A case study related to the improvement of working and rest hours of oil tanker deck officers

Navigation safety on coastal waters is an extremely important issue. Fatigue is an important factor threatening navigation safety. Considering that the vessel type is an oil tanker, such a threat is not posed only to the crew but also to the environment. Most of the tankers navigating coastal waters are in the small tanker category. Therefore, this study examined the working and resting hours of the deck officers in the oil tankers navigating coastal waters. The study utilized the ISF Watchkeeper 3 program for assessing and interpreting the working periods. The study reached the conclusion that the first and second officers in particular are working under unsuitable conditions. To improve the working conditions of the deck officers, effects of additional cargo officer on board was investigated. This study is in quality of recommendation. The study elucidated that the cargo officer practice determines the working and resting hours of deck officers, in the work on the oil tankers, and compliance with the related conventions.     

Managing Shoreline Change Under Increasing Sea-Level Rise in Ghana

Relative sea-level rise will affect vulnerable coastal communities globally. Quantifying this effect on the coastal environment and infrastructure provides critical information that enables coastal managers to develop sustainable mitigation and adaptation measures. Modeling applications have enabled the past, present, and future trends in shoreline morphology to be investigated in detail. Predictive numerical models depend largely on the reliability of the input data. This article reports on using the Soft Cliff and Platform Erosion (SCAPE) numerical model to simulate future shoreline evolution trend in the central Accra coast in Ghana. The model input parameters include historic shoreline recession rates, wave data, tidal data, bathymetry, beach volume, beach topography, historic relative sea-level rise rates, and the shoreline orientation. The data fed the SCAPE numerical model which simulated the emergence of soft rock shore profiles over timescale of decades to centuries, to project future positions of the central Accra shoreline for the next 100 years under different scenarios of climate change. Simulated future shoreline positions overlaid on a 2005 orthophoto map of Accra enabled vulnerable areas and infrastructure at risk to be identified. It emerged that a highly populated community in central Accra will be inundated by 2065, while the Rivera beach resort will be eroded from 2035. A natural fish landing site in Osu (suburb in Accra) will be lost from 2045. The study has demonstrated that considerable ecological, economic, social, and national losses should be expected within the next century. Shoreline change management options should be explored to help mitigate the expected impact of the sea-level rise.     

Financing Beach Improvements: Comparing Two Approaches on the Georgia Coast

Fifty-five percent of Georgia's developed coastline has been armored with various types of erosion protection devices. This article is about beach improvement projects at Jekyll Island that would operate under (a) a nourishment policy or (b) a retreat policy. Benefits are calculated from an intensive, on-site survey of beach visitors and the costs are calculated from observable sources. Two financing methods are considered: general revenue and user fee financing. The analyses imply recommending beach improvement as an effective policy within the considered time frame.     

The Role of Spatial Data Management Strategies in ICZM in Ireland

This article explores how a fresh approach to integrated coastal zone management (ICZM) in Ireland might be forged through the identification of a number of key innovative cross-sectoral professional initiatives and interdisciplinary academic thinking in this sector. It includes three interlinked research themes that assess existing cross-sectoral data management issues (to include an assessment of readiness for the INSPIRE and compliance with the Re-use of Public Sector Information European Union Directives), the degree of cross-pollination between the various sectors involved in managing the Irish Coastal Zone (to identify the need (or otherwise) for capacity- building to encourage cross-fertilization of ideas, skills, and knowledge exchange), and cross-professional competencies (to assess the desire/need (if any) for those working in coastal zone management to add to their existing competencies through continuous professional development or lifelong learning opportunities). Indeed, the specific competencies for coastal practitioners are identified here and these further illustrate the need for professional recognition of the role, responsibilities, and therefore the requirement for an appropriately qualified “Coastal Manager” professional, one that is seen not merely as a nicety but rather a necessity—a core enabler in any future innovative and integrative management approach.     

高职院校基层科研考核指标的设计与实践

高职院校作为一种特殊类型的高校,需科学合理地设计基层科研考核指标,使科研考核指标成为科研考核评价的指挥棒,引导高职院校的科研行为,形成有效的科研合力,催生一批有效的科研成果,为高职院校打造一个独特而合理的科研发展格局。     

基于特色化项目设计的“数控车削”课程改革探索与实践

文章在说明"数控车削"课程项目化教学改革目标思路的基础上,以具有行业特色的船舶配套零件加工项目为例,详细探讨其项目载体设计与基于工作过程的教学过程设计,并在课程项目化教学改革中予以实践。     

制冷与空调专业校企共建校内生产性实训基地的探索与实践

校内生产性实训基地的正常有序运作不仅能够促进专业内涵和教师队伍建设,还是培养学生专业实践能力、职业核心能力尤其是创新能力的重要手段.文章分析了本校制冷与空调专业校内实训现状及其存在的问题,提出校企共建校内生产性实训基地的必要性,并系统研究校内生产性实训基地的建设、功能、运行、管理、实施和预期成效.     

开放性“单片机技术”课程建设探讨

文章以"单片机技术"课程为例,通过对该课程的特点进行分析,阐述了开放课程的本质内涵,提出了该课程开放性建设思路和措施,对高职课程建设具有一定的参考价值。     

大型海岸工程对水流和泥沙运动的影响研究

在淤泥质海岸建设大型海岸工程,会对周边海域的水沙环境产生一定影响。文章以连云港为例,应用波浪潮流泥沙数学模型,模拟计算了连云港海域大型海岸工程实施后对于水流泥沙运动的影响。研究结果表明:连云港区、徐圩港区以及灌河口双导堤工程实施后,工程区以外的大范围海域潮流场和含沙量场基本没有改变,变化主要集中在工程区和工程区附近近岸海域,总体呈现出动力减弱、含沙量减少的趋势。