Identifying Data 2019/20
Subject (*) Operation and Automatic Control of Maritime Installations Code 631510213
Study programme
Mestrado Universitario en Náutica e Transporte Marítimo
Descriptors Cycle Period Year Type Credits
Official Master's Degree 2nd four-month period
First Optional 3
Language
Teaching method Face-to-face
Prerequisites
Department Enxeñaría Industrial
Coordinador
Rodríguez Gómez, Benigno Antonio
E-mail
benigno.rodriguez@udc.es
Lecturers
Rodríguez Gómez, Benigno Antonio
E-mail
benigno.rodriguez@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.
B1 Capacidade para aprender a aprender.
B2 Capacidade para resolver problemas de forma efectiva.
B5 Capacidade para traballar de forma efectiva nunha contorna de traballo.
B6 Capacidade de adaptación a novas situacións.
B9 Capacidade de análise e síntese.
B10 Capacidade para adquirir e aplicar coñecementos.
B12 CB6 -Posuír e comprender coñecementos que aporten unha base ou oportunidade de ser originais no desenvolvemento e/ou aplicación de ideas, a miúdo nun contexto de investigación
B13 CB7-Que os estudantes saiban aplicar os coñecementos adquiridos e a súa capacidade de resolución de problemas en contornas novas ou pouco coñecidas dentro de contextos máis amplas (ou multidisciplinares) relacionados coa súa área de estudo
B15 CB9-Que os estudantes saiban comunicar as suas conclusións e os coñecementos e razóns últimas que as sustentan a públicos especializados e non especializados dun xeito claro e sin ambigüidades
B16 CB10-Que os estudantes posúan as habilidades de aprendizaxe que lles permitan continuar estudando dun modo que haberá de ser en grande 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
C3 Capacidade para utilizar as ferramentas básicas das tecnoloxías da información e as comunicacións (TIC) necesarias para o exercicio da súa profesión e para a aprendizaxe ao longo da súa vida
C6 Capacidade para valorar criticamente o coñecemento, a tecnoloxía e a información dispoñible para resolver os problemas cos que deben enfrontarse.
C8 Capacidade para valorar a importancia que ten a investigación, a innovación e o desenvolvemento tecnolóxico no avance socioeconómico e cultural da sociedade
C10 C10-Capacidade para aplicar os coñecementos adquiridos e a súa capacidade de resolución de problemas en contornas novas ou pouco coñecidas dentro de contextos máis amplos (ou multidisciplinares) relacionados coa súa área de estudo

Learning aims
Learning outcomes Study programme competences
AJ11
AJ12
AJ13
AJ14
BC1
BC2
BC5
BC6
BC9
BC10
BC12
BC13
BC15
BC16
CC1
CC2
CC3
CC6
CC8
CC10

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 Competencies Ordinary class hours Student’s personal work hours Total hours
Case study A11 A12 A13 A14 B2 B9 B10 B15 B16 C1 C2 C8 6 3 9
Objective test A11 B1 B5 B6 B12 B13 C3 C6 C10 2 5 7
Laboratory practice A11 2 5 7
Guest lecture / keynote speech A11 20 10 30
Document analysis A11 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.
Objective test The aim is to verify the acquired knowledge by means of solving individuaslly case studies.
Laboratory practice Consists of lab exersises to acquire skils on lab instrumernts used on board .
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.
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 Competencies Description Qualification
Document analysis A11 Revision of the proper bibliography. 10
Case study A11 A12 A13 A14 B2 B9 B10 B15 B16 C1 C2 C8 Practical case studies related with the program topics. 25
Guest lecture / keynote speech A11 Generic and concrete concepts related with the program topics. 40
Laboratory practice A11 Instrumentation calibration exercises related with the program topics. 15
Objective test A11 B1 B5 B6 B12 B13 C3 C6 C10 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
Hydrostatic and ship Stability/631510201
Management Control Ship Cargo Operations/631510207
Resistance to the Advance and Propulsion/631510216
Computing of Control/631510212
Advanced Shiphandling/631510204

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.