Competencies

Competencies are the set of knowledge, skills, and attitudes to be acquired by students throughout the degree, aimed at preparing them for professional activities.

The title of Graduate in NAVAL RADIOELECTRONIC ENGINEERING will allow the exercise of the professional skills to which the current Diploma in Naval Radioelectronics titles give access, these skills are reflected in RD.1837/2000, of November 10, which approves the Regulation of Inspection and Certification of Civil Vessels, as well as Order FOM/3479/2002 of December 27, which regulates the signing and endorsement of documents referred to in the previous RD.

The Title of Graduate in NAVAL RADIOELECTRONIC ENGINEERING, has as its main objective to provide the basic knowledge and techniques that a student should have at his disposal Merchant Navy Radio-Electronic Officer who carries out their professional activity. The Fourth Transitional Provision of Royal Decree 1393/2007 establishes that the current general guidelines for the corresponding degrees, both academic (Diploma in Naval Radioelectronics) and professional (Merchant Navy Radioelectronics Officer), will apply to university degrees linked to regulated professional activities.

Competencies encompass knowledge related to professional activity and that is the result of learning. These competencies are crucial for identifying qualifications. These competencies can be classified as:

– Disciplinary and academic skills, which result directly from university academic training (learning outcomes). These competencies reflect the knowledge acquired and the learning methods used. The academic objectives are divided into two parts:

General: common to the three Degrees of the Nautical, Machinery and Naval Radioelectronics Section (Naval Radioelectronic Engineering, Nautical Engineering and Maritime Transport and Maritime Engineering)

Specific: those specific to the degree profile in Naval Radioelectronic Engineering

– Professional skills, which describe the capabilities and skills a graduate will develop in the workplace. Professional competencies focus on the job to be performed and the field of work.

Basic skills

1	Acquisition, understanding and application of knowledge in an area of study that builds on the foundation of general secondary education and is typically at a level that, while supported by advanced textbooks, also includes some aspects involving knowledge from the forefront of the field of study.
2	Applying their knowledge to their work or vocation in a professional manner and acquiring the skills that are usually demonstrated through the development and defense of arguments and the resolution of problems within their area of study
3	Ability to gather and interpret relevant data (usually within their area of study) to make judgments that include reflection on relevant social, scientific, technical or ethical issues
4	Transmission of information, ideas, problems and solutions to both specialized and non-specialized audiences
5	Development of those learning skills necessary to undertake further studies with a high degree of autonomy
6	Knowledge of basic and technological subjects, which will enable you to learn new methods and theories, as well as providing you with great versatility to adapt to new situations.
7	Communication skills. Organized presentation of ideas, both orally and in writing, in a manner that respects fundamental rights and equality between men and women, as well as promoting human rights and the values inherent in a culture of peace and democracy.
8	Ability to work in a multilingual and multidisciplinary team, respecting fundamental rights and equality between men and women, and ensuring universal accessibility. Ability to generate reports for the transmission of knowledge and results. Ability to learn and continuously update.
9	Knowledge of the development, application and inspection of standards, catalogues, technical specifications of components, circuits and electronic systems, automation, radio communications, internal communications, radio-electronic navigation aid systems, and ship control and steering systems
10	Knowledge of the use of computer tools applicable to Naval Radioelectronic Engineering.

Specific skills

1	Application of circuit analysis techniques, communications systems and radio-electronic navigation aid systems
2	Application of techniques for interpreting diagrams and drawings of circuits, systems and electrical and electronic installations in the maritime field
3	Application of fault analysis techniques in maritime radio-electronic circuits and systems
4	Operation and maintenance management of maritime electrical and radioelectronic systems
5	Optimization of electronic circuits, networks and maritime radio installations
6	Optimization of maritime communications systems installations, radio-electronic navigation aid systems, and ship control and steering systems
7	Operation of radio communication systems in rescue, search and rescue, emergency and security situations
8	Operation, maintenance and repair of uninterruptible power supplies for radio communications systems

Professional skills

Also included are external training practices on merchant vessels that grant competencies established in the IMO's International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW), which are mandatory for the degree to also have full professional attributions, as established in Articles 12 and 15 of the aforementioned Royal Decree 1393/2007.

These articles, in their sections 9 and 4 respectively, establish, in the case of Official Degrees that enable the exercise of regulated professional activities, the conditions to which the corresponding study plans must conform, which, in addition to complying with the applicable European Higher Education regulations, must also comply with the IMO STCW Training Convention, which is mandatory.

1	Ability and understanding for problem solving (basic training)
2	Knowledge, use and application of different principles to the ship (nautical training)
3	Knowledge and ability to apply and calculate (specific training)

Transversal skills

The training activities designed to achieve the aforementioned competencies must be based on a cross-cutting approach that ensures their success. In this regard, the cross-cutting competencies are as follows:

1	Ability to analyze and synthesize
2	Organizational and planning skills
3	Knowledge of a foreign language
4	Troubleshooting
5	decision making
6	Teamwork
7	I work in an interdisciplinary team
8	Interpersonal relationship skills
9	Critical reasoning
10	Ethical commitment
11	Self-learning
12	Adaptation to new situations
13	Creativity
14	Leadership
15	Motivation for quality
16	Sensitivity to environmental issues

STCW code competencies

Ability and understanding to resolve:

Mathematical problems on linear algebra; geometry; differential and integral calculus; numerical methods and algorithms; statistics and optimization.

The general laws of physics: mechanics, thermodynamics, fields and waves, and electromagnetism

Computers and networks, operating systems, application and use of databases and computer applications.

Basic knowledge of general chemistry, organic and inorganic chemistry and their applications in engineering.

Representation techniques, spatial conception, standardization, computer-aided design, fundamentals of industrial design.

Fundamentals of business economics. Organization, management, marketing, and financing of maritime companies.

Knowledge of maritime technical English

Knowledge, use and application to the ship of the principles of:

Theory of marine electrical circuits and machines.

Electronics applied to ships and maritime installations.

Automation and control methods applicable to ships and maritime installations.

Environmental technologies and sustainability in the marine environment.

Vessel safety and security. Firefighting and survival. Pollution prevention and control.

Quality and safety management systems applied to ships. Ship management audits.

Maritime health training.

Ship theory.

Shipbuilding

The ship's main, auxiliary, and propulsion systems. Refrigeration and air conditioning.

Maritime legislation and regulations

Knowledge and ability to apply and calculate:

Communications circuits and systems. Electronic systems

Diagrams, circuit drawings, electrical and electronic systems and installations

Failures in electronic circuits and systems

Standards, technical specifications of components, circuits and electronic systems, automation

Radio communications, internal communications, radioelectronic systems

Navigational aid systems and ship control and steering systems

Management of maintenance of electrical and electronic systems

Electronic circuits, networks and radio installations

Maritime communications systems and installations

Instrumentation

Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS)