-Comparison and ranking of nautical tourism with other types of tourist services.

-Introduction to factors that led to recent development of nautical tourism.

-Assessment on the condition of domestic ports, the number and quality of the vessels.

-Limitations related to growth of nautical tourism at global and regional scale.

Through the analysis of the natural and economic potentials of nautical tourism worldwide and in Serbia students should understand the opportunities and potentials for the development of this type of tourism. Through the experiences of regions with developed nautical tourism they should be able to suggest the most economical tourist routes.

Theoretical lectures

1.  Introduction;2. Forms of nautical tourism; 3.Natural objects as a base for nautical tourism; 4.Basic characteristics of different hydrological environment; 5.Economic aspect of nautical tourism; 6.Craft facilities in nautical traffic; 7.Basic characteristics of nautical tourist offer; 8.Trends in the development of nautical tourism; 9.Legal regulations; 10. Ecology and nautical tourism;11. Natural conditions for nautical tourism in Serbia; 11.Nautical potential of Danube River; 12.Nautical potential of Tisza River; 13.Nautical potential of Sava River.

 Practice lectures

Evaluating the natural features of the environment for the nautical purposes; Assessment on water regime, physical and chemical properties of surface waters; Analysis of existing local nautical projects in Serbia; Analysis of existing international nautical projects in Serbia; Improvement of nautical program in Serbia.

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