Knowledge and understanding:

- the objectives and current tasks of international standards and conventions;

- the scope of application of the provisions of the MARPOL, SOLAS and STCW conventions, as well as quality standards applicable to seagoing vessels;

- the functions of classification societies, the elements of technical control carried out by them, and the periodicity of surveys;

- operational requirements, diagrams and operating principles of shipboard equipment designed to protect the environment.

Skill:

- to apply in professional activity the main provisions of conventions and standards, the provisions of regulatory documents governing quality and safety, the process approach, and cause-and-effect analysis of factors and conditions affecting the quality of professional activity;

- to exercise control and ensure the safety of personnel and the ship;

- to manage the prevention of environmental pollution and safe operations under shipboard conditions.

The acquisition of learning outcomes for the educational component is achieved by studying the following topics:

- Goals and purposes of the discipline. Overview of the main international conventions. Ensuring compliance with the requirements of the International Convention and the Code on training and certification of seafarers and watchkeeping of 1978, as amended;

- Issues of resource management in the professional activity of ship mechanics. Classification, structure and methods of evaluating operational indicators;

- Purpose and goals of ISO standardization in the maritime industry. Requirements of ISO standards;

- Control and supervision of compliance with the requirements of the International Convention for the Protection of Life at Sea of 1974, as amended;

- International Code for the Security of Ships and Port Facilities (ISPS Code);

- Control and supervision of compliance with the requirements for the protection of the aquatic marine environment: operational requirements for ship equipment and systems, design, principle of operation and conditions for ensuring the operation of the equipment;

- Control and supervision of compliance with the requirements of Annex VI of the 1973 International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, as amended by the 1978 Protocol. to it, with amendments regarding the prevention of air pollution;

- Rules of the Register of Shipping of Ukraine regarding the identification of vessels.