Annexure - I

ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT COURSE

MARINE ENGINEERING OFFICER CLASS - I CERTIFICATE
Duration : Two Months

Theory Case Study &

Sr. No. SUBJECTS Interaction Between
(In Hrs) Participants
Regulatory Aspects
1.0 Knowledge of National legislation, Indian Merchant Shipping Act, knowledge of International Treaties, Conventions,
Protocols, Rules legislations & regulations including United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea 1982 (UNCLOS)

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1.1 Knowledge of International legislation; national legislation and method of adoption
1.2 International Maritime Organisation (IMO) and IMO's Conventions Related to Safety, Related to Pollution, Related to Liability and
Compensation and Related to other subjects

2.0 ISO 9001-2008, ISM Code, – Ship board internal audit – Total Quality Management 9 3

3.0 Classification societies and their functions. Certificates and documents as per international convention.
3.1 Continuous survey of machinery and other methods of machinery surveys
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3.2 Continuous survey of hull and other methods of hull surveys
3.3 Enhanced special survey programmes
3.4 Ship inspections for first entry into Indian flag

4.0 Ship Stability

4.1 Ship stability- during drydocking and damage stability during flooding and grounding. Counter measures to be taken
4.2 IMO Regulations on ship stability; control of trim, stability & stress 8 8
4.2.1 International Intact Stability Code
4.3 Probabilistic method of damage stability assessment

5.0 SOLAS Convention

5.1 SOLAS Convention; procedure to determine applicability of regulations to ships of different builts 3 0
5.2 SOLAS updates and amendments

6.0 Official log books and procedures relating to entries

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6.1 Legislation requirements
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7.0 Monitor and control Compliance with legislative requirements and measures to ensure safety of life at sea and protection of
the marine environment
7.1 Knowledge of relevant international maritime law embodied in international agreements and conventions
7.2 Regard shall be paid especially to the following subjects:
7.2.1 Certificates and other documents required to be carried onboard ships by international conventions, how they may be obtained and
the period of their legal validity
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7.2.2 Responsibilities under the relevant requirements of the International Convention on Load Lines
7.2.3 Responsibilities under the relevant requirements of the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea
7.2.4 Responsibilities under the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships
7.2.5 Knowledge of national legislation for implementing international agreements and conventions
7.2.6 Chief Engineer's role in Tanker Vetting and SIRE Inspections TMSA Procedures and Bulk Carrier Structural Inspections
(RIGHTSHIP Programme) Marine environment awareness Model course.
7.2.7 Ship inspections for Charter Party requirements

8.0 Ship security system

8.1 ISPS code
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8.1.1 Piracy threat and anti piracy measures
8.1.2 Current Industry best management practices (from ICS)

9.0 World Health Organisation & International Labour Organisation

9.1 World Health Organisation (WHO)
9.2 International Health Regulation 2005 and Ship Sanitation Control Exemtion Certificate and Ship Sanitation Control Certificate

9.3 Maritime declaration of health 2 0

9.4 WHO's Guidelines for Drinking Water Quality
9.5 International Labour Organisation (ILO)
9.6 ILO's Maritime Labour Convention 2006 (MLC 2006)
9.7 Maritime Labour Certificate and Declaration of Maritime Labour Compliance

10.0 Ship surveys and inspections for port state control / flag state control Various MOUs and their salient features.
10.1 Explain that Port State Control (PSC) is the inspection of foreign ships in national ports to verify that the condition of the ship and
its equipment comply with the requirements of international regulations and that the ship is manned and operated in compliance with 10 6
these rules.
10.2 Explain about initial survey, periodical survey, renewal survey, intermediate survey, annual survey, additional survey
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Ship Operations & Commercial/ Legal Aspects
11.0 P&I Clubs, - principles of protection & indemnity Insurance – types of P&I covers available – their modes of operation
11.1 Charter party, and role of Chief Engineer in compliance of charter
11.2 Marine insurance, - general principles of insurance - Institute time clauses - types of marine insurance covers - Particular and
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General Average Act
11.3 Salvage - International Convention on Salvage 1989 and Lloyd's Standard Form of Salvage (LOF 2000)
11.4 Breakdown of machineries and equipments (Action/ handling/ rectification) - Bearings, chains, turbo charger, a.c/ fridge system etc.

12.0 Emergency Preparedness

12.1 Emergency preparedness for oil spill, fire flooding, collision, grounding and accident involving personnel
12.2 Study of emergency and damage control plans
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12.3 Case studies of accidents; root cause analysis
12.4 Reporting procedures
12.5 Risk assessment prior commencement of work

Human Resource Management Aspects

13.0 Human relations and modern management principles
13.1 Organizational behaviour
13.1.1 Understand how perceived behaviour of organization and individuals is influenced
13.1.2 Explore the methods by which the behaviour of members of organization are constrained and influenced
13.1.3 Discuss the nature of information and communication in relation to Organization and their environment
13.1.4 Describe the types and nature of conflicts in organization
13.1.5 Study the influence of human factors in systems
13.1.6 Awareness & appreciation of cross / multi cultural aspects of man management on board ships
13.2 Workload management
13.2.1 Planning and coordination
13.2.2 Personnel assignment / Delegation
13.2.3 Time and resource Constraints
13.2.4 Prioritization
13.3 Effective resource management
13.3.1 Allocation, assignment, and prioritization of resources
13.3.2 Effective communication on board and ashore
13.3.3 Decisions reflect consideration of team experience 15 12
13.3.4 Assertiveness and leadership, including motivation
13.3.5 Obtaining and maintaining situation awareness
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13.4 Decision-making techniques
13.4.1 Situation and risk assessment / risk management
13.4.2 Identify and generate options
13.4.3 Select course of action
13.4.4 Evaluation of outcome Effectiveness
13.5 Prevention of human error
13.5.1 Reasons
13.5.2 Corrective actions
13.5.3 Error pyramid
13.6 Development, implementation, and oversight of standard operating procedures
13.7 Crisis management on board ships.
13.7.1 Human behaviour in crisis
13.7.2 Leadership in crisis
13.7.3 Importance of emergency drills

14.0 Leadership and managerial skills

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14.1 Personality development

15.0 Training of trainers. Chief Engineer as trainer for engine room staff
15.1 Discipline on board and counseling
15.2 Communication process
15.3 House keeping, safety and hygiene 10 9
15.4 Need analysis and development
15.5 Motivation
15.6 Mentoring

Technical Management Aspects

16.0 Inventory management, including
16.1 Spares, stores,
16.2 Lead time.
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16.3 Inventory of Fuel oil
16.4 Inventory of lub oil, Use of low BN cylinder oil for low sulphur fuel
16.5 Management of quality of above

17.0 Management Information Systems

17.1 Computer system resources 3 3
17.2 Decision Support system and expert system
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18.0 Records
18.1 Record making, keeping and its interpretation for complete engine room with regard to maintenance
18.2 Record making, maintaining with regard to operation
18.2.1 C/E s standing orders / night order book / updation of circulars 6 0
18.3 New ORB entries
18.4 Other records as per MARPOL requirements

19.0 Economising of fuel consumption.

19.1 Effective power balancing; propulsive characteristics of Diesel Engines including speed, output and fuel consumption
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19.2 Bunker management, Use of low sulphur fuel, Change over procedures current version of ISO 8217 fuel standards
19.3 Factors affecting vessel’s performance; load diagrams

20.0 Budgetting
20.1 Cost value analysis
20.2 Fixed and consumable costs
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20.3 Voyage expenses
20.4 Drydock and repair cost analysis
20.5 Down time realisation

Latest Technical Developments

21.0 Practical electricity and electronics
21.1 High voltage on ships
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21.2 Electrical propulsion
21.3 Sulfur Hexafluoride (SF6) and vacuum circuit breakers

22.0 Engine developments

22.1 Camshaft less main engines and other diesel engine developments
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22.2 New developments in tribology
22.3 Propulsion system developments
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Total 240

(Followed by 3 Hour written paper of 200 marks on Engineering Management)

ORAL EXAMINATION
The orals will be based on the Theoretical aspect of the syllabus of Engineering Management Course.