The Maritime University of Szczecin
Wyzsza Szkola Morska w Szczecinie
The Maritime University of Szczecin teaches and trains personnel with the highest qualifications required at sea and inland transport. The students are educated at two faculties including seven specializations within three fields of study. Graduates of fulltime and part-time studies obtain B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees.
The knowledge and qualifications as required by the IMO can be updated at courses provided by: the Training Centre for Marine Officers, the Marine Rescue Training Centre, the Further Education Centre and the Society for Promoting Marine Knowledge.
m/v “Nawigator XXI” and the main building of
the Maritime University of Szczecin
(Fot. J. Undro)
Our education and training in ship and port-related professions meets all requirements of the International Maritime Organization. Our diplomas are recognized throughout the world.
The university was one of the first maritime institutions in the world to be awarded a certificate of the Quality Management System to the ISO 9002 standard.
It is the only civil school in Poland whose Navigation Faculty is authorized to award doctor’s degrees in sea navigation. The modern equipment assures high standards of education. The Maritime University of Szczecin uses 70 up-to-date laboratories and 14 latest-generation simulators, such as: ship-handling, marine power plant, radar, ARPA and GMDSS.
Ship-handling simulator
(Fot. W. Koziol)
The research-training ship NAWIGATOR XXI supplements training facilities with her modern navigational and engine room facilities.
The Maritime University of Szczecin is said to be the best-equipped civil maritime school of higher education in Europe.
Maritime University of Szczecin
Waly Chrobrego 1/2
70-500 Szczecin, Poland
RelationShip – voyage planning
The
Szczecin Maritime University (WSM) team has planned a route for an unmanned trimaran which
will set out to circumnavigate the world. The route will account for various navigational,
hydrometeorological and stability constraints. The preparations included various
preliminary assumptions, routing guidelines, offensive and defensive navigation tactics
and the plan for all eight legs of the voyage.
Based on general parameters of the trimaran, an attempt was made to estimate its speed characteristics. The assumed polar speed characteristics enables determining the mean trimaran speed in particular distances accounting for tacking in opposite winds.
The trimaran’s route was prepared with such factors taken into account as statistical weather data, navigational information concerning particular areas with emphasis put on actual sailing routes of merchant vessels. The route comprises geographical co-ordinates of trimaran’s turn points and general course values for subsequent route segments. Lanes were defined for the allowed trimaran movement. The lanes depend on navigational and aero/hydrodynamic safety.
Planned route of the trimaran
(Design: M. Adamowicz, A. Bak, T. Stecko)
With statistical meteorological data mean trimaran speeds were determined for each leg. On this basis total times of covering each leg were estimated.
Provided characteristics of each leg put emphasis on possible hazards in subsequent route segments.
The complex preparation of the trimaran route also includes statistical weather conditions for particular legs and a list of nautical publications necessary for voyage planning and execution that the centre controlling the trimaran should have access to.
The WSM team working on the RelationShip project from left: J. Porada, M. Raciborski, B. Kwiecinska, Z. Pietrzykowski, M. Adamowicz, B. Wisniewski, A. Drozd, Z. Ferlas (Fot. W. Koziol)
Other project participants: K. Biedulska, A. Bak, T. Stecko.
More information about WSM team's work you will find on our site: http://main.wsm.szczecin.pl/pl/serwis/relationship
Design: A. Bak, Z. Pietrzykowski, T. Stecko
Translation: J. Klosinski