Bachelor of Science in Marine Transportation (BSMT) Ref. No.

: DTS- SEAM2
Rev. Status : 01
Date Issued : June 2019
DETAILED TEACHING SYLLABUS

Prepared by: Reviewed: Approved

OIC-NW Christian Jay T. Filasol Capt. Nestor A. Almero Dr. Josefa M. Canoy
Faculty Dean, College of Maritime Education VP for Academic Affairs

(Note: The same content for BSMT AND BSMarE Programs)

Life Purpose: Leading and enabling the transformation of the human person for total human systems development.

Vision: A dynamic and progressive institution of learning and change towards building the quality of life.

Mission: As a learning community, we are committed to:

 Deliver quality education through good leadership and management with certified standards in curriculum and instruction;
 Practice creativity, resourcefulness with integrity and prudence;
 Produce professionals with passion to serve; and
 Develop the emotional and physical wellness of learners, faculty and staff.

Core Values: We demonstrate:

Love of God, country and fellowmen with
Commitment for excellence and integrity in the
Service to humanity.

College Vision and Mission

College Vision: A dynamic Maritime Institution leading in quality education and training through quality system and shall be producer of competent, qualified
and morally upright professional to man domestic and international maritime industry.

College Mission: The Maritime Academy in accordance with the international and national standards is committed to educate and train students
to become qualified, competent and responsible merchant mariners on board ship and/or land-based positions in response to the global, national
and regional demands.
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PART A
COURSE SPECIFICATIONS
(Note: ONLY Applicable for BSMT Program)

PROGRAM EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVE (PEO):

1. Graduates with knowledge, understanding, proficiencies, skills, competences, attitudes and values ready to qualify for an assessment and
certification as Officer-in- charge of a Navigational watch on seagoing ships of 500 gross tonnage or more; and
2. Produce graduates who are qualified to pursue a professional career or advanced studies in maritime field of specialization.

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: CMO 67, S. 2017 - SECTION 6.2

The Bachelor of Science in Marine Transportation (BSMT) is a four year degree program that will train the students in performing and fulfilling the
duties and responsibilities of marine deck officers including navigation, cargo handling and stowage, controlling the ship and vessel’s safety operation
with sufficient knowledge, skills, competencies, attitudes and values in compliance with the national and international requirements particularly the
Section A-II/1 and A-II/2 of the STCW Convention, as amended and such other international laws and conventions.

PROGRAM OUTCOMES (CMO 67, S. 2017, SECTIONS 7.1, 7.2, 7.3):

Graduates of the BSMT program will be able to:
1. Engage in lifelong learning and understanding of the need to keep abreast of the developments in Maritime practice and in the field of
specialization and/or profession;
2. Communicate orally and in writing using English;
3. Work independently and in multi-disciplinary and multi-cultural teams;
4. Act in recognition and practice of professional, social and ethical accountability and responsibility;
5. Preserve and promote “Filipino historical and cultural heritage”;
6. Apply knowledge in mathematics, science and technology in solving problems related to the profession and the workplace;
7. Evaluate the impact and implications of various contemporary issues in the global and social context of the profession;
8. Use appropriate techniques, skills and modern tools in the practice of the profession in order to remain globally competitive;
9. Conduct research using appropriate research methodologies; and
10. Demonstrate the ability to perform the competence, at the operational level under Table A-II/1, some elements of Table A-II/2 of the STCW Code
and other allied conventions.

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Name of Program : Bachelor of Science in Marine Transportation (BSMT)

Course Code : Seam 2

Course Descriptive Prerequisite : Seam 1

: Trim, Stability and Stress
Title Co-Requisite : None
Course Credits : 5 units Lecture Contact Hours per Week : 5 hours Laboratory Contact Hours per Week : 0 hours
Course Description :

Competence/s : A-II/1 F3.C2: Maintain seaworthiness of the ship

A-II/1 F3.C2.KUP1: Ship Stability

KUP : .1 Working knowledge and application of stabiity, trim and stress tables, diagrams and stress calculating equipment
.2 Understanding of the fundamentals of watertight integrity
.3 Understanding of fundamental actions to be taken in the event of partial loss of intact buoyancy
Course Outcome : CO1: Calculate ship stability in compliance with IMO intact stability criteria under all conditions of Loading
Faculty Requirements : CMO 67, S. 2017, Section 13.2

Reference/s : 1. Table A-II/1 Function 3: Controlling the operation of the ship and care for persons on board at the operational level
2. CMO No.67, series of 2017: Revised PSG for BS Marine Transportation and BS Marine Engineering Programs
(Note: ONLY Applicable Program Outcomes for the specific course)

PROGRAM OUTCOMES ADDRESSED INTRODUCTORY ENABLING DEMONSTRATIVE

A graduate of BSMT shall be able to demonstrate the ability to perform the

PO1 X
competence, at operational level under Section A-II/1 of the STCW Code

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Apply knowledge in Mathematics, Science and Technology in solving problems

PO3 X
related to the profession and the workplace.

Evaluate the impact and implications of various contemporary issues in the global
PO7 X X
and social context of the profession

PART B
COURSE SYLLABUS
(Note: The same template for both BSMT and BSMarE Programs)

LEARNING TEACHING-LEARNING EQUIPMENT, MATERIALS INDICATIVE

TOPICS ASSESSMENT
OUTCOMES ACTIVITIES (TLA) AND REFERENCES HOURS
Competence: A-II/1 F3.C2: Maintain seaworthiness of the ship
CO1: Calculate ship stability in compliance with IMO intact stability criteria under all conditions of Performance Tasks:
Loading

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KUP: A-II/1 F3.C2.KUP1.2: Ship stability: Understanding of the fundamentals of watertight integrity
LO1.1: Analyze the
importance of Ship’s Watertight
maintaining watertight
integrity to the
seaworthiness of the
ship
LO1.2 Analyze the
correlation of the Reserve Buoyancy
ship’s watertight
integrity to its reserve
buoyancy
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Topic 1  Interactive-discussion on how
does the ship’s watertigtness
Integrity affect the stability of the ship.
 Discuss the importance of
keeping the watertight
integrity of the vessel.
Topic 2  Define reserve buoyancy and
state its importance to the
seaworthiness of the vessel.
 Discuss how loss of
watertight integrity can affect
the reserve buoyancy of the
vessel.
 Present an illustration
showing the reserve
buoyancy of the vessel
 Explain how to solve for
reserve buoyancy
 Provide sample problems
and solution relating to
reserve buoyancy.
Activity:
 Ship Stability for Masters
and Mates
 Whiteboard and Marker
 Computer Unit
 Multimedia
Projector/Screen
 Stability and Trim
 Ship Stability for Masters
and Mates
 Whiteboard and Marker
 Computer Unit
 Scientific Calculator
 Multimedia
Projector/Screen
 Stability and Trim
Determine the different ship’s stability
conditions.
Determine the actions that should be taken
during the different conditions onboard
affecting ship’s stability.
Calculate and maintain the stability condition
of the ship in compliance with IMO
requirements.
Written Assessment:
Essay stating the importance
of maintaining the watertight 5 hrs
intergrity of the ship and how
to maintain the same.
Written Assessment
Essay defining the meaning of
reserve buoyancy and stating
its importance to the
seaworthiness of the vessel.
Solve word problems relating
to reserve buoyancy
5 hrs
Oral Assessment
Output presentation of the
case study of a vessel
capsizing as a result of
insufficient reserve buoancy.
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Case study of a vessel capsizing as

a result of insufficient reserve
buoyancy.
LO1.3: Understand Topic 3  Discuss the significance of
the effects of the Ship’s Stability load distribution on the
vessels’s stability Condition stability condition of a vessel
conditions to its  Explain how poor load
seaworthiness distribution can affect the
seaworthiness of the vessel
Activity:
Case study on a vessel that
capsized, sank, or heavily listed due
to poor loading conditions.
 Multimedia
Projector/Screen
 Whiteboard and Markers
 Computer Unit
 Stability for Masters and
Mates
 Stability and Trim
Written Assessment
Essay explaining how poor
load distribution can affect the
seaworthiness of a vessel.
Draw an illustration of a ship
that hogs and one that sags.
Oral Assessment 5 hrs
Output presentation of the
case study on vessel that
capsized, sank, or heavily
listed due to poor loading
conditions.

KUP: A-II/1 F3.C2.KUP1.1: Ship Stability: Working knowledge and application of stability, trim and stress tables, diagrams and stress calculating
equipment
LO1.4: Analyze the Topic 4  Solve various stability  Multimedia Written Assessment
different formulas Stability Calculation problems. Projector/Screen Quizzes on various stability
used to calculate  Discuss the formulas used in  Whiteboard and Markers calculations
ship’s stability different problems.  Computer Unit
 Identify the variables used in  Stability for Masters and
each formula. Mates
 Provide stability problems to  Scientific Calculator 25 hrs
solve  Stability and Trim

Activity:
Demonstrate ability to solve various
stability word problems,
LO1.5: Evaluate the Topic 5  Interactive-discussion on the  Multimedia Written Assessment
ship’s stability Stress Table and Archimedes’ Principles of Projector/Screen Describe how Archimedes’
7 hrs
conditions using the Principles of Floatation  Whiteboard and Markers Principles of Floatation works.
Floatation
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stress tables and  Interactive-discussion of the  Computer Unit

Archimedes ship’s condition using the  Stability for Masters and
Principles of Floatation stress table Mates
 Film Showing of the Floating  Hydrostatic Table
Ship  Stability and Trim
Activity:
 Interpret the stress table
affecting the ship’s stability
 Illustrate ship’s floatation
using Archimedes’ Principles
of Floatation
LO1.6: Analyze the Topic 6  Interactive-discussion on the  Multimedia Written Assessment
Ship’s Stability Ship’s Stability ship’s stability using diagram Projector/Screen Quiz
Diagram Diagram  Demonstrate how to derive  Whiteboard and Markers Find the required data using
data from the Ship’s Stability  Computer Unit the ship’s stability diagram
Diagrams  Stability for Masters and Define the elements that are 5 hrs
Activity: Mates provided in the ship’s stability
Interpret the data derived  Scientific Calculator diagram.
from the ship’s stability  Stability and Trim
diagram
LO1.7: Calculate the Topic 7  Demonstrate how to solve for  Multimedia Projector Written Assessment
ship’s stability using Calculation of the trim and stress calculations.  Whiteboard and Markers Quizzes on changes in trim
the Trim and Stress Ship Stability on the  Discuss the effect of adding,  Computer Unit and stresses brought about
Tables, Diagram and Different Conditions removing, or shifting a load to  Scientific Calculator by adding, removing, and/or
Stress Calculating the ship’s trim and stress.  Stability for Masters and shifting loads.
Equipment on the  Displacement  Discuss the various trim and Mates Draw a diagram showing how
following ship’s of the vessel stability calculation  Stability and Trim forces of gravity and
conditions:  Force and equipment used onboard. buoyancy act on the ship’s
 Force and Moment Acting structure. 13 hrs
moment acting on a Floating Activity:
on a floating Ship Volume Demonstration and return
ship and Weight of demonstration of calculating
 Volume and Displacement ship’s stability using Stress
weight of and Reserve Calculating Equipment.
displacement Buoyancy
and reserve
buoyancy of a

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box and ship  Ships Center

shaped vessel of Gravity Trim
 Movement of Correction
center of
gravity when
adding,
removing,
shifting or
suspending
weight
Draughts of
the ship using
trim correction
tables when
adding,
removing,
shifting or
suspending
weight

KUP: A-II/1 F3.C2.KUP1.3: Ship Stability – Understanding of fundamental actions to be taken in the event of partial loss of intact buoyancy
LO1.8: Understand Topic 8  Discuss the provision stated  Multimedia Projector Written Assessment
the intact stability Intact Stability in the International Code on  Whiteboard and Markers Enumerate atleast 5 critera
requirements and Requirement Intact Stability of 2008.  Computer Unit from the Intact Stability Code.
damage stability (afloat ship)  Provide a ship stability  Scientific Calculator Quizzes – word problems on
criterion of an afloat diagram showing the righting  Stability for Masters and finding the GZ.
vessel. lever(GZ) and demonstrate Mates Draw a diagram showing how
how to solve for GZ.  International Code on to derive the GZ and its
5 hrs
 Discuss how to maintain the Intact Stability, 2008 location.
intact stability of the vessel  Stability and Trim

Activity:
Research about the provision as
stated on the Intact Stability Code
and discuss.

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LO1.9: Analyze the Topic 9  Discuss the effect of:  Multimedia Projector Written Assessment
effects to the ship’s Effects to the Ship’s -having a negative GM on a  Whiteboard and Markers Quizzes on free surface
stability of the Stability of the moving ship  Computer Unit effect.
following conditions: Different Conditions: -free surface effect  Scientific Calculator Quiz – Identification
 Negative GM  Negative GM -entry of water on a ship’s  Stability for Masters and
on the moving on the moving damaged compartment Mates Oral Assessment
ship ship  Demonstrate how to solve for  International Code on Output presentation of the
 Slack Tanks  Slack Tanks free surface effect Intact Stability, 2008 case study on a vessel that
when the ship when the ship  Discuss how to reduce the  Stability and Trim capsized, sank, or heavily
5 hrs
is rolling while is rolling while free surface effect on a listed due to the the reasons
at sea at sea tanker vessel stated.
 Entry of water  Entry of water
into the ship’s into the ship’s
damaged damaged
compartment compartment Activity:
Case study regarding a vessel that
capsized, sank, or heavily listed due
to the above reasons.
LO1.10: Evaluate the Topic 10  Discuss actions taken to  Multimedia Projector Written Assessment:
different actions that Actions Taken when restore stability  Whiteboard and Markers Write an essay on what the
should be taken when the ship is losing  Identify the factors that  Computer Unit officer in charge of the
the ship is losing stability reduce ship stability  Scientific Calculator vessel’s stability should do in
stability.  Discuss the importance of  International Code on case the vessel is losing 5 hrs
proper planning and risk Intact Stability, 2008 stability.
assessment before  Stability and Trim Identify the risk associated
implementing actions with losing the stability of the
vessel.

FINAL EXAMINATION

Note: Number of hours based on 16 effective teaching weeks (curriculum mapping) TOTAL HOURS 80

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Required Readings/Textbook:
 Ship Stability for Masters and Mates – Sixth Edition Consolidated 2006 by Captain D.R. Derrett
 Sample Hydrostatic Tables
 Stability and Trim by Capt. L. dela Calzada
 International Code of Intact Stability

Suggested Readings, References and Resources

 Table A-II/1 Function 3 Competency 2: Maintain Seaworthiness of the Ship
 CMO No.67, series of 2017: Revised PSG for BS Marine Transportation and BS Marine Engineering Programs
 Reed’s Ship Stability, Powering and Resistance
 Stability, Trim and Strength for Merchant Ships and Fishing Vessels
 Ship Stability OOW by Martin Rhodes
 Ship Hydrostatics and Stability by Adrian Biran
 USCG Alert 1-08
 STA CBT#31 Stability I
 STA CBT#52 Stability II
 https://www.myseatime.com/blog/detail/basics-of-ship-stability
 https://www.marineinsight.com/naval-architecture/intact-stability-of-surface-ships

(Note: The same content for BSMT and BSMarE Programs)

Grading
The criteria for the assessment of student competence or performance apply to all programs for all subjects.

1. Grading Criteria Prelim Grade 20% Mid-term Grade 40%

Quizzes/Assignments 25% Midterm Grade 20% Final Grade 60%
Class Activities/Laboratory Output 35% Semi-Final Grade 20% Total 100
Periodic Examination 40% Final Grade 40%
Total 100% Total 100%
2. Regular Semester Overall Final Grade 3. Term Schedule Overall Final Grade
Attendance/Absence Policy
 Only students who are officially enrolled are admitted in class.
 Students are required to attend all classes and laboratory sessions regularly and on time.
 Classes missed by the students because of late registration are considered as absences.
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 For absences due to illness or medical reason, a medical certificate is required for readmission to the class.
 A student who appears in class after 15 minutes of the regular time is marked TARDY. Three (3) tardiness is equivalent to one (1) absence.
 Students who are absent from class for three (3) meetings must secure a Warning Form on Student Absences from their respective College Deans.
 Students who are absent from class are individually responsible for lessons, tests/quizzes, activities, projects, homework and/or assignments missed and
only students with excused absences shall be allowed to do make up work.
 Students incurring more than seven (7) absences for full semester and five (5) absences for term schedule shall be DROPPED from the roll and be given a
grade of 9.0.
 Students who leave the class after the roll call and do not return to class shall be considered absent.

Academic Honesty
 Students should always maintain honesty and academic integrity.
 Students who are caught cheating or plagiarizing someone else’s work shall be subject to disciplinary sanctions which may include suspension or expulsion
depending on the gravity of the offense.

Classroom Conduct
 Students are expected to show respect to their teachers and classmates in, and even out, of the classroom and to persons in authority.
 Mobile phones must be turned off or placed in silent mode while classes are going on, except when used for academic purposes and/or with the expressed
consent of the faculty member.
 During examinations, all mobile phones must be surrendered to the concerned instructor and shall be retrieved after the examinations.
 Any student found disrupting or disturbing classes shall be subject to disciplinary sanctions.

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