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| DUM 307 | Marine Communication | 3+2+0 | ECTS:4 | | Year / Semester | Fall Semester | | Level of Course | First Cycle | | Status | Compulsory | | Department | DEPARTMENT of MARITIME TRANSPORTATION and MANAGEMENT ENGINEERING | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | Face to face, Practical | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures and 2 hours of practicals per week | | Lecturer | -- | | Co-Lecturer | LECTURER METİN ÖZDEMİR,ASSIST. PROF. DR. ERCAN YÜKSEKYILDIZ, | | Language of instruction | | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | This course aims to meet minimum requirements of the STCW78/95 Convention for the functions Communication at sea for unlimited deck officer. |
| Learning Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | LO - 1 : | describe the International Code of Signals. | 5,7,9 | 1,4 | | LO - 2 : | communicate various techniques in ship use different devices with other ships and port authorities. | 1,2,4 | 1,4 | | LO - 3 : | make emergency communications with other ships and port authorities by GMDSS devices. | 1,2,5 | 1,4 | | LO - 4 : | describe Global Maritime Distress and Safety System.
| 1,10,11 | 1,4 | | LO - 5 : | learn keeping a radio book. | 5,10 | 1,4 | | LO - 6 : | define working of batteries and antennas. | 7,9 | 1,4 | | CTPO : Contribution to programme outcomes, TOA :Type of assessment (1: written exam, 2: Oral exam, 3: Homework assignment, 4: Laboratory exercise/exam, 5: Seminar / presentation, 6: Term paper), LO : Learning Outcome | | |
| Signalling by Morse code, International Code of Signals, single-letter meanings, usage of Code book, Radiotelephone communications, distress, urgency and safety messages, communicating with port authorities and vessel traffic services, distress frequency monitoring, keeping a radio log-book, radio telex, procedures for distress, urgency, safety and navigational messages in Global Maritime Distress and Safety System. Procedures for distres, urgency and safety messages via earth station, Introduction to G. M. D. S. S. development of new system and International regulations, COSPAT/SARSAT, EPIRBs, INMARSAT system, G. M. D. S. S. areas, monitoring frequencies and frequencies used for distress, urgency and safety, shipboard equipments required by GMDSS according to sea areas, sending distress message on INMARSAT-A and INMARSAT-C terminals, general communication via INMARSAT system, antenna alignment, telex communication via INMARSAT, telephone and facsimile communications via INMARSAT, INMARSAT-M charging procedures. |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Morse code to communicate with a searchlight. | | | Week 2 | International Signal Code book, meaning a single letter signs, the use of code books. | | | Week 3 | Radio-telephone communication, distress, urgency and security messages. | | | Week 4 | Port authorities and marine traffic control stations and communications. | | | Week 5 | Listen to the frequency of distress, keep the radio journal, radio-telex communication. | | | Week 6 | Urgency of the global maritime distress and safety system, safety, distress and methods of taking and sending messages about navigation. | | | Week 7 | The necessary methods for receive and allow distress, urgency and safety messages using earth stations. | | | Week 8 | Mid-term exam | | | Week 9 | Presentation of GMDSS, the new system's formation and international rules. | | | Week 10 | COSPAS/SARSAT, EPIRB devices, INMARSAT system, the determination of maritime regions. | | | Week 11 | Frequencies must to be list in GMDSS, frequencies are used for distress and safety messages. | | | Week 12 | Region must be used according to the devices, INMARSAT-A and INMARSAT-C and sending an emergency call for help.
Practical exam and evaluation students. | | | Week 13 | DSC system, INMARSAT satellite communications in the general usage. | | | Week 14 | Antenna orientation, telex satellite communication, satellite-telephone and fax communication. | | | Week 15 | INMARSAT-M, pricing and collection. | | | Week 16 | End-of-term exam | | | |
| 1 | Korkmaz, Y. 2008; GMDSS ve Deniz Telsiz İletişimleri, Acar Basım, İstanbul | | | 2 | Acarer T., Poyraz, Ö., Ekinalan, T., Ustaoğlu, S. ve Emiroğlu, B. 1999; GMDSS El Kitabı, İTÜ Denizcilik Fakültesi, İstanbul | | | |
| 1 | Sarıcıoğlu, H. 1988; GMDSS, VHF R/Telefon Haberleşmesi, Yeniyol Matbaası, İzmir | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 8 | 23/11/2012 | 1 | 50 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | 11/01/2013 | 1 | 50 | | |
| Student Work Load and its Distribution | | Type of work | Duration (hours pw) | No of weeks / Number of activity | Hours in total per term | | Yüz yüze eğitim | 3 | 14 | 42 | | Sınıf dışı çalışma | 2 | 14 | 28 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 1 | 6 | 6 | | Arasınav | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Uygulama | 2 | 14 | 28 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 3 | 4 | 12 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Total work load | | | 118 |
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