Maritime Safety

About this subject

• What you'll learn

  Upon successful completion of this subject, students should be able to:

  1. Articulate the main elements of a generic safety assessment in the maritime space.
  2. Describe the structure and functions of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) in the context of maritime safety.
  3. Evaluate the purpose and function of the major IMO legal instruments in terms of the regulating of maritime safety.
  4. Analyse the role of the IMO and its members in the adaptation of its major legal instruments.
  5. Evaluate the role of Australian and other maritime administrations in regulating maritime safety and implementing relevant international instruments.

• Topics covered

• Description

• Assessments

• Textbooks

• About University of Tasmania

Entry requirements

Part of a degree

To enrol in this subject you must be accepted into one of the following degrees:

Elective

• OUA-PSU-GCE-2023 - Postgraduate Single Subjects
• TAS-BAM-MAS-2023 - Master of Business Administration in Maritime Management
• TAS-MMG-GDI-2023 - Graduate Diploma of Maritime Management

Additional requirements

No additional requirements

Study load

0.125 EFTSL

This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.

Equivalent full time study load (EFTSL) is one way to calculate your study load. One (1.0) EFTSL is equivalent to a full-time study load for one year.

Find out more information on Commonwealth Loans to understand what this means to your eligibility for financial support.