19 courses with the subject MT, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
2 class hours, 3 credits. The student will learn fundamental concepts and principles required to manage an international shipping company from the shoreside perspective. Subjects will include the various types of charter agreements, voyage trading data, cargo booking and trading, Bills of Lading, Insurance and the customer/owner relationship. [Fall and Spring]
Gen Ed Natural Science Elective 3 General Education Elective** 3 Semester Credits: 15
3 class hours, 3 credits. The course is in two sections. The first section is a review of basic ship's construction; structural components, types of construction, materials and methods of shipbuilding. This section will also study the principles of transverse and longitudinal stability, general stability and trim calculations for both intact and damaged vessels as appropriate to the licensed deck officer. The second section of the course focuses on a study of vessel cargo and the role of the ship in integrated transportation systems. Specific topics include a survey of cargo gear, principles and problems of stowage and carriage of general, bulk, refrigerated, dangerous cargo, grain, special cargoes and containers, and the role of the ship's officer related to various types of vessels and cargo operations. A complete project is required dealing with the actual loading and stowage of a vessel, utilizing industry soft- ware and actual ship specifications. In compliance with international STCW requirements, there will be no D or D+ grades in this course. Open only to students for whom this course is a requirement for their degree program or minor, or by permission of the department chair. [Fall and Spring]
Semester Credits: 13 USCG License Exam: Lower Division Credits: 87 Upper Division Credits: 93 License Credits (L in left column): 62 Total Credits: 180 T 435 (Maritime Security) in addition to the courses above. work requirements er for both lecture and laboratory or recitation (as applicable).
3 class hours, 3 credits. This course will introduce the student to current methods and strategies used to combat oil and hazardous materials spills. The course will review legislation pertaining to facility and vessel response plans, carriage of hazardous materials, and worker safety. The course will familiarize the student with various types of spill response equipment and strategies through both classroom lectures and practical demonstrations. [Spring]
3 class hours, 3 credits. This class will provide an overview of current international environmental regulations as they pertain to the shipping industry. The discussion will include the place of environmental compliance in the company and the compliance process. Sections of the following Laws pertaining specifically to Vessel Operations will be used: MARPOL, Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, Clean Water Act, Clean Air Act, Montreal Protocol, State Statutes. Public health statutes applicable to shipping and vessel sanitation will also be covered. (USPHS – CDC Reporting Criteria). Case studies will be used throughout the course. [Fall and Spring]
3 class hours, 3 credits. This course will introduce students to the ship management requirements found in the IMO’s International Safety Management Code and how those requirements and principles are applied in the international shipping industry. Students will become familiar with the various aspects of the code and how the Code is implemented through such programs as safety management programs. Extensive use of case studies will be made. [Fall and Spring]
MT 435*** Maritime Security (3) Fall 3 TMGT 8390***
Summer 2
3 class hours, 3 credits. This course uses established guidelines set by FEMA and widely used in business to introduce students to the emergency management system in theory and practice. Discussion will include general topics in emergency management systems with an emphasis on how corporations are including these principles into business continuity planning. The course will include such topics as risk analysis, communications, planning and mitigation. [Fall and Spring]
8390***
2 class hours, 2 laboratory hours, 3 credits. 2024-25 Undergraduate Course 68
Communications: Visual communications used in the merchant marine; Morse Code, blinker light and International Code Flags; merchant ship communications systems; use of lifeboat radio apparatus. Navigation: Use of shipboard aids available to the navigator; elementary chart work plotting position, courses and distances; practical supervised piloting; introduction to instruments used in celestial navigation. Operations: Ship activation; boat handling; davit operation; man-overboard drills; hull construction; numbering of compartments, deck doors, firehouse stations and extinguishers; ventilation; drainage; fire and flushing mains; loading marking; deck fittings; preservation, sanitation and maintenance; safety practices; ship deactivation, Basic Rules of Nautical Road. In compliance with international STCW requirements, there will be no D or D+ grades in this course. This course also includes required STCW training for Vessel Personnel with Designated Security Duties (VPDSD). Open only to students for whom this course is a requirement for their degree program or minor, or by permission of the department chair. Vessel Personnel with Designated Security Duties (VPDSD) training at SUNY Maritime College and Mug Ship Weekend in order to be eligible to take MT 510. [Summer]
Communications: Ship's visual communication apparatus; signal practice to obtain a speed of eight words per minute with the blinker light: International code, H.O. 102. Introduction to radio telephone. Navigation: Sextant-review of adjustments and altitude measurements; celestial observations; computing and plotting of lines of position; azimuths and compass error; practical adjustments of the magnetic compass; chart work in conjunction with all phases of piloting and sailing; correction of charts and publications from Notices to mariners. Introduction to electronic aids to navigation. Day's work. Operations: Care of lifeboats and equipment; fire detection and extinguishing systems; use of portable fire extinguishers, emergency lifesaving appliances, cargo booms and winches, grand tackle, line throwing apparatus; tours of foreign port facilities, ships and shipyards. Intermediate Rules of Nautical Road. Meteorology: Plotting and making the weather map; synoptic observations and weather forecasting at sea. In compliance with international STCW requirements, there will be no D or D+ grades in this course. Open only to students for whom this course is a requirement for their degree program or minor, or by permission of the department chair. [Summer] 2024-25 Undergraduate Course 70
Cadets with exceptional academic status may, upon application to the Department of Marine Transportation, be selected to sail on a commercial ship in lieu of Summer Sea Term II. Cadets will be assigned to vessels exceeding tonnage specified by the U.S. Coast Guard for Unlimited Tonnage, Any Ocean Qualification for a minimum of sea days approved by the Marine Transportation Department. Candidates are selected by the Department of Marine Transportation, based upon academic and regimental performance. An extensive sea project is required. In compliance with international STCW requirements, there will be no D or D+ grades in this course. Open only to students for whom this course is a requirement for their degree program or minor, or by permission of the department chair. [Fall, Spring and Summer]
Communications: Review of visual signaling and practical work to obtain a speed of six words per minute in blinker; radio auto-alarm; VHF/UHF radiotelephone operations; GMDSS Operators Certificate. Navigation: Practical work in celestial navigation, electronic navigation, relative motion and piloting; analysis of dead-reckoning, running fixes and estimated positions supervising the correction of charts and publications; practical use of the tide and tidal current tables; duties and responsibilities of the navigator. Operations: Steering gear drill, individual ship handling, use of distress signals, preparation of ship for U.S. Coast Guard annual inspection; foreign ports and port facilities; assumption of deck officer's duties and responsibilities. Advanced Rules of the Road. Each cadet on his/her first class Sea Term must take and pass the written qualifying examination. In compliance with international STCW requirements, there will be no D or D+ grades in this course. Open only to students for whom this course is a requirement for their degree program or minor, or by permission of the department chair. [Summer]
This is a 45 day training term at sea. This course is only for international students to enable completion of their sea time requirements. [Summer]
1, 2, 3, or 4 credits each. Independent investigation of special topics in Marine Transportation. Student work will be under the direct supervision of a mentor assigned by the Marine Transportation Department. In the event that the course earns 1 credit, the department has the option of assigning a Pass/Fail grade.
each. 2024-25 Undergraduate Course 71
Source: SUNY Maritime College's catalog, linked per course · table learning_unit · CourseShelf publish 61
