CODE 101149 ACADEMIC YEAR 2024/2025 CREDITS 6 cfu anno 2 MARITIME SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 10948 (L-28) - GENOVA SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINARY SECTOR ING-IND/01 LANGUAGE English TEACHING LOCATION GENOVA SEMESTER 2° Semester TEACHING MATERIALS AULAWEB OVERVIEW This lecture of the Deck Officer curriculum covers the competencies concerned with the manoeuvrability and handling of ships in all conditions. i.e.: deep and shallow water manoeuvrability in calm water (high-speed at sailing and low-speed at port), environmental disturbances effect (waves, swell, wind, tides and currents), hydrodynamic interactions with topography/bathymetry (restricted waters: under-keel clearance, canals and banks) and with other vessels (ship-to-ship or tug-to-ship). The lecture is elective for the Deck Officer curriculum; it covers competence 1.10 of the IMO Model Course for MASTER AND CHIEF MATE, Function 1 - Navigation at the Management Level, Manoeuvring and handling a ship in all conditions (STCW Code, chapter II, section A-II/2), as well as the Italian Law for Master and Chief Engineer CoC.