Of ships and sea: Navigation, safety, and offshore activities
| CMM11C | Elective Course | 4 ECTS |
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Námskeiðslýsing
This course aims to provide students with overarching, basic knowledge and practical points on seafaring related matters and how these matters are represented in the scientific literature. It will cover topics including shipping infrastructure, natural and manmade challenges and the role of risk management in safety and navigation, offshore activities such as shipping and oil and gas development, as well as practical, useful, first-hand information from experienced seafarers and port operators.
Hæfniviðmið
On completion of the course, a student:
- has a practical awareness and applicability of management measures for industries operating at sea.
- can apply basic preparedness measures for seaborne work.
- has an understanding of maritime communications.
- can evaluate related, regular and rare natural challenges for vessels and port infrastructures, and apply this framework to risk management.
- can analyze the state of affairs today (economic, political, natural) related to navigation, safety and offshore activities related to key academic literature.
Námsmat
Kennari
Haustönn 2019
Iceland's Environment and Natural ResourcesCoastal and Marine Management Theory and ToolsCoastal and Marine Ecology for non-biologistsApproaches and perspectives from geographyCoastal and Marine Ecology for biologistsSociology of rural and remote communitiesEnvironmental impact assessment (EIA SEA)Arctic Ocean GovernanceCommunicating Climate ChangeResource Economics and PolicyPublic policyOceanographyPhysical Processes of Coastal and Marine EnvironmentUnderstanding a regional economyEquality and diversityCommunity and the Built Environment
Vorönn 2020
Applied MethodologyFisheries ManagementGeographical Information SystemsSustainable AquacultureMaritime AnthropologyEnvironmental Certification Programs and Eco labelling SchemesInnovation in AquaculturePollution in the Coastal ArcticFishing TechnologyMarine Spatial Planning (MSP)Adaptation PlanningOutlook to the Future: Coastal Arctic ScenariosFrom extraction to attraction: Coastal communities in an era of leisure and tourismWellbeing and development: Concepts and indicatorsMigration and population developmentInnovation and entrepreneurship