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PO Domains
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Programme Learning Outcome
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PO1
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Knowledge - Breadth
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The practical application of knowledge to the full range of navigational practices of ships in all sea areas, ship operations with regard to safety, stability and hull stresses, loading, handling and care of a wide variety of cargoes, crew and passenger care and emergency procedures.
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PO2
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Knowledge - Kind
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The ability to apply principles of mathematic and physics to solve navigational problems: the application of principles of physics in loading ships to maintain stability and avoid excessive hull stresses; the ability to solve cargo loading, handling and care problems; the working knowledge of the legislative requirments for all aspects of ship operations and navigation.
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PO3
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Skill - Range
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The ability to perform the duties of a ships navigation officers and officer in charge of a navigational watch and of a watch in port; the ability to operate ship's navigational equipment correctly and demonstrate an appreciation of the limitations of such equipment; the correct operation of ship's control systems; the correct operation of a ship's cargo handling and cargo care systems; the ability to manage minor emergencies and react appropriately to major ones; the ability to participate in the commercial or other operational functions of the ship.
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PO4
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Skill - Selectivity
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The ability to plan and conduct sea passages; assimilate and assess information from different sources and exercise correct judgement when presented with complex navigational and shipping traffic situations; the ability to take charge and accept responsibility in a variety of shipboard situations.
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PO5
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Competence - Context
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The ability to carry out the function of Officer of the Watch in a vessel of more that 500gt as specified in the International Maritime Organisation's "Standards of Training and Certification of Watchkeepers 2010";
showing initiative when dealing with shipboard functions and situations.
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PO6
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Competence - Role
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The ability to participate in the commercial and operational activities of a ship and solve complex problems relating to this; the competence to take charge of groups of people engaged in both routine and emergency duties; the ability ot report comprehensively on normal and unusual situations on board ship, or affecting the ship and its environment; the ability to report comprehensively on the ship's and the student's activity and interaction in the wider context such as ports, geographical areas, meteorological phenomena.
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PO7
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Competence - Learning to Learn
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A recognition of the need for continous training individually and in groups; a critical evaluation of procedures and systems currently in place aboard ship to improve safety and efficiency; an understanding of the process in understudying superiors to assist in advancement to the next academic and professional level.
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PO8
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Competence - Insight
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A full and comprehensive awareness of the responsibilities of a ship's officer for the safe navigation and operation of all ship types with particular regard to personal safety of the crew, the ship, the cargo and in particular of his/her responsibility to the global community for the protection of the marine environment.
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