MMO5011 Ship Operation and Maintenance Management

Contents and structure

Course Contents:

General ship operation and maintenance, Strategies and methods for maintenance planning, Reliability and availability of equipment and systems, Condition monitoring, Analysis methods to establish maintenance programs i.e. "Reliability Centred Maintenance" (RCM), Computer based systems for maintenance management and spare part Control.

Learning Outcome

Knowledge:

The student:

• can describe general principles for ship operations and maintenance;
• can describe different strategies and methods for maintenance management of ships;
• is familiar with definitions related to reliability and availability of technical systems
• is able to prescribe condition monitoring systems for various types of equipment;

Skills:

The student:

• can establish strategies and methods for maintenance including inspection, preventive maintenance, corrective maintenance and condition monitoring;
• can calculate the reliability and availability of technical systems and equipment;
• is able to carry out analyses to optimize maintenance;

General qualifications:

The student:

• is able to explain the importance of maintenance with respect to safety, environment, availability and total economy;
• has sound knowledge of methods to optimize maintenance;
• can work in teams together with other persons to prepare and perform project work.

Entry requirements

General admission requirements for the study programme

Recommended previous knowledge

Physics; Maths.

Teaching methods

Lectures, calculation exercises, project work and self studies.

If possible: visit a typical offshore vessel.

Compulsory learning activities

None.

Assessment

1) Individual semester paper, accounts for 30 % of the final grade

2) Individual semester paper, accounts for 30 % of the final grade

3) Oral exam, 50 minutes, accounts for 40 % of the final grade

Grading scale: A to E - passed / F - failed

The students have the right to submit an improved version of a failed exam. The improved version must be submitted no later than the end of the following semester. It is only possible to submit an improved version once.

Examination support material

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