Module 1 Maritime Education

You will be able to:

1. ask for and give personal data
2. describe seafarer training and education
3. discuss typical activities in the Academy and leisure activities
Essential competency: describe seafarer training and education

Part 1 Personal Data

Part 2 Kherson State Maritime Academy
Part 3 Working Time and Leisure

Module 2 Career Awareness

You will be able to:
1. analyze the factors which influence a person’s choice of career
2. discuss English language requirements to seafarers set by STCW 78/95
3. analyze personal level of readiness for seafaring career
Essential competency: describe readiness to perform duties at sea considering the official
requirements to seafarers

Part 1 Why to Become a Seafarer

Part 2 English: Occupational Requirements
Part 3 Am I Ready to Work at Sea?

Module 3 Ship Arrangement

You will be able to:
1. write a descriptive paragraph about ship arrangement
2. comment on ship linear dimensions and measurements
Essential competency: describe the ship parts and hull markings; linear dimensions, weights,
and volumes; principles of buoyancy and stability

Part 1 Ship Parts

Part 2 Ship Dimensions and Measurements

Module 4 Bulk Cargo Carriers

You will be able to:
1. describe a bulker in terms of her design, cargo and cargo handling equipment
2. describe a tanker in terms of her design, cargo and cargo handling equipment
Essential Competency: characterize bulk cargo carriers focusing on their design, cargo and
cargo handling equipment

Part 1 Bulkers and Their Cargoes

Part 2 Tankers and Their Cargoes

Module 5 Unitized Cargo Carriers

You will be able to:
1. describe a general cargo ship in terms of her design, cargo spaces, cargo types and cargo
handling equipment
2. describe a container ship in terms of her design, container sizes and types, securing equipment
and stowage arrangements
Essential Competency: characterize unitized cargo carriers focusing on their design, cargo types
and their properties
Part 1 General Cargo Ships and Their Cargoes
Part 2 Container Ships