Assignment 2
Assignment -2
Assessment 2: individual coursework assignment this task is about demonstrating your understanding of the construction of significant international maritime policies and the difficulties in ensuring they achieve their safety objectives. The task for you to carry out is:
Identify a significant international maritime policy or amendment to existing policy introduced by the IMO or the
European Commission during the last decade (2004-2014) that in your view has created controversy among the international maritime community and why;
2. State the rationale behind the policy and its objectives;
3. Say if the objectives were met and if not why not
Word limit = 1500
Appendices are allowed as extra words (for diagrams and illustrations)
You should use the module material available to you together with your own experience and research. Carrying out additional research is highly recommended as this will help you to digest the topic. Although this is a piece of individual work, you can exchange ideas and information with your syndicate colleagues.
Mark Allocation:
[1] Identification of policy and understanding of controversy 20%
[2] Identification of rationale behind the policy and its objectives 20%
[3] Identification of any unintended side-effects produced by the policy.5%
[4] Reconstruction of the policy – How you would modify the policy to correct the controversy – discussion and proposed textual changes to the policy 40%
[5] The impact of the current policy on shipping companies to date and how your proposed changes would improve the situation 15%.
SHIPBREAKING AND RECYCLING POLICY Ship Recycling is a very innovative concept where everything used onboard a ship will be reused after its life span. It is also known as Green Industrial concept towards energy and resources conservation. Based on this concept, there introduced “Green Passport” theory for ships.
What is Ship Recycling: Ships usually has average life span of 30 years. This required
Assessment 2: individual coursework assignment this task is about demonstrating your understanding of the construction of significant international maritime policies and the difficulties in ensuring they achieve their safety objectives. The task for you to carry out is:
Identify a significant international maritime policy or amendment to existing policy introduced by the IMO or the
European Commission during the last decade (2004-2014) that in your view has created controversy among the international maritime community and why;
2. State the rationale behind the policy and its objectives;
3. Say if the objectives were met and if not why not
Word limit = 1500
Appendices are allowed as extra words (for diagrams and illustrations)
You should use the module material available to you together with your own experience and research. Carrying out additional research is highly recommended as this will help you to digest the topic. Although this is a piece of individual work, you can exchange ideas and information with your syndicate colleagues.
Mark Allocation:
[1] Identification of policy and understanding of controversy 20%
[2] Identification of rationale behind the policy and its objectives 20%
[3] Identification of any unintended side-effects produced by the policy.5%
[4] Reconstruction of the policy – How you would modify the policy to correct the controversy – discussion and proposed textual changes to the policy 40%
[5] The impact of the current policy on shipping companies to date and how your proposed changes would improve the situation 15%.
SHIPBREAKING AND RECYCLING POLICY Ship Recycling is a very innovative concept where everything used onboard a ship will be reused after its life span. It is also known as Green Industrial concept towards energy and resources conservation. Based on this concept, there introduced “Green Passport” theory for ships.
What is Ship Recycling: Ships usually has average life span of 30 years. This required