• The role of the marine engineer
• Efficient shipping – technical and economic factors
• Economic environment of the maritime industry
• Transportation
  
  • Role of shipping as an element of transportation chain
  • Supply and demand in maritime industry
  • Trend in global and regional cargo flow
• Introduction to offshore industry
  
  • Application and development of subsea systems
• Regulatory framework of maritime operations
  
  • The role of classification societies
  • Flag & port state
  • IMO’s technical responsibilities
  • NGO’s advising IMO
  • Marine Regulatory bodies, their roles and associated conventions
  • Design and construction, in service inspection and surveying and ISO standards

An Introduction to the Science that Supports Marine Engineering Practice

• Mathematics – A brief overview with examples showing the reasons for studying this subject
  • Numerical evaluation of expressions
  • Simplification of algebraic expression
  • Changing the subject of formula
  • Solving equations
  • Using indices, and exponential and logarithmic functions
  • Using scientific /engineering notation
  • Differential and integral calculus
  • Trigonometric functions and graphs
• Dynamics and machines
  • Displacement, velocity, speed and acceleration for linear motion.
  • Displacement, velocity, speed and acceleration for angular motion.
  • Relationship between linear and angular motion.
  • Motion of projectiles.
  • Force, mass and acceleration
  • Momentum
  • Newton’s laws of motion
  • Work and energy
  • Power, force and velocity
  • Torque
• Modelling, control and simulation of hydraulic and electric systems
• Fundamentals of control theory, elements and signals
• Introduction to forces acting on a ship at sea
• Forces and moments concerned with static equilibrium and framed structures
  • Compressive/tensile loading and bending of sections
  • Sections under shear and shafts under torsion
  • Fluids at rest, hydrostatics - example manometers
  • Hydrodynamics
• Statics and strength of materials
  • Vector and scalar quantities
  • Equilibrium, resultant and equilibrant
  • Moment of a force
  • Principle of moments
  • Conditions of equilibrium for non-concurrent coplanar force systems
  • Concurrency of three non-parallel coplanar forces for equilibrium
  • Resolution of forces
  • Stable, unstable and neutral equilibrium
  • Pin joints
  • Bows Notation
  • Reaction forces
  • Strut and tie
  • Magnitude and nature of a force

Naval Architecture: Hydrostatics, Stability and Ship Design

• Hydrostatics
  • Buoyancy and displacement
  • Change in draught due to density
  • Wetted surface areas
  • Coefficients of form
  • Tonnes per centimetre immersion (TPC)
  • Simpson’s Rule
• Stability
  
  • Centres of gravity: vertical and longitudinal
  • Effect of bilging a mid-ship compartment
  • Small and large angle stability
  • Angle of list
  • Inclining experiment
  • Rudders
• Propellers and resistance
  
  • Components of ship resistance
  • Admiralty coefficient
  • Fuel coefficient
  • Propeller calculation: propeller terminology, thrust calculation, slip
• Ship design
  
  • Design optimisation
• Offshore facilities

Power Generation and Control: Electro-technology, Electronics and Control Engineering

• Principles of marine electrical systems
• Electrical and electronic devices
  
  • Physical construction and characteristics of electrical/electronic components.
  • Linear D.C. and A.C. electrical circuits
  • Introduction to electronic engineering
  • Semiconductor devices used in rectification and small signal circuit
  • Programmable logic controllers (PLC)
• Electrical motors and generators
  
  • Three-phase circuits.
  • Magnetism and electromagnetic induction
  • Generators and motors
• Electrical distribution systems and transformers
• High Voltage systems and electric propulsion
• Instrumentation and control – transducers and pneumatic systems
• Systems engineering and process control
• Role of the electro technology officer
• Auxiliary systems and equipment
  
  • Types, layout, operating principles and construction

Thermodynamics, Heat Engine Principles

 

• Marine heat engine principles
  
  • Heat energy, sensible heat, latent heat
  • Change of phase diagram for water
  • Resultant temperature when a solid is placed in a liquid at a different temperature
  • Resultant temperature when up to three liquids at different temperatures are mixed
  • Coefficient of linear expansion and coefficient of cubical expansion
  • Heat transfer by conduction, convection, radiation
  • Heat transfer through a composite wall of no more than three flat layers in contact
  • Heat transfer from a flat surface
• Marine thermal fluids
  
  • Heat transfer using extended surfaces
  • Heat exchanger theory and performance
  • Jet theory
  • Fluid flow in rotodynamic machinery
  • Pipe flow
  • Fluid power and losses
• Marine thermodynamic principles
  
  • Heat transfer during compression and cooling
  • Engine thermodynamics
  • Combustion and emission

Fuel and Marine Propulsion Design

• History of marine engines
• Internal combustion, diesel engines and operational principles of 2 and 4-stroke engines
  
  • Engine types and classification
  • Preliminary design calculations
  • Balancing, noise and vibration
  • Engine test analysis
  • The current situation with the use of scrubbing technology
• Boilers
  
  • Marine boilers design and operating principles
  • Steam turbine design and operating principles
  • Boiler auxiliaries and related systems
• Transmission systems
• Gear design
• Marine fuels and oils
  
  • Production of marine fuels
  • Fuel economy
    
    • Fuel specifications
    • ECA areas and the technology required for compliance
  • Alternative energy sources: including hydrogen, fuel cells, solar, wind and hybrid technology
  • LNG as a fuel
  • Lubrication principles and oil types

Auxiliary and Ancillary Machinery

• Pneumatics, pumps and hydraulic systems
• Refrigeration and cooling systems
  
  • Ventilation and air conditioning
  • Cargo preservation: gas liquefaction, air conditioning
• Bilge and ballast systems
• Ship stabilisation
• Load analysis
• Dynamic positioning
• Auxiliary power systems
• Fire fighting
• Ancillary/Auxiliary systems
• Types of pumps, valves & heat exchangers
• Lubricating oil system
• Fresh water cooling system
• Sea water cooling systems
• Steering gear
• Ship services layout
• Compressed air systems
• Fresh water and sewage systems
• Pipe and instrument diagrams
  
  • Control valves
  • Process control systems and tuning

Propulsion, Ship Operations and Future Developments

• Marine propulsion plant and ancillary equipment
  
  • Machinery selection
  • Layout choices of marine propulsion plant
  • Operating principles of marine propulsion plant
  • Construction of marine propulsion plant
  • Boiler feed water densities
• Operational procedures, problems and maintenance of marine propulsion plant
  
  • Types of marine propulsion plant
  • Starting and stopping plant
  • Fault recognition
  • Maintenance procedures
  • Introduction to “Mechatronics”
• Propellers and shafting
  
  • Propeller design and analysis
  • Wake adaptation and propeller inflow optimisation; vortex theory and lifting line technique
  • Unconventional propellers
  • Propeller-engine matching and off design conditions
  • Propeller excited vibrations, propeller singing
• Optimisation of performance at sea
  
  • Wind forces and moments
  • Performance loss estimation
  • Ship resistance
  • Hull roughness and fouling
• Future developments in propulsion technology 
  
  • Green Ship technology

Maintenance and Survey

• Ship construction principles and techniques
  
  • General ship’s terms
  • Midship sections of ship types
  • Framing systems.
  • Constructional details
  • Rudder types and construction
  • Anchor and cable arrangement
  • Materials
  • Sections
  • Methods of cutting and welding
  • Fabrication methods
  • Drainage and ventilation
• Construction of specialised ships
  
  • LPG / LNG carriers
  • Oil tankers
• Marine production facilities and processes
  
  • Build strategies, quality assurance and cost minimisation
• Maintenance, condition monitoring, systems reliability
  
  • The ship life cycle
  • Maintenance cost evaluation
  • Failure mode and effect analysis
  • Risk-based maintenance
  • Ship repair and disposal
• Marine surveys
  
  • Categories of survey
  • Role and responsibilities of surveyors

Marine Engineering Practice, Safety and the Environment

• Marine management
  
  • Interpreting and applying maritime legislation and safety management systems to shipboard operations
  • Personnel management
  • Management theory and system control methods
• Safety engineering and the environment
  
  • Health and Safety legislation covering employers and employees
  • Handling, storage and disposal of dangerous substances
  • Work equipment safety requirements
  • Risk assessment
• Scheduling and planning
• Engineering activities in business context
• Cost estimates and economic viability
• Contract fundamentals: reading and assessing implications
• Productivity and competitiveness

Case Study Design a Ship from Basic Principles