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The need for an oil spill contingency plan in Mozambique was first initiated by the Central Gover... more The need for an oil spill contingency plan in Mozambique was first initiated by the Central Government at the end of the 1980s. It was re-emphasised in 1992 after the "Katina P" incident, which occurred within the Maputo Bay. The development of this plan, therefore, is consistent with the intent of the Government of Mozambique which recommended, as one of the ultimate goals for SAFMAR, " to develop a co-ordinated national contingency plan so that there will be an effective response to any oil spill". The aims and objectives of the contingency plan are to provide a safe, systematic and integrated response to oil pollution incidents that may occur within the bay. An analysis of the required level of preparedness, the necessary response capabilities, and the resources that should be available to combat oil spill in the Bay of Maputo has made. Included in this plan are the oil spill reporting procedures that must be followed to keep the supervisory and management personnel informed about any oil spill incidents, and the steps to be taken for immediate action in case of such an event. Also, included in this dissertation is the needed organisational structure of an Emergency Action Group, along with a definition of the responsibilities of each individual member. Various clean-up techniques and different clean-up equipment are analysed. Finally, recommendation of the clean-up policy within relevant national legislation regarding to marine environment has been advocated. v
Attitudes of third year psychology students at the University of Limpopo (Turfloop Campus) towards the use of Marijuana
Design and simulation of a bluetooth communication system
2015 International Conference on Emerging Trends in Networks and Computer Communications (ETNCC), 2015
Bluetooth is a technology developed for short range communications between Computers, Mobile Phon... more Bluetooth is a technology developed for short range communications between Computers, Mobile Phones, Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs) and other devices. It was developed to replace the proprietary cables which interconnect devices together. In this paper we have designed a Bluetooth digital communication system (DCS) by making use of Frequency Hopping at a data rate 1 Mbps with 1600 hops per second in order to prevent interference with other devices operating in the same unlicensed band. We have designed the DCS consisting of the transmitter, receiver and the channel models. In particular, the transmitter has been uniquely designed by employing channel coding and Gaussian Frequency Shift Keying (GFSK) modulation, the channel has been modelled by applying Additive white Gaussian Noise (AWGN) to the propagated signal and the receiver has been uniquely designed by using channel decoding and GFSK demodulation. In order to validate the performance of the designed system, Bit Error Rate (BER) measurements were taken against Signal to Noise Ratio (SNR) using an enhanced computer Simulink.
Design and simulation of a bluetooth communication system
2015 International Conference on Emerging Trends in Networks and Computer Communications (ETNCC), 2015
The need for an oil spill contingency plan in Mozambique was first initiated by the Central Gover... more The need for an oil spill contingency plan in Mozambique was first initiated by the Central Government at the end of the 1980s. It was re-emphasised in 1992 after the "Katina P" incident, which occurred within the Maputo Bay. The development of this plan, therefore, is consistent with the intent of the Government of Mozambique which recommended, as one of the ultimate goals for SAFMAR, " to develop a co-ordinated national contingency plan so that there will be an effective response to any oil spill". The aims and objectives of the contingency plan are to provide a safe, systematic and integrated response to oil pollution incidents that may occur within the bay. An analysis of the required level of preparedness, the necessary response capabilities, and the resources that should be available to combat oil spill in the Bay of Maputo has made. Included in this plan are the oil spill reporting procedures that must be followed to keep the supervisory and management personnel informed about any oil spill incidents, and the steps to be taken for immediate action in case of such an event. Also, included in this dissertation is the needed organisational structure of an Emergency Action Group, along with a definition of the responsibilities of each individual member. Various clean-up techniques and different clean-up equipment are analysed. Finally, recommendation of the clean-up policy within relevant national legislation regarding to marine environment has been advocated. v
Attitudes of third year psychology students at the University of Limpopo (Turfloop Campus) towards the use of Marijuana
Design and simulation of a bluetooth communication system
2015 International Conference on Emerging Trends in Networks and Computer Communications (ETNCC), 2015
Bluetooth is a technology developed for short range communications between Computers, Mobile Phon... more Bluetooth is a technology developed for short range communications between Computers, Mobile Phones, Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs) and other devices. It was developed to replace the proprietary cables which interconnect devices together. In this paper we have designed a Bluetooth digital communication system (DCS) by making use of Frequency Hopping at a data rate 1 Mbps with 1600 hops per second in order to prevent interference with other devices operating in the same unlicensed band. We have designed the DCS consisting of the transmitter, receiver and the channel models. In particular, the transmitter has been uniquely designed by employing channel coding and Gaussian Frequency Shift Keying (GFSK) modulation, the channel has been modelled by applying Additive white Gaussian Noise (AWGN) to the propagated signal and the receiver has been uniquely designed by using channel decoding and GFSK demodulation. In order to validate the performance of the designed system, Bit Error Rate (BER) measurements were taken against Signal to Noise Ratio (SNR) using an enhanced computer Simulink.
Design and simulation of a bluetooth communication system
2015 International Conference on Emerging Trends in Networks and Computer Communications (ETNCC), 2015