Application deadline

External applicants: Application deadline is 1 December for spring semester and 1 June for autumn semester. Application code 9303 in Søknadsweb.

PhD students at UiT The Arctic University of Norway go directly to Studentweb to register for class and exam by 1 February for spring semester and 1 September for autumn semester.

Type of course

Admission requirements

PhD students or holders of a Norwegian Master degree in Nautical Science, Marine Technology, Maritime Operations of five years or 3+ 2 years (or equivalent) may be admitted. PhD students must upload a document from their university stating that there are registered PhD students. This group of applicants does not have to prove English proficiency and are exempt from semester fee.

Holders of a Master´s degree must upload a Master´s Diploma with Diploma Supplement / English translation of the diploma. Applicants from listed countries must document proficiency in English. To find out if this applies to you see the following list:

Proficiency in English must be documented - list of countries

For more information on accepted English proficiency tests and scores, as well as exemptions from the English proficiency tests, please see the following document:

Proficiency in english - PhD level studies

Course content

Introduction

• The ocean environment
• Operational challenges with emphasis on Polar waters

Environmental loads

• Kinematics and dynamics of ocean waves
• Wave, current, wind and ice loads on vessels

Dynamic motions and maneuvering of vessels

Environmental criteria

• Weather window
• Weather forecasting

Advanced collision avoidance

Weather routing in the Arctic

• Optimisation  criteria
• Methods of solution

Recommended prerequisites

Objectives of the course

Knowledge

The candidate shall:

• have a thorough understanding of nautical operations with emphasis on how the environment is affecting the operations,
• have a thorough understanding of the key environmental factors affecting the performance of nautical operations,
• understand the hydrodynamics on a theoretical basis for operations in the surface zone,
• be able to determine the operational window based on weather conditions,
• have an overview of operational challenges,
• have thorough knowledge of how nautical operations can be modelled and simulated.

Skill

The candidates shall be able to:

• handle appropriate SW tools to perform static and dynamic analyses of nautical operations,
• handle limitations in modelling and simulation of nautical operations,
• formulate and evaluate solutions for planning of effective operations,
• carry out research to acquire new and more advanced knowledge related to work tasks and operations within the marine field.

Competence

• The candidate is able to work in multidisciplinary project teams of nautical operations.
• The candidate can manage and lead multidisciplinary teams in research projects on nautical operations.
• The candidate can contribute to debates regarding relevant nautical operations in international forums.

Language of instruction and examination

Teaching methods

Assessment

The exam is comprised of

1) the submission of a project report with an oral presentation based on the students own topic of research that supplements his/her doctoral thesis, and

2) a final oral examination. 1) and 2) count 50% each in the grading.

A grade of A or B is required to pass

There is no access to a re-sit examination in this course. Students with valid grounds for absence will be offered a postponed examination.

Recommended reading/syllabus

E. Pedersen, K. Inoue and M. Tsugane. Simulator Studies on a Collision Avoidance Display that Facilitates Efficient and Precise Assessment of Evasive Manoeuvres in Congested Waterways. J. Navigation, Vol. 56, No. 03, pp. 411-427, Cambridge Journals.

O. M. Faltinsen, Sea Loads on Ships and Offshore Structures, Cambridge University Press. Selected sections.

Other syllabus will be presented at the beginning of the course.