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Higher Technical University College of Nautical Science and Naval Engines
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Mestrado Universitario en Náutica e Transporte Marítimo
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  Advanced Shiphandling
   Contents
Topic Sub-topic
I. Management and development of the ship anchoring manoeuvre. 1. Review of the manoeuvre as a whole.
2. Overview of anchoring systems.
3. Anchoring procedures.
4. Analysis of the most common incidents in anchoring operations as a means of studying their prevention.
5. Limitations of the anchoring system taking as reference criteria of the regulations of the Classification Societies.
6. Election of anchoring; anchoring with one or two anchors in restricted anchorage áreas and factors involved in determining the length of the anchor chain to be used: criteria. The anchoring theory.
7. Dragging; way to untangle anchors.
8. Particularities of anchoring of large displacement vessels
II. Use and management of the ship's mooring 1. General principles of mooring with wire lines. Conventional synthetic ropes. Latest generation synthetic HMPE ropes. The hawser of synthetic material and methods of connecting it to the main line depending on whether it is wire or HMPE.
2. To make fast mooring lines: Introduction. Bitts. Types of fairleads. Chain stopper.
3. Risk in the management of the mooring lines. Dangerous areas in case of brake lines.
4. Requirements of emergency wires in terminals.
5. The effect of the elasticity of the lines on the vessel's mooring capacity
6. Guidelines for the disposal of mooring lines.
7. Windlass: Introduction. Drum divided and not divided. Windlass brake test.
III. Basics of ice navigation. 1 Types of ice and terminology.
2 Main charactiristics of Icebreaker Ships and reinforced ice-sailing vessels.
3 Preparation to enter ice areas.
4 Practical measures to take when navigating between ices or in their vicinity in ice-accumulating conditions on board.
5. Good seafaring practices in ice zones: basic general safety rules.
6. Maneuvering ships in ice-covered waters.
7. Anchoring, berthing and towing in ice zones.
8. Ship trapped in ice.
?. Standards for determining the manoeuvrability of a vessel 1. Study of IMO manoeuvrability standards: criteria for the vessel's manoeuvrability to be deemed satisfactory. Critical analysis and improvement proposals.
2. Conditions under which the IMO Standards apply.
3. Manoeuvres: the evolution curve; zig-zag manoeuvre (Kempf, 1944); modified zig-zag manoeuvre; stop test; direct spiral manoeuvre (Dieudonne, 1953); simplified spiral manoeuvre; Pull-Out manoeuvre; inertia stop test; maintenance test of the new course; parallel course manoeuvre test.
4. Stop and turn circles with various draugths and at different speeds.
VI. Management and command of ships sailing in bad weather 1. General criteria.
2. Knowledge and ability to apply decision-making techniques.
2.1 Assessment of the situation and risk.
2.2 Determination and elaboration of options
2.3 Selection of measurements; and
2.4 Assessing the effectiveness of results
Preparation, implementation and supervision of standardized operational procedures.
3. Management and command of the vessel in temporary, with ability to assist an endangered vessel or aircraft, towing operations, manoeuvre a difficult-to-operate vessel so that she is not across the sea, decrease windage and make good use of bunker.
4. Importance of sailing at reduced speed to avoid damage that may be caused by the bow and stern wave of the ship.
VII. OFFSHORE OPERATIONS. Regulations, manoeurvring, risk management:
1.- Single buoy mooring
2.- Bouy fields.
3.- FPSO/FSO/FSRU
4.- Ship to ship manoeuvring.
4.1.- Bunkering manoeuvres (oil/gas)
4.1.1.- Berthed ship
4.1.2.- Anchored ship
4.1.3.- Ships sailing
4.1.4.- Ships adrift
5.- Sailing manoeuvres
STCW COMPETENCIES ACLARATORY NOTES 1. The following 2 sub-items corresponding to A10 competence, manoeuvres and command the vessel under all conditions, are included in the competences that acquire the Subject "Maritime Safety" (631G01211) (2nd. Nautical Grade), why they are included in this Teaching Guide:
.13 precautions in the handling of rescue boats or survival boats in bad weather.
.14 methods for boarding survivors who are in rescue boats and survival boats.
2. The following sub-item for A10 competence is included in the competences acquired in the Subject "Nautical Simulation" (631G01402) de 4th of Nautical Grade, whose Teaching Guide is expressly stated; why it is not included in this Teaching Guide:
.18 use of traffic separation scheme, manoeuvres in and around them, as well as in areas covered by maritime traffic services (MTS).
3. The following sub-item for A10 competence, are included in the competences that acquire the Subject "Hydrostatic and Stability"(4510201) Master of Nautical science, whose Teaching Guide is expressly stated; why it is not included in this Teaching Guide:
.11 dry dock entry, with and without fault.
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