110018 - MARITIME ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

Subject type: Mandatory

Coordinator: Valeria Bernardo

Trimester: Second term

Credits: 4

Academic year: 2026

Teaching course: 2

• Spanish

The language is Spanish, you can speak Catalan, Spanish or English

This course aims to have direct contact with environmental management in marine and port environments, understand the impact of transport activities on the oceans and study and be part of the measures we are currently working to mitigate marine pollution.

The classroom (physical or virtual) is a safe space, free of sexist, racist, homophobic, transphobic and discriminatory attitudes, either towards students or teachers. We trust that together we can create a safe space where we can make mistakes and learn without having to suffer the prejudices of others.

1. Environmental Principles:

a. Environmental Awareness

b. Environmental Management Systems (EMS): ISO 14000, EMAS.

c. Responsibilities in environmental management.

d. European environmental policy

e. Environmental Impact Studies

2. Marine Pollution:

a. Organic pollution, by hydrocarbons, by surfactants, chemicals, by dredging, thermal.

b. Solid waste. Ecological impact of pollutants

3. Environmental and marine legislation.

a. MARPOL 73-78 Convention

b. Marine natural resources: exploitation and management.

c. Sea fishing. Fishing activities in the Spanish legal framework.

d. Protection of the marine environment.

4. Coastal and marine environmental management.

a. National and international planning and legislation

b. Integrated coastal management: Responsibilities and segregation of functions: Town councils, port authorities, etc.

5. Environmental indicators:

a. Tourism and sustainability.

b. General concepts and legislative framework in coastal planning.

c. The environmental management of the sea.

d. International Regulations Associated with Environmental Management.

The final grade will be the weighting of the grades of the activities carried out throughout the term.

To pass the course, the final grade must be greater than or equal to 5 points out of 10.

The evaluation will take into account the following aspects with the assessments indicated:

1. Practical continuous assessment questionnaires (in and out of the classroom) total: 20% (cannot be recovered)

2. A group seminar (One SDG will be worked on per group: Written work and infographic presentation): 30% (cannot be recovered)

In this section, the following TecnoCampus competency will be worked on in particular: CCT3·(Level 2) Global Citizenship) The Maritime Environmental Management subject integrates the Global Citizenship competency (CCT3) by promoting understanding of the planetary impact of maritime transport and the co-responsibility of students in the face of shared environmental challenges, such as climate change and ocean protection. Through the analysis of international regulatory frameworks (IMO, MARPOL, SDGs of the 2030 Agenda), students develop a critical and ethical vision of their future professional role in a globalized sector. Respect for cultural and territorial diversity is promoted in port and maritime environmental management, while recognizing the inequalities between regions in the ecological transition. In this way, students become active agents of global citizenship committed to the sustainability of the blue economy. The assessment of this competency is equivalent to 10% within 30% of this section.

3. An exam where the students' comprehension of the subjects of the subject will be evaluated: 50% points

General considerations:

• At least 80% attendance is required to pass the subject.
• In order to be able to configure the mark with the follow-up of the continuous assessment, a minimum score of 5 points must be obtained in the written work of 30% and 5 points in the final exam. If none of the above items is obtained and / or the average of the 3 elements is less than 5 points, the recovery test must be carried out after the final exam period.
• Students who do not take the final exam will not be entitled to the resit exam
• The grade of the retake exam is not averaged with the rest of the course, and may not exceed 5 points. Any form of academic fraud will be sanctioned in accordance with the center's evaluation regulations. If signs of fraud are detected, including the improper use of generative artificial intelligence tools, the subject's teaching staff may call the student for an individual interview with the aim of verifying their authorship.

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