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BITS PILANI KK BIRLA GOA CAMPUS INSTRUCTION DIVISION

FIRST SEMESTER 2019-20


COURSE HANDOUT (PART-II)
20.08.2019
In addition to Part-I (General Handout for all courses appended to the timetable), this portion
gives further specific details regarding the course.

Course No. : HSS F 314


Course Title : Maritime Studies And Blue Economy
Instructor-in-charge : Dr. R. P. Pradhan
Instructor : R P Pradhan
1. Scope and Objective:
This course is designed and developed as an interdisciplinary course to provide students and more
particularly engineering students an introductory idea into the vast opportunities linked to maritime
sector and its related professional opportunities. India has adopted 2010-2020 as the Maritime Decade
for the country to revive India’s maritime linkage and strategise India’s maritime potentials for the
future. In consonance with this objective, huge investments are earmarked towards integrated maritime
sector development.

The interdisciplinary and inter-governmental scope of maritime studies makes the course contemporary,
relevant and useful in a globalised economy of today. Maritime history, political economy, naval
diplomacy and maritime governance and protocol shall be educative as well as very interesting and
useful in multiple ways. The objective of the course is to expose and familiarise students into the
emerging potentials of maritime sector. The course aims to equip students with analytical skills to
critically look at and examine issues and challenges associated with maritime sector and by familiarising
them with the intellectual (rather than technical) contributions made by maritime experts, understand
and possibly develop few solutions and directions that could be useful for maritime communities.

2. Text Book:
1. Vijay Sakhuja & Gurpreet S. Khurana (2015);(eds) “Maritime Perspectives 2014”, National
Maritime Foundation, New Delhi, 2015; ISBN: 978-81-930159-1-9, PP316, Rs.600.
2. Somen Banerjee, “Maritime Power Through Blue Economy in the Indian Context; Vivekananda
International Foundation, 2018, New Delhi.
https://www.vifindia.org/sites/default/files/Blue-economy.pdf
Reference Books:
1. Admiral Arun Prakash, (2007) “From the Crow’s Nest: A Compendium of Speeches and Writings
on Maritime and Other Issues”, National Maritime Foundation, New Delhi & Lancer, pp.225,
Rs.397.50
2. Vice Admiral Pradeep Chauhan Captain (Dr.)(eds.) Gurpreet S Khurana; “Maritime Perspectives
2018”, National Maritime Foundation, New Delhi, 2019; Rs. 600/.

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https://www.academia.edu/39177697/MARITIME_PERSPECTIVES_2018_Maritime_Developments_in_Ind
o-Pacific_Region_in_2018_
3. Broad Course Plan: Course is divided into four broad components as given below-

Maritime Security Maritime Governance


Maritime Infrastructure Blue Economy
& Economy
4. Detailed Course Plan
No of Learning Objectives Topics to be Covered Reference
Lectures
10 Introductory Lectures
3 Introduction to Over View- Maritime Studies criticality to national Class Note
Maritime Studies Economic Development; Transportation & Inter-
connectivity; Political & Strategic Security as well as
Resource Dependency & Innovation for Resource
Generation
Maritime Strategic Security- 09 Lectures
3 Global Maritime Maritime Strategic Water ways & Choke Points. Class Note /
Security Case examples of Panama Canal; Malacca Dilemma; Material shall be
Architecture & Sea Rise & Fall of European Maritime Powers; Rise of periodically
Politics North America as Global Maritime Security uploaded.
Fulcrum; Naval Bases & Maritime Strategic
Narratives & experiences.

4 Maritime Strategic Maritime Strategic Theories; ; Heart Land vs. Rim Literature shall
Theories Land; Islands & Ocean Powers as Maritime Security be provided in
Instruments; Mahan, Mackinder & Indo-Pacific the Class.
Strategic Space; Island Nations vs. Asia-Pacific to
Indo-Pacific Transition; India & Indian Ocean
Strategic Compulsions & Challenges.

Shall provide complete global Maritime Strategic


Narrative
Maritime Governance Sector
11 Maritime Evolution & Growth of Maritime Governance & Class Notes;
Institutions & Challenges. Specific Material
Maritime Laws Maritime Institutions like IMO; ISA; UNCLOS or Shall be
Laws of Sea Protocols.
suggested
Sea Conventions like MARPOL; SOLAS; STCW &
MLC. Sea Pollution challenges to Issues of Sea
Mining, Security Threats, and Piracy, terrorism, Sea
Accidents & impact as well as Life and Labour laws
at Sea.
Maritime Economy & Infrastructure Sector
10 Maritime Mobility; The Lost World of the Sailing Ships 1780 to 1880; Class Note;

2
Shipping evolution & An Introduction to Maritime History; Introduction Specific Material
Sea Ports as to the pre & post 19th century maritime economy. Shall be
Economic Growth Development of Sea Ports as Economic Growth suggested
Models; Shipping Modules and maritime Strategic Assets-
Sector and Global Performance & Potentials;
Maritime Economy
Comparative Evolution of Global Shipping Sector; Evolution of
Analysis Vessel Classes; & Shipping Sector; Trades and Trade
Routes: the places and the impact of steam &
beyond. Maritime Trade blocks.

Blue Economy & Maritime Opportunities


09 India’s Sagarmala & Global Maritime Productivity Focus. Gunter Pauli & Class Notes;
Maritime Big Push Maritime Innovation Challenges along with SDG 14 Specific Material
Approach. Shall be
suggested

5. Evaluation scheme:
Component Duration Weight age (%) Date and Time
Mid Term Test 1.5 hr. 30 03/10/19, Thursday 2:00 PM -
3:30 PM
Assignments/ 30 Shall be announced
Presentations
Comprehensive 3 hrs. 40 09.12.19 (AN)
Examination

5. Chamber Consolation Hour: To be announced in the class


6. Notices: Notices shall be displayed in the course notice board.
7. Make-up Policy: Make-up will be granted only on genuine grounds and if prior permission is taken. No
application will be accepted in the Exam Hall.

Course IC

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