Code: mk3epdgk04rx17-en
ECTS Credit Points: 4
Evaluation: mid-semester grade
Year, Semester: 3rd year, 1st semester
Its prerequisite(s): -
Further courses are built on it: Yes/No
Number of teaching hours/week (lecture + practice): 0+2
Topics:
According to the environment protection part of subject the most important topics of environmental protection are introduced to the students. It includes the general knowledges and global issues of environmental protection and managements: air quality, water protection, soil protection, noise protection, and waste management side topics.
The environmental issues of air transport. Environmental policies of International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and International Air Transport Association (IATA). IATA goals to assist airlines in improving their environmental performance: alternative fuels, carbon offset program, environmental assessment, fuel and emission data, cargo sustainability.
Dangerous goods: It involves the basics of safety and transportation of dangerous goods (basics of dangerous goods, hazard and handling labels, etc.) ICAO Dangerous Panel and Dangerous Goods Regulations (DGR) of IATA: global reference for shipping dangerous goods by air, shipment features and documentation.
Literature:
Recommended:
- Gilbert M. Masters, Wendell P. Ela: Introduction to Environmental Engineering and Science, Pearson New International Edition, 3/E, Pearson, 2013, Isbn: 9781292025759
- Jerry A. Nathanson, Richard A. Schneider: Basic Environmental Technology, Pearson, 2015, Isbn: 978-0-13-284014-9
- ICAO, IATA standards, manuals, and guidelines
| 1st week | 8th week |
|---|---|
| Registration week | 1st drawing week |
| 2nd week | 9th week |
| Basics of Environmental Protection and Environmental Management Practice: Introduction to environmental protection; Global issues on environmental protection, the environmental issues of air transport | Air transport safety and security Practice: Main goals of air transport safety and security |
| 3rd week | 10th week |
| Air Quality and Air Quality Control Practice: Basics of air pollution control, processes in the atmosphere, greenhouse gases, ozone layer, smog, acid rain | Transportation of dangerous goods Practice: Transportation of dangerous goods (basics of dangerous goods, hazard and handling labels, etc.) |
| 4th week | 11th week |
| Water and Soil Protection Practice: Water protection and quality, pollutants Protection of soil quality | Transportation of dangerous goods Practice: DG shipment features and documentation |
| 5th week | 12th week |
| Environmental Noise, Waste Management Practice: The basics of environmental noise, measuring devices and techniques Waste management, possibilities, disposal, techniques and hazardous waste | Transportation of dangerous goods Practice: ICAO Dangerous Panel |
| 6th week | 13th week |
| The environmental issues of air transport Practice: Environmental policies of International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). | Transportation of dangerous goods Practice: IATA Dangerous Goods Regulations (DGR) |
| 7th week | 14th week |
| The environmental issues of air transport Practice: Environmental policies of International Air Transport Association (IATA) | Mid-semester TEST |
| 15th week | |
| 2nd drawing week |
Requirements
A, for a signature:
Attendance to the practices (absence up to the permissible level)
B, for grade:
The final grade will be the average of the tests. Each test hast to be at least 50%.