Course Overview
The Blended Propulsion Plant Simulator 1 (PPS1) course is designed to provide five days of supervised training on the “cloud" at the student's choice of location, and the remaining ten days will be face-to-face in the Engine simulator room on campus. This course would provide proficiency in the safe and efficient operation of the ship's machinery to watch keeping engineers. During the course, emphasis will be on safe watch keeping practices; scenarios used in training would be as realistic as possible. Upon successful completion of this course, the student will receive a training certificate, which is a requirement to obtain one of the following certificates of competency or endorsement: (1)Third-Class Engineer, Steamship or Motor Ship, (2) Fourth-Class Engineer, Steamship or Motor Ship, (3) Watch-Keeping Engineer, Motor-Driven Fishing Vessel, (4) Maintenance Supervisor MOU/Self-Elevating.
Prerequisite(s)
- A student has completed a minimum of 6 months of sea service performing duties related to an engineering position on board a vessel, OR a student is registered with a Marine Engineer Cadet Training Program as defined in TP 8911. Students enrolled in the course are required to produce an approval letter or email from Transport Canada confirming course entry prerequisites on day 1 of the course, and show the approval letter or email to the course instructor. Students who DO NOT have an approval letter or email will not be allowed to continue in the course and must withdraw.
Credits
7.5
Domestic fees
$1,061.13
International fees are typically 3.4 times the domestic tuition. Exact cost will be calculated upon completion of registration.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Demonstrate safe watch keeping practices in accordance with the STCW convention and code.
- Demonstrate watch handover protocols.
- Start-up main and auxiliary machinery while using checklists.
- Start-up diesel generator sets and manually synchronize on coming generators and load share.
- Demonstrate ability to operate main propulsion unit in “Bridge", “Local", and “Emergency" control positions.
- Demonstrate “Emergency Run", “Shut Down", and “Slow Down" of main engine.
- Assess, plan, and take necessary action to minimize the effect of machinery breakdown.
- Demonstrate ability to inform Bridge and Chief Engineer in the event of an engine malfunction that necessitates reduction in speed, or adjustment to the generation of electric power.
- Carry out emergency and pollution control procedures and make appropriate entries in the oil record book.
Effective as of Spring/Summer 2024
Course Offerings
Fall 2026
Below is one offering of MERS 1005 for the Fall 2026 term.
CRN 52178
Dates
Nov 02 - Nov 26 Loading
- CRN 52178
- $1061.13 Domestic fees
Class meeting times
Duration
3 weeks
Instructor
Sanjeev Sarwal
Course outline
Important information
- IMPORTANT NOTE: THIS IS A BLENDED FORMAT: the initial 5 days will be online, and the remaining 10 days will be in person at the PPS simulator at the Marine Campus. TC EXAMs WILL BE HELD ON NOVEMBER Nov 24 (Tue), Nov 25 (Wed), and Nov 26 (Thurs). EXAM WILL BE HELD ON CAMPUS IN ROOM 142. (1) Students enrolled in the course are required to produce an approval letter or email from Transport Canada confirming course entry prerequisites on Day 1 of the course, and show the approval letter or email to the course instructor. Students who DO NOT have an approval letter or email will not be allowed to continue in the course and must withdraw. Prerequisites are listed in the prerequisite section of the course webpage. (2) The Transport Canada assessment will be conducted on campus after the 10 days of in-person instruction. All candidates requesting PPS Exams should complete and pay for a Transport Canada EXN 3 (Application to be Examined) at least two weeks prior to the examination date. Contact Transport Canada 400 - 800 Burrard Street, Vancouver, office contact number is 604-666-0834. (3) You must purchase the required manuals and text(s) from the BCIT Bookstore. You can have the physical, Spiral/Paperback, manual shipped to Marine Campus library, and have it picked up on your first day of class. Alternatively, you can purchase the Digital Version where available.
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