Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
3311004106TEHLİKELİ MADDE TAŞIMACILIĞIElective442
Level of Course Unit
Short Cycle
Objectives of the Course
To inform in detail about the transport of dangerous goods
Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1To define of hazardous loads
2To explain the IMDG code
3To describe Documentation of the dangerous cargo
Mode of Delivery
Daytime Class
Prerequisites and co-requisities
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
None
Course Contents
Labeling of dangerous substances, Signs of dangerous goods, Risk codes, Security codes, Pictograms and logos, Vehicle product sheets, Vehicle safety equipment, Midterm examination/Assessment, IMDC forms
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1Identification and classification of dangerous cargo
2International Maritime Dangerous Goods Transportation Code (IMDG Code)
3Marking and packaging of hazardous cargo
4Hazardous cargo documentation, safe handling, sorting and stacking principles
5The national and international regulations of transportation of dangerous goods
6The safety of loading and unloading
7Accident site security
8Pictograms and logos
9MSDS forms
10Vehicle safety equipment
11The transportation of oil and oil tankers
12Tanker operations
13Tankers loading and unloading operations
14Truck parking areas, security
Recommended or Required Reading
Metin ÇANCI, Murat ERDAL, Uluslararası Taşımacılık Yönetimi, UTİKAD Yayını, İstanbul, 2009
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Midterm Examination1100
SUM100
End Of Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Final Examination1100
SUM100
Term (or Year) Learning Activities40
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities60
SUM100
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
None
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination111
Final Examination111
Attending Lectures14228
Self Study14114
Individual Study for Mid term Examination155
Individual Study for Final Examination188
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)57
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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11
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12
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13
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14
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15
LO15       5     5
LO25       5     5
LO35       5     5
* Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High
 
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