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LESSON PLAN LP-MV2205 Revision. No: 00 MV2205 – Seamanship, Elementary navigation and Date: 02/07/2012 survival at sea Page: 1 of 6 Unit: I Branch: Marine Semester: III

Unit Syllabus: Seaman & their duties: Ship’s Department, General ship knowledge ad nautical terms like o\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, Mores and semaphore signaling, Sound signals.

Objective: To impart the knowledge of functional requirements, the duties of seaman and the equipments to accomplish the task.

Session Time Ref Teaching No Topics to be covered Aids 1. Seaman & their duties. Departmental organization 50min 1,2,3 OHP / BB 2. General layout of a merchant ship 50min 1,2,3 OHP / BB 3. Watches and watch keeping duties 50min 1,2,3 OHP / BB 4. General ship knowledge ad nautical terms like o\poop- 50min 1,2,3 OHP / BB deck forecastle, Bridge etc 5. Deck Equipment: Winces, windlass, derricks cranes 50min 1,2,3 OHP / BB 6. Deck equipment: gypsy, capstan, Hatches and function 50min 1,2,3 OHP / BB 7. Navigation lights and signals: Port and Starboard, 50min 1,2,3 OHP / BB Forward and aft mast lights, Colors and location 8. Specification of navigational lights, shapes and signals 50min 1,2,3 OHP / BB 9. Look out and his duties 50min 1,2,3 OHP / BB 10. Precautions and preparation for Bad weather, 50min 1,2,3 OHP / BB 11. Flags used on ships, Flag etiquette 50min 1,2,3 OHP / BB 12. Mores and semaphore signaling, 50min 1,2,3 OHP / BB 13. Review 50min 1,2,3 14. Assignment - 1 50min DOC/LP/01/28.02.02

LESSON PLAN LP-MV2205 Revision. No: 00 MV2205 – Seamanship, Elementary navigation and Date: 02/07/2012 survival at sea Page: 2 of 6 Unit: II Branch: Marine Semester: III

Unit Syllabus: 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 its use. Anchors: Their use, dropping and weighing anchor, cable stopper

Objective: To know the different types of ropes used on ships. To understand anchor and method of anchoring

Session Time Ref Teaching No Topics to be covered Aids 15 Types of ropes, knots, bends, hitches and splices 50min 1,2,3 OHP / BB 16 Construction of ropes 50min 1,2,3 OHP / BB 17 Whipping of ropes and splicing of wire ropes and kink 50min 1,2,3 OHP / BB 18 Materials, strength, care and maintenance of ropes 50min 1,2,3 OHP / BB 19 Use of mooring line, heaving line, rat guards, canvas 50min 1,2,3 OHP / BB 20 Use of mooring line, heaving line, rat guards, canvas 50min 1,2,3 OHP / BB 21 CAT- I 1hr 22 Anchor and its location, types of anchor. 50min 1,2,3 OHP / BB 23 Description of cables and shackles 50min 1,2,3 OHP / BB 24 Anchor handling equipment: Windlass, cable stopper, hawse 50min 1,2,3 OHP / BB pipe 25 Anchor handling equipment: Chain locker, spurling pipe 50min 1,2,3 OHP / BB 26 Dropping and weighing anchor 50min 1,2,3 OHP / BB 27 Dropping and weighing anchor 50min 1,2,3 OHP / BB 28 CAT-1 50min 1,2,3 DOC/LP/01/28.02.02

LESSON PLAN LP-MV2205 Revision. No: 00 MV2205 – Seamanship, Elementary navigation and Date: 02/07/2012 survival at sea Page: 3 of 6 Unit: III Branch: Marine Semester: III

Unit Syllabus: Navigation: General knowledge of principal stars. Sextant, Navigation compasses, echo sounder, log and uses, barometer and weather classification, G.M.T and Zonal time, wireless Navigational Instruments, radar satellite navigation etc.

Objective: To understand the methods of navigation and navigation equipments

Session Time Ref Teaching No Topics to be covered Aids 29 Introduction to navigation and its methods 50min 1,2,3 OHP / BB 30 Navigational aids 50min 1,2,3 OHP / BB 31 Use of charts for navigation 50min 1,2,3 OHP / BB 32 General knowledge of principal stars 50min 1,2,3 OHP / BB 33 Description of sextant, navigation compass, echo sounder, log 50min 1,2,3 OHP / BB 34 Description of radar, direction finder and electric telegraph 50min 1,2,3 OHP / BB 35 Weather classification, G.M.T and Zonal time 50min 1,2,3 OHP / BB 36 IALA maritime buoyage system 50min 1,2,3 OHP / BB 37 Wireless Navigational Instruments 50min 1,2,3 OHP / BB 38 Details of celestial, hyperbolic inertial navigation system 50min 1,2,3 OHP / BB 39 Description of satellite and coastal navigation 50min 1,2,3 OHP / BB 40 Navigational watch and bridge watch keeping duties 50min 1,2,3 OHP / BB 41 Review 50min 1,2,3 OHP / BB 42 Assignment-2 50min 1,2,3 43 CAT –II 1hr DOC/LP/01/28.02.02 LESSON PLAN LP-MV2205 Revision. No: 00 MV2205 – Seamanship, Elementary navigation and Date: 02/07/2012 survival at sea Page: 4 of 6 Unit: IV Branch: Marine Semester: III

Unit Syllabus: Life boats and life rafts: Construction, equipment carried, carrying capacity. Davits and their operation. Launching 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 and alarm signals, Distress signals (S.O.S) Distress Calls time and Radio frequency. Pyro– techniques

Objective: To know the life saving equipment on ships and to understand the methods of using them during emergency

Session Time Ref Teaching No Topics to be covered Aids 44 Description an d general requirements of life saving appliances 50min 1,2,3 OHP/BB 45 General requirements of survival crafts 50min 1,2,3 OHP/BB 46 Construction details of life saving appliances 50min 1,2,3 OHP/BB 47 Davits and their operation 50min 1,2,3 OHP/BB 48 Fire fighting and detection system 50min 1,2,3 OHP/BB 49 Launching life rafts (Inflatable type) 50min 1,2,3 OHP/BB 50 Embarkation into lifeboat and life raft 50min 1,2,3 OHP/BB 51 Survival pack, Stowage and securing arrangement 50min 1,2,3 OHP/BB 52 Capsizing and re-righting of survival crafts 50min 1,2,3 OHP/BB 53 General requirements of free fall life boats 50min 1,2,3 OHP/BB 54 Details of rescue boats 50min 1,2,3 OHP/BB 55 Abandon ship: Muster list. Manning of lifeboat and life raft 50min 1,2,3 OHP/BB 56 Abandon ship: Muster list. Manning of lifeboat and life raft 50min 1,2,3 OHP/BB 57 Radio and alarm signals, Distress signals (S.O.S) 50min 1,2,3 OHP/BB 58 Types of distress calls and its timing. Radio frequency to be 50min 1,2,3 OHP/BB used during distress. Pyro-techniques. 59 Review 50min 1,2,3 60 Assignment - 3 50min DOC/LP/01/28.02.02 LESSON PLAN LP-MV2205 Revision. No: 00 MV2205 – Seamanship, Elementary navigation and Date: 02/07/2012 survival at sea Page: 5 of 6 Unit: V Branch: Marine Semester: III

Unit Syllabus: 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).

Objective: To understand the survival techniques and equipments used for the same.

Session Time Ref Teaching No Topics to be covered Aids 61 Various difficulties that one may face for survival at sea during 50 min 1,2,3 OHP/BB bad weather and emergencies 62 Various survival equipment available for survival and their 50 min 1,2,3 OHP/BB usage 63 Duties of crew members, Initial action on boarding 50 min 1,2,3 OHP/BB 64 Method of maintaining the craft 50 min 1,2,3 OHP/BB 65 Rescuing the crew of a disabled ship 50 min 1,2,3 OHP/BB 66 CAT - III 1hr 67 Making knots, bends and hitches using ropes 50 min 1,2,3 OHP/BB 68 Ropes splice, donning of life jackets 50 min 1,2,3 OHP/BB 69 Life boat drill. Life raft drill 50 min 1,2,3 OHP/BB 70 Lowering & hoisting of life boats 50 min 1,2,3 OHP/BB 71 Review 50 min 1,2,3 OHP/BB 72 CAT-III 50 min DOC/LP/01/28.02.02

LESSON PLAN LP-MV2205 Revision. No: 00 MV2205 – Seamanship, Elementary navigation and Date: 02/07/2012 survival at sea Page: 6 of 6 Branch: Marine Semester: III

Course Delivery Plan:

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Wee k I II I II I II I II I II I II I II I II I II I II I II I II I II I II I II I II I II I II

UNIT - I UNIT – II UNIT – III UNIT- IV UNIT - V

Books Referred:

1. Graham Danton, The theory and practice of seamanship, 11th Edition, Routledge, Newyork, USA and Canada, 1996.

2. Capt. J. Dinger, Seamanship Primer, 7th Edition, Bhandarkar Publications, Mumbai 1998

3. A.N. Cockcroft, Seamanship and Nautical knowledge, 27th Edition, Brown son & Ferguson Ltd., Glasgow 1997

Additional Book Referred:

1. Seaman Techniques, 2nd Edition, D.J.House

Prepared by Approved by Signature

Name BIJU THOMAS Prof.HR.Premnath Designation Assistant Professor H.O.D. Date 027/07/2012 02/07/2012