MV3305 Seamanship, Elementary Navigation and Survival at Sea Syllabus:
MV3305 Seamanship, Elementary Navigation and Survival at Sea Syllabus – Anna University Regulation 2021
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
• To impart working knowledge on Deck equipment and ship department
• Understand working of navigational system and equipment used.
• Practice on various knots
• To impart on LSA knowledge on life saving appliances.
• To practice survival techniques at sea
UNIT I SEAMAN & THEIR DUTIES
Ship’s Department, General ship knowledge ad nautical terms like poop-deck forecastle, bridge etc. deck equipment: winces, windlass, derricks cranes, gypsy, capstan, hatches and function. navigation lights and signals: port and starboard, forward and aft mast lights, colors and location. look out, precautions and bad weather, flags used on ships, flag etiquette, sound signals.
UNIT II ROPE KNOTS AND MOORINGS
Types of knots. practice of knot formation, materials of ropes, strength, care and maintenance, use of mooring line, heaving line, rat guards, canvas and it’s use. anchors: their use, drooping and weighing anchor, cable stopper.
UNIT III NAVIGATION
General knowledge of principal stars. Sextant, Navigation compasses, echo sounder, Gps, Glonass, log and uses, barometer and weather classification, G.M.T and Zonal time, wireless Navigational Instruments, radar satellite navigation etc.
UNIT IV LIFE BOATS & LIFE RAFTS
Life buoy, EPRIB, SART, TPA, Construction, equipment carried, carrying capacity. Davits and their operation, Launching of life rafts (Inflatable type) Embarkation into lifeboat and life raft. Survival pack, Stowage and securing arrangement, Abandon ship: Manning of lifeboat and life raft. Muster list. Radio an alarm signals, Distress signals (S.O.S) Distress Calls time and Radio frequency. Pyro – techniques.
UNIT V SURVIVAL AT SEA
Survival difficulties and factors, equipment available, duties of crew members, Initial action on boarding, Maintaining the craft, Practical: Knots, bends and hitches, Ropes splice, donning of life jackets, life boat drills. Lowering & hoisting of life boats (model).
TOTAL: 45 PERIODS
COURSE OUTCOMES:
Upon successful completion of the course, students should be able to:
CO1: Operate deck equipment’s and carry out department duties
CO2: Apply knowledge choose the ropes for different types of requirement
CO3: Distinguish and select different Navigational equipment for the ship smooth functioning
CO4: Demonstrate competency skills on life saving appliance
CO5: Survive at different condition of sea
TEXT BOOKS:
1. Graham Danton, “The theory and practice of seamanship”, 11th Edition, Routledge, New york, USA and Canada, 1996.
2. Capt. J. Dinger, “Seamanship Primer”, 7th Edition, Bhandarkar Publications, Mumbai 1998.
3. Kemp & Young, “Seamanship Notes”, Stanford Maritime limited, 1997
REFERENCES
1. A.N. Cockcroft, “Seamenship and Nautical knowledge”, 27th Edition, Brown son & Ferguson Ltd., Glasgow 1997.
2. Richards, “ Principles of Modern Radar ”, Yesdee Publishing’s Pvt. Ltd., Indian Reprint 2012
3. Capt.P.M.Sarma , “Theory of Marine Gyro Compass”’1st Ed. , Bhandarkar Publications, 2002