Students acquire knowledge and understanding of:

• the essence of management and its role in managing production and technical processes;
• the basic principles of production and technical management;
• general approaches to organizing the technical operation of ships in shipping companies;
• the purpose and tasks of technical management in shipping companies;
• the role of technical, operational and commercial documentation in managing the technical operation of a ship;
• the main ways of improving the efficiency of ship technical operation.

Students acquire skills in:

• explaining the purpose of technical management in the activities of a shipping company;
• identifying the main tasks of ship technical operation;
• distinguishing the main types of documentation used during ship technical operation;
• using general information related to the planning of technical supply, repair and ship operating costs;
• justifying the need for effective organization of ship technical operation.

The acquisition of learning outcomes for the educational component is achieved through studying the educational material in the following sections:

Shipping Company and Fundamentals of Technical Management.

Organization of Ship Technical Operation in a Shipping Company.

Maintenance, Repair and Docking of Ships.

Technical Supply, Fuel, Lubricants and Ship Operating Costs.

Basic Documentation for Ship Technical Operation.

Improving the Efficiency of Ship Technical Operation.