Ship and Yacht Management – Coursework 2 Briefing Sheet
Administrative Details
There will be opportunities for formative feedback throughout the module. Marks released and feedback made available by Weighting: This question is worth 70% of the module mark. Pass mark: 40%, 50% for accreditation Submission is via Moodle; your work is marked anonymously so please do not put your name or student number on your work.
Instructions
You are required to write a report addressing the task below. Your assignment is made up of 2 parts of equal weighting:
- Budget
- Ship Security Plan
1. Budget
Your company mines iron ore and is considering whether to purchase a small fleet of ships to start their own shipping division. You are part of a team who have been asked to prepare an operating budget and ship security plan for the fleet. In order to prepare the budget, your team needs to collect some key information. In order to collect the correct information, you must prepare a summary report for the team leader addressing the following points:
- Detail the main information you will need about the vessel and why each of these factors are important.
- Give details of the typical costs included in a budget estimate of the daily operating costs. Explain how you would monitor all these costs during the management of the vessel.
2. Ship Security Plan
Given your specialist knowledge, you have been asked to draw up an outline ship security plan, providing key guidance to senior management of the requirements of the ISPS code. Your plan must address the requirements laid down in the ISPS code. Any limitations/further information required must be clearly identified, with an explanation of why it was not possible to complete that part. At the end of the plan you are to include a section appraising the effectiveness of the plan to senior management. The word limit is 2,500 words +/- 10%. This excludes the list of references. You are to use the HARVARD style of referencing, making sure that you paraphrase and cite sources correctly. Direct quotations should be used sparingly and cited in accordance with the referencing guidelines. Harvard referencing information can be found here: https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/student–life/yourstudies/essential–information/regulations/referencing
Learning Outcomes
This report relates to the following module learning outcomes:
- Develop management procedures.
- Appraise the effectiveness of the procedures developed.
Marking Criteria The marking criteria for each part is shown on the following pages.
Marking Criteria – Budget
| |
Excellent |
Good |
Satisfactory |
Requires Improvement |
| Detail the main information you will need about the vessel and why each of these factors are important. (10%) |
Comprehensive list of information provided, with excellent justification provided. 7-10 |
Key list provided, although there may be some limitations. Clear justification provided. 6 |
Satisfactory list of details provided, although some may not always be adequate or relevant. Justification may not be fully described and justified. 4-5 |
Either fails to describe, or provides an inadequate list of information, with little or no justification. 0-3 |
| Give details of the typical costs included in a budget estimate of the daily operating costs. (15%) |
Complete breakdown of daily operating costs, fully justified with an excellent range of cost examples in support. 11-15 |
Complete breakdown of daily operating costs, well justified with a range of cost examples in support. 9-10 |
Incomplete breakdown of daily operating costs with limited range of examples in support. 6-8 |
Poor or no breakdown present. 0-5 |
| Explain how you would monitor all these costs during the management of the vessel. (15%) |
Excellent appraisal of monitoring regime and tools, highlighting areas of strength and weakness with an excellent range of examples in support. 11-15 |
Strong appraisal of monitoring regime and tools, highlighting areas of strength and weakness with a good range of examples in support. 9-10 |
Some appraisal of monitoring regime and/or tools, highlighting areas of strength and/or weakness with limited range of examples in support. 6-8 |
Poor or no appraisal present. 0-5 |
| Sources and Referencing (10%) |
Excellent range of academic, legal and industry sources used. Harvard referencing style fully followed. 7-10 |
Good range of academic, legal and industry sources used. Harvard referencing style used, albeit with some minor errors. 6 |
Acceptable range of academic, legal and/or industry sources used. Acceptable Harvard referencing style with some mistakes/omissions. 4-5 |
Poor use of sources. Incorrect Harvard referencing style with significant mistakes/omissions. 0-3 |
Marking Criteria – Ship Security Plan
| |
Excellent |
Good |
Satisfactory |
Requires Improvement |
| Demonstrates detailed knowledge of the ISPS Code in order to develop Ship Security Plan (25%) |
Describes to a high professional level the requirements of the ISPS Code and assesses their applicability, using excellent and relevant examples. Limitations described and justified. 18-25 |
Describes the requirements of the ISPS Code and assesses their applicability with good and relevant examples. Limitations described and justified. 15-17 |
Describes to a satisfactory level the requirements of the ISPS Code and assesses their applicability with some examples that might not always be adequate or relevant. Limitations may not be fully described and justified. 10-15 |
Either fails to describe, or provides an inadequate description of, the requirements of the ISPS Code in order to assess applicability. Assessment of limitations not present. 0-9 |
| Appraisal of Effectiveness (15%) |
Excellent appraisal of effectiveness, highlighting areas of strength and weakness with an excellent range of examples in support. 11-15 |
Strong appraisal of effectiveness, highlighting areas of strength and weakness with a good range of examples in support. 9-10 |
Some appraisal of effectiveness, highlighting areas of strength and/or weakness with limited range of examples in support. 6-8 |
Poor or no appraisal present. 0-5 |
| Sources and Referencing (10%) |
Excellent range of academic, legal and industry sources used. Harvard referencing style fully followed. 7-10 |
Good range of academic, legal and industry sources used. Harvard referencing style used, albeit with some minor errors. 6 |
Acceptable range of academic, legal and/or industry sources used. Acceptable Harvard referencing style with some mistakes/omissions. 4-5 |
Poor use of sources. Incorrect Harvard referencing style with significant mistakes/omissions. 0-3 |
