Homework answers / question archive / Solent University Coursework Assessment Brief Assessment Details Module Title: Vessel Operations Module Code: MBU404 Module Leader: Pengfei Zhang Level: 4 Assessment Title: Review of vessel safety and regulation Assessment Number: AE Assessment Type: Report Restrictions on Time/Word Count: 1500 Consequence of not meeting time/word count limit: There is no penalty for submitting below the word/count limit, but students should be aware that there is a risk they may not maximise their potential mark

Solent University Coursework Assessment Brief Assessment Details Module Title: Vessel Operations Module Code: MBU404 Module Leader: Pengfei Zhang Level: 4 Assessment Title: Review of vessel safety and regulation Assessment Number: AE Assessment Type: Report Restrictions on Time/Word Count: 1500 Consequence of not meeting time/word count limit: There is no penalty for submitting below the word/count limit, but students should be aware that there is a risk they may not maximise their potential mark

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Coursework Assessment Brief

Assessment Details

Module Title:	Vessel Operations
Module Code:	MBU404
Module Leader:	Pengfei Zhang
Level:	4
Assessment Title:	Review of vessel safety and regulation
Assessment Number:	AE
Assessment Type:	Report
Restrictions on Time/Word Count:	1500
Consequence of not meeting time/word count limit:	There is no penalty for submitting below the word/count limit, but students should be aware that there is a risk they may not maximise their potential mark.
Individual/Group:	Individual
Assessment Weighting:	100%
Issue Date:	W/C 18 Jan 2021
Hand In Date:	TBC
Planned Feedback Date:	Within 20 days
Mode of Submission:	On-Line through Turnitin
Number of copies to be submitted:	1 - online
Anonymous Marking	This assessment will be marked anonymously

Assessment Task

You are required to write a review about one of the following vessel types:

Chinamax (Valemax) Ore Carrier

Capesize Coal Carrier

Panamax Grain Carrier

Post Panamax Container ship

Chemical Carrier - Ship Type (ST) 2

Medium Range (MR) Product Tanker

LNG vessel

 

You should start your review with a general overview of the vessel type. You should then identify and briefly summarise the following:

• Concerns and issues with regard to safety of the vessel when loaded
• Key International Maritime Organisation (IMO) Codes and regulations which relate to the cargo carried

Assessed elements (see attached for grading criteria):

Structure and presentation; Spelling and grammar; Referencing; Technical content; Evidence of research

Report Format

The information of student ID and word count must be clearly indicated on the first page of your work. References list should be excluded from word count.

The report should be word processed in size 12 font, line spacing 1.5, justified to both margins and should consist of the following:

Title page, student ID, word count, contents page, introduction, findings and discussion, conclusion, reference list, appendices (if necessary)

The report MUST be referenced using the Harvard system.

Assessed elements (see attached for assessment grading criteria)

Structure, Referencing, Spelling & grammar, Content, Conclusion

Referencing:

Students are expected to use the Harvard referencing style:

http://portal.solent.ac.uk/library/help/factsheets/resources/referencing-law-harvard.pdf

 

Assessment criteria

Please see briefing document

Learning Outcomes

This assessment will enable students to demonstrate in full or in part the learning outcomes identified in the Module descriptors.

Late Submissions

Students are reminded that:

1. If this assessment is submitted late i.e. within 5 working days of the submission deadline, the mark will be capped at 40% if a pass mark is achieved;
2. If this assessment is submitted later than 5 working days after the submission deadline, the work will be regarded as a non-submission and will be awarded a zero;
3. If this assessment is being submitted as a referred piece of work then it must be submitted by the deadline date; any Refer assessment submitted late will be regarded as a non-submission and will be awarded a zero.

https://students.solent.ac.uk/official-documents/quality-management/academic-handbook/2o-assessment-principles-regulations-temporary-amendments-for-covid-19-contingency-plans.pdf

Extenuating Circumstances

The University’s Extenuating Circumstances procedure is in place if there are genuine circumstances that may prevent a student submitting an assessment. If students are not 'fit to study’, they can either request an extension to the submission deadline of 5 working days or they can request to submit the assessment at the next opportunity (Defer).  In both instances students must submit an EC application with relevant evidence.   If accepted by the EC Panel there will be no academic penalty for late submission or non-submission dependent on what is requested.  Students are reminded that EC covers only short term issues (20 working days) and that if they experience longer term matters that impact on learning then they must contact the Student Hub for advice.

Please find a link to the EC policy below:

https://students.solent.ac.uk/official-documents/quality-management/academic-handbook/2p-extenuating-circumstances.pdf

Academic Misconduct

Any submission must be students’ own work and, where facts or ideas have been used from other sources, these sources must be appropriately referenced. The University’s Academic Handbook includes the definitions of all practices that will be deemed to constitute academic misconduct.  Students should check this link before submitting their work.

Procedures relating to student academic misconduct are given below:

https://students.solent.ac.uk/official-documents/quality-management/academic-handbook/4l-student-academic-misconduct-procedure.pdf

Ethics Policy

The work being carried out by students must be in compliance with the Ethics Policy. Where there is an ethical issue, as specified within the Ethics Policy, then students will need an ethics release or an ethical approval prior to the start of the project.

The Ethics Policy is contained within Section 2S of the Academic Handbook:

https://staff.solent.ac.uk/official-documents/quality-management/academic-handbook/2s-solent-university-ethics-policy.pdf

Grade marking

The University uses a letter grade scale for the marking of assessments. Unless students have been specifically informed otherwise their marked assignment will be awarded a letter grade. More detailed information on grade marking and the grade scale can be found on the portal and in the Student Handbook.

https://students.solent.ac.uk/official-documents/quality-management/academic-handbook/2o-annex-3-assessment-regulations-grade-marking-scale.docx

Guidance for online submission through Solent Online Learning (SOL)

http://learn.solent.ac.uk/onlinesubmission

 

MAR 141 - Maritime Operations                                                                                                      Review of vessel safety and regulation

	A 1-2	A 3-4	B 1-3	C 1-3	D 1-3	F 1-3
Structure & Presentation 10%	Very well presented in appropriate style. All figures and tables appropriate and labelled correctly	Well presented in appropriate style. Some very minor errors	Generally well presented and set out. Some errors or omissions	Presentation acceptable but could be improved	Generally poor presentation that is not appropriate	Poorly presented and/or inappropriate presentation
Style, Spelling & Grammar 15%	High level of academic writing appropriate to the level	Good level of academic writing with very minor errors	Good level of writing, with some minor grammatical and/or spelling errors	Generally well written but lacking appropriate level of language. Spelling and/or grammatical errors	Style of writing not appropriate with a large number of grammatical errors. Some spelling errors	Inappropriate style of writing. Many grammatical and spelling errors.
Referencing 15%	Exceptionally high level of referencing with no errors. Extensive and varied sources utilised	Very high level of referencing with very minor errors. Good selection of sources utilised	Good referencing with some minor amendments required. Good number of sources utilised, but limited selection	Reasonable referencing, but with some consistent errors. Fair number of sources	Poor referencing. Limited quality and number of sources	Very poor referencing or no attempt made. Very poor quality sources
Content	Content very	Technically	Good level of detail	Some reasonable	Detail relating to	Substantial
50%	detailed which	accurate and	but lacking in	detail but	safety	inaccuracies with
	demonstrates an	detailed content	accuracy in some	technically limited.	and/or associated	very limited range
	exceptional depth	which demonstrates	areas.	An understanding of	legislation	of detail.
	of understanding	a thorough	Demonstrating a	safety	contained limited
	of safety,	understanding of	fair understanding	demonstrated.	detail or several
	associated	safety,	of safety,	Coverage of	inaccuracies.
	legislation and	associated	associated	associated	Implications not
	implications for	legislation and	legislation and	legislation and/or	addressed. The
	shipping	implications for	implications for	implications lacked	content overall
		shipping	shipping	sufficient detail	demonstrates a
					somewhat
					superficial
					understanding
Conclusion	Excellent	Very good	Good conclusion	Acceptable	Conclusion was	Very limited
10%	conclusion fully	conclusion that was	that was supported	conclusion that was	cursory in extent	conclusion that was
	supported and	appropriate and	by findings,	based on content	and poorly utilised	not supported by
	justified by	justified by the	however some	but limited	the findings of the	findings of the
	research presented	findings presented	additional	justification	report	report
			justification needed	provided