Write a report entitled “[Name of cargo type]: a Case Study and Critical Evaluation of Shipboard Regulation and Safe Operational Practice.”
You are to choose one of the cargoes from the list below. These are known to have safety and/or environmental concerns around loading, discharge, and carriage by sea. All such cargoes have operational practices and regulations embedded in SOLAS, MARPOL and industry guides for safety and environmental protection.
Word limit 2,000 words +/- 10%
LIST OF CARGOES (choose ONE only) – maybe discuss on RoRo?
• Group A dry bulk cargoes: suggested case studies The Black Rose 2009 and Bulk Jupiter 2015
• Roll-on roll-off vehicle carriers: suggested case studies MV Golden Ray 2019 and Felicity Ace 2022
• Group B dry bulk cargoes: suggested case studies wood pellets – mv Corina 2015; -fertiliser – mv Cheshire 2017; Coal – several reports are available of unnamed ship incidents.
• Packed containers: suggested case studies Eugen Maersk 2013 and X-Press Pearl 2021
• Timber deck cargoes: suggested case studies Graig Rotterdam 2016 and Mimasaka 2010; several reports are available of unnamed ship incidents
SUMMATIVE SUBMISSION – REPORT STRUCTURE
Your Report must be structured as shown below. Figures and tables must be numbered, given a title and source, and embedded in the text, NOT placed as an appendix . Start each major section on a new page, by inserting a page break at the top. Number your pages. Use the Harvard system of referencing and Ariel 12-point font with line and a half spacing on A4 page size. Must use textbooks and academic sources.
Your report will have:
• Title page
• Executive Summary – on its own page, single spaced.
• List of contents, List of figures, List of tables
• Section 1 Introduction
– This will briefly introduce the cargo type that you are researching and the concerns around its safe handling . Your outline should include an aim for the final report and a summary of the report structure.
• Section 2 Literature review of the environmental and safety regulation of ships and cargoes
– A theoretical and academic review, using mainly academic book/journal sources, of the environmental and safety regulation of ships and cargoes. Start with a broad approach to safe operations , and maritime .regulation , then narrow down to as close as possible to your particular cargo type .
• Section 3 Critical evaluation of the International Regulations around your cargo type
• Section 4 use your case study or studies together with relevant industry guides and any other information to examine problems around safe operations in practice .
• Section 5 Discussion and conclusion .
– What do your findings mean?
– Show how you have achieved your research aim.
– Make some recommendations based on your research findings.
• List of References – you are recommended to automate this, see https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/create-a-bibliography-citations-and-references-17686589-4824-4940-9c69-342c289fa2a5
• Appendices, if any. An appendix contains interesting and relevant additional information that is not necessary for the main body of the text.
