| Category |
Case Study |
Subject |
Education |
| University |
North Kent College |
Module Title |
FLR5224 Surveying of Superyachts |
Assignment Brief
PLEASE NOTE: THIS CASE STUDY WILL BE MARKED USING THE STANDARD DIPLOMA GRADE MARKING RUBRIC DETAILED IN THE ACADEMIC COURSE HANDBOOK. HAVE A LOOK AT THE RUBRIC AND THE CRITERIA PLUS DESCRIPTORS TO UNDERSTAND THE MARKING CRITERIA. THIS WILL HELP YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT IS EXPECTED OF YOUR SUBMISSION AS THE MARKER WILL USE THIS RUBRIC TO DETERMINE YOUR GRADE.
- You have been appointed as an independent marine surveyor by a client who is resident in London, UK. This client is about to purchase a motor yacht of 72m in length, 508 Gross Tonnes, from a broker in Montreal, Canada. The purchaser does not intend to visit the vessel before purchasing it and has only seen the vessel in photographs.
- The vessel, which was built in 2018 to Lloyds Register Class, is afloat in Miami.
- Currently the vessel is not certified under the Red Ensign Group Yacht Code, but it is the intention of the buyer to apply for this certificate. The vessel will be used as a business to carry 12 paying passengers on holiday cruises around the Scottish West Coast Islands all year round. The passenger cabins are arranged as six cabins, all with double beds.
- The vessel will be crewed by three male staff and three female staff. One of the male staff is a trainee. None of the crew members are in a personal relationship with any of the other crew members.
- Five cabins are provided for the crew, four of these have double beds, one has twin beds. Class was withdrawn in 2024, as renewal surveys had not been completed as required.
- The buyer intends to class the vessel with the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) as soon as possible following purchase.
Your instructions are to:
- Perform a pre-purchase survey of the vessel and its equipment and to report your findings to the buyer
- To advise the client on the methodology to obtain their desired ABS class and Red Ensign Group Yacht Certification.
In this case study you are required to produce a clear structured report, provided in a professional layout, detailing your findings and the following:
- How you would approach this survey and the preparations which you would make prior to commencing the survey.
- A clear explanation on how the owner may approach the matter of obtaining both Class and Red Ensign Group Yacht Code Certification. You must describe the surveys which would be required, and discuss the matter of crewing levels and crew accommodation available. This information should be provided as a pre-purchase survey report.
- For the Class and Red Ensign Group Yacht Code Surveys required, include a survey plan which the owner can follow, include all required surveys and provide clear in-depth details of the requirements of the Red Ensign Group Yacht Code.
NOTE: The word length for this case study is 3,000 words (+/- 10%). This excludes the contents list, references/bibliography and any annex/appendices. If your work is outside of this word length it may be returned to you for improvement and resubmission.
- You must include a suitable introduction, main body of discussion and then conclusion to your report, followed by a bibliography. The report must have a structure of headings and subheading, and you need to ensure that all the sources and references you use are properly acknowledged – see the Academic Course Handbook for further information about how to reference the sources you use in the Harvard referencing style.
- It is expected that your answer will be well written, accurate and consistent in approach and style. This means that you need to plan your approach and the structure of the content before you start writing. Your answer should demonstrate that you have a good knowledge and understanding of the subject matter, and your discussion and arguments should be logical and well presented. It is expected that the marker will see evidence of your research skills, knowledge gained, relevance, analytical ability, referencing and presentation skills. The overall presentation is expected to be to a high professional standard.
- If you have any questions about the Case Study, please don’t hesitate to ask help from your Academic Course Director via the course forum.
- When you submit your work, please ensure that you use the NKC Diploma Assignment Template found on your course home page and submit via Turnitin. Guidance on how to submit your work is available in the Course Handbook.
- You are strongly recommended to re-read the Academic Course Handbook, in particular the sections on report writing, referencing, plagiarism and the standard marking rubric, before commencing this Case Study. Please be aware that misusing Al and attempting to pass it off as your own work (“false authorship”) in an assessment is not permissible. Misuse of Al is a form of plagiarism and is academic misconduct by gaining or attempting to gain unfair academic advantage, i.e., cheating.
- You can check your similarity score after submitting your Case Study and, if you need to edit your work, you have a limited time to request your Programme Co-ordinator at LMA withdraws your submission before it is provided to the marker.
- You are recommended to complete this Case Study by the deadline date so the marker can return your work as quickly as possible, and before the course concludes.
