Course

Course Summary
Credit Type:
Course
ACE ID:
SEAS-0112
Organization's ID:
NST 243
Organization:
Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship
Location:
Classroom-based
Length:
1 week (40 hours)
Dates Offered:
Credit Recommendation & Competencies
Level Credits (SH) Subject
Lower-Division Baccalaureate 2 Ship Construction and Basic Stability or Naval Architecture
Description

Objective:

The course objective is to provide students with the knowledge and application skills to meet the knowledge, understanding, and practical assessment requirements for ship construction and stability as part of the requirements for an officer in charge of the navigational watch.

Learning Outcomes:

  • Determine whether stresses on the ship are within the permitted limits by use of stress data
  • Understand the fundamental actions to take in the event of partial loss of intact buoyancy
  • Demonstrate knowledge of the fundamental actions to be taken in the event of partial loss of intact buoyancy
  • Use tables and diagrams of ship stability and trim data to calculate the ship's initial stability, drafts, and trim for any given disposition of cargo and other weights
  • Demonstrate knowledge of principal structural members of a ship and the proper names for various parts

General Topics:

  • Ship dimension and form
  • Stress
  • Hull structures
  • Bow and stern construction
  • Fittings, rudders, and propellers
  • Load lines and draft marks
  • Displacement, buoyancy, and fresh water allowance
  • Statical stability, initial stability, movement of the center of gravity, and list and correction
  • Slack tanks and free surface effects
  • Trim and actions in the event of partial loss of buoyancy
Instruction & Assessment

Instructional Strategies:

  • Audio Visual Materials
  • Discussion
  • Laboratory
  • Lectures

Methods of Assessment:

  • Examinations
  • Quizzes
Supplemental Materials