Teaching Responsibility
LJMU Schools involved in Delivery:
Engineering
Learning Methods
Lecture
Tutorial
Module Offerings
6101NAU-JAN-CTY
Aims
To provide students with the skills necessary to identify and demonstrate awareness of contemporary issues in the application of nautical technology.
Learning Outcomes
1.
Identify and evaluate recent and future developments in maritime technology systems.
2.
Appraise the merits and limitations of different nautical technology.
3.
Appraise and engage in critical discourse on current nautical technology related affairs.
4.
Analyse the effect of developments in different nautical technology on the broader maritime industry.
Module Content
Outline Syllabus:The syllabus may vary from year to year as it is dependent on issues selected for study/analysis at the beginning of the module. It will however be drawn from a range of contemporary issues relevant to nautical technology. Indicative examples of topics to be covered include, but are not limited to:
• The legal implications of future technology.
• Changes to international/national standards; design, approval, installation, maintenance, reliability, and survey requirements.
• Data Models S100 and associated standards.
• Use of Database structures – managing ship operations. Data security. Data recording.
• eNavigation
o Developments in GNSS. Vulnerabilities in GNSS
o New technology radars. Coherent radar systems.
o ECDIS. Electronic charts, raster, ENC and SENC, ECDIS – capabilities and limitations, chart data accuracy.
• Marine surveying – oceanographic LIDAR, blue laser systems, the use of drones in survey work.
• The use of technology in maritime security. Maritime surveillance –
• Space-based tracking systems (AIS, LRIT, Space based AIS).
• Developments in marine communication systems.
• Autonomous and remotely controlled vessels (Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships). Artificial intelligence and augmented intelligence. Related essential technologies.
• Technology and the Human:
o Managing the Social impact of new technologies.
o Training requirements associated with specific equipment.
o Human factors in ship design. ‘S Display’
o The use of simulation for training.
o Research in developing best training methods for use in simulation
Module Overview:
This module will provide you with the skills necessary to identify and demonstrate awareness of contemporary issues in the application of nautical technology.
This module will provide you with the skills necessary to identify and demonstrate awareness of contemporary issues in the application of nautical technology.
Additional Information:The module provides students with an appreciation of the applications of modern technology within the maritime sector. It allows students to engage with a range of contemporary issues affecting the industry and stimulates related academic debate.