire protection control systems
Detection systems
Monitoring systems
Automatic fire fightinng systems

Planning
Methodologies / tests Ordinary class hours Student’s personal work hours Total hours
Case study 6 3 9
Guest lecture / keynote speech 20 10 30
Laboratory practice 2 5 7
Objective test 2 5 7
Document analysis 2 5 7
 
Personalized attention 15 0 15
 
(*)The information in the planning table is for guidance only and does not take into account the heterogeneity of the students.

Methodologies
Methodologies Description
Case study Consists of analysing different class room-studed cases providing an inside of the studied topic.
Guest lecture / keynote speech The aim is to learn as much as possible all related with the programmed topics with the help of graphic descriptions on examples of practical applications.
Laboratory practice Consists of lab exersises to acquire skils on lab instrumernts used on board .
Objective test The aim is to verify the acquired knowledge by means of solving individuaslly case studies.
Document analysis The objective is to select and analyse the technical available information related with the studied topics.

Personalized attention
Methodologies
Case study
Description
Tratarase de aprender a resolver casos individualmente para adequerir autonomía.

Assessment
Methodologies Description Qualification
Document analysis Revision of the proper bibliography. 10
Case study Practical case studies related with the program topics. 25
Guest lecture / keynote speech Generic and concrete concepts related with the program topics. 40
Laboratory practice Instrumentation calibration exercises related with the program topics. 15
Objective test Knowledge (skils) verification on all studied topics. 10
 
Assessment comments

Sources of information
Basic Asgeir J. Sørensen (2013). Marine Control Systems. Department of Marine Technology, Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Job van Amerongen (1998). Ship steering. Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems (EOLSS), United Nations

Complementary


Recommendations
Subjects that it is recommended to have taken before

Subjects that are recommended to be taken simultaneously

Subjects that continue the syllabus
Hidrostática e Estabilidade/631510201
Xestión e control das operacións de carga/631510207
Resistencia ao Avance e Propulsión/631510216
Informática de Control/631510212
Manobra Avanzada /631510204

Other comments


(*)The teaching guide is the document in which the URV publishes the information about all its courses. It is a public document and cannot be modified. Only in exceptional cases can it be revised by the competent agent or duly revised so that it is in line with current legislation.