Identifying Data 2023/24
Subject (*) International Codes and Conventions Code 631G01313
Study programme
Grao en Náutica e Transporte Marítimo
Descriptors Cycle Period Year Type Credits
Graduate 2nd four-month period
Third Optional 6
Language
Spanish
Galician
English
Teaching method Face-to-face
Prerequisites
Department Ciencias da Navegación e Enxeñaría Mariña
Coordinador
Sánchez Girón, Javier Ramón
E-mail
javier.sanchez5@udc.es
Lecturers
Sánchez Girón, Javier Ramón
E-mail
javier.sanchez5@udc.es
Web
General description Nesta asignatura estúdianse e analízanse os Convenios e Códigos internacionais máis importantes do sector marítimo e a normativa nacional correspondente.

Study programme competencies
Code Study programme competences
A54 RA1C-Write, explain and transmit the theoretical knowledge acquired both orally and in writing using scientific-technical language.
A56 RA3C-Writing and interpreting technical documentation in English
A65 RA116C–Know the national and international regulations applicable to activities related to maritime transport and port operations.
B32 RA10H-Know, analyse, synthesise and apply the contents, fundamental concepts and applications of the subject.
B34 RA12H-Handle bibliographic material and computer resources.
B105 RA113H–Carry out inspection work in relation to compliance with international conventions and codes related to the maritime field.
C16 RA18X-Reviewing compliance with maritime legislative requirements

Learning aims
Learning outcomes Study programme competences
RA1C-Write, explain and transmit the theoretical knowledge acquired both orally and in writing using scientific-technical language. A54
RA3C-Writing and interpreting technical documentation in English A56
RA10H-Know, analyse, synthesise and apply the contents, fundamental concepts and applications of the subject. B32
RA12H-Handle bibliographic material and computer resources. B34
RA18X-Reviewing compliance with maritime legislative requirements C16
RA113H-Carry out inspection work in relation to compliance with international conventions and codes related to the maritime field. B105
RA116C - Know the national and international regulations applicable to activities related to maritime transport and port operations. A65

Contents
Topic Sub-topic
1. Introductory Issues on Codes and Conventions: Concept of convention
Parties capable of producing conventions
Conventions as sources of law
2. International Maritime Organizations: Intergovernmental maritime organizations
Private international maritime organizations
3. Maritime Codes and Conventions: Legal regime of the sea and marine resources
Protection of the marine environment and pollution
Maritime safety and traffic
Ship and maritime credit
Liability and limitation systems
Contracts for the use of ships
Maritime accidents

Planning
Methodologies / tests Competencies Ordinary class hours Student’s personal work hours Total hours
Supervised projects A56 B34 B105 C16 9 90 99
Speaking test A54 A65 B32 2 10 12
Objective test A65 4 30 34
 
Personalized attention 5 0 5
 
(*)The information in the planning table is for guidance only and does not take into account the heterogeneity of the students.

Methodologies
Methodologies Description
Supervised projects This methodology is designed to promote autonomous learning among students, under the guidance of the teacher, in diverse academic and professional settings. It primarily focuses on learning "how to do things" and encourages students to take responsibility for their own learning.
This teaching system is based on two fundamental elements: independent student learning and the monitoring of that learning by the teacher-tutor.
Speaking test Oral presentation supported by audiovisual resources of the results of the supervised work.
Objective test A written test used for assessing learning, characterized by the ability to determine whether given answers are correct or not. It is a rigorously designed measurement tool that evaluates knowledge, skills, abilities, performance, attitudes, intelligence, etc. It can be used for diagnostic, formative, and summative evaluation purposes.
The objective test can include different types of questions, such as multiple-choice, ordering, short answer, discrimination, completion, and/or association questions. It can also be constructed with only one type of any of these question formats.

Personalized attention
Methodologies
Speaking test
Supervised projects
Description
For its completion, it is important to consult with the teacher regarding the progress made progressively in order to provide the necessary guidance in each case to ensure the quality of the work according to the specified criteria. The monitoring will preferably be done on an individual basis. Students who are working on the supervised work will send a report every fifteen days via email or the virtual classroom, indicating the progress made and any questions that arise. The teacher will address these questions through the same means or using the Teams application, depending on the complexity of the question raised. The monitoring will preferably be done on an individual basis.

Assessment
Methodologies Competencies Description Qualification
Speaking test A54 A65 B32 It will be graded using a rubric and scored out of 10 points. It will be necessary to obtain 5 points out of 10 in order to average with the rest of the results.
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Objective test A65 It will consist of a written test on the supervised work and the analysis of a written comment on an international convention and/or code. It will be necessary to obtain 5 points out of 10 in order to average with the rest of the results. 20
Supervised projects A56 B34 B105 C16 It will be graded using a rubric and scored out of 10 points. It will be necessary to obtain 5 points out of 10 in order to average with the rest of the results. The students will submit a progress report to the professor throughout the duration of the semester, every two weeks, detailing the progress made and any doubts that may arise during the work.
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Assessment comments

Students who submit at least 80% of the progress reports for the supervised work will be continuously evaluated according to the methodologies described earlier. In the opposite case, students will be evaluated solely through a final objective test on the date of the regular exam session.

Students with recognition of part-time dedication and academic dispensation from attendance exemption, as established in the "REGULATION ON THE STUDY DEDICATION REGIME OF UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS AT UDC (Articles 2.3, 3.b, 4.3, and 7.5)" (04/05/2017), may take partial exams, if applicable, without the need to attend 80% of the in-person classes, as long as the professors are duly informed at the beginning of the course. However, the professors may assign different assignments/problems to these students throughout the course to be presented during tutoring hours, using the TEAMS system if deemed appropriate by the professor.

The fraudulent completion of exams or assessment activities, once confirmed, will result directly in a failing grade in the respective exam session: the student will be graded as "fail" (numerical grade of 0) in the corresponding academic year's exam session, whether the misconduct occurs in the first opportunity or the second. In this regard, their grade will be modified in the first opportunity's record, if necessary.


Sources of information
Basic Gabaldón García, José Luis (2012). Curso de derecho marítimo internacional : derecho marítimo internacional público y privado y contratos marítimos internacionales. Marcial Pons
EMPARANZA SOBEJANO, A. y MARTÍN OSANTE, J.M. (2015). COMENTARIOS SOBRE LA LEY DE NAVEGACIÓN MARÍTIMA. MARCIAL PONS
Arroyo Martínez, Ignacio (2015). Curso de derecho marítimo : (Ley 14-2014, de navegación marítima). Cizur Menor (Navarra): Civitas-Thomson Reuters
REMIRO BROTONS, A (1987). DERECHO INTERNACIONAL PÚBLICO. TECNOS
Dr. Raúl Contreras Bustamante, Contraalmirante Benito Armando Galeana Abarca, Dr. Jesús de la Fuente (2019). Derecho marítimo internacional. Ciudad de México : Secretaría de Marina-Armada de México : Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
José Luis García-Pita y Lastres, Mª Rocío Quintáns Eiras, Angélica Díaz de la Rosa, directores (2018). El derecho marítimo de los nuevos tiempos. izur Menor (Navarra) : Civitas
GARCIA-PITA Y LASTRES, J.L., QUINTÁNS EIRAS, M.R. y DIAZ DE LA ROSA, A. (2012). ESTUDIOS DE DERECHO MARÍTIMO. THOMSON REUTERS ARANZADI

Complementary


Recommendations
Subjects that it is recommended to have taken before
Bussiness and Law/631G01109

Subjects that are recommended to be taken simultaneously

Subjects that continue the syllabus

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.