Ship Construction and Stability (SCON)

• Ship Construction and Stability (SCON)- Class 4 MEO

• SHIP STABILIT (Naval Architecture)

• Hydrostatic Principles and Ship Terms

• Principal Dimensions

• Density and Relative Density

• Wetted Surface Area

• Hydrostatic Pressure

• Load on an Immersed Plane

• Prismatic and WPA Coefficients

• Block Coefficient

• Tonne per Centimetre (TPC)

• Form Calculations

• Coefficient of Forms for Calculations

• Bonjean Curves

• Body Plan

• Application of Simpson's Rules to Areas

• Application of Simpson's rule Moments of Areas

• Calculation of area and the 2nd moment

• Application of Simpson's rule--Volumes and Moments of Volumes

• Application of the Five-Eight rule

• Questions and Answers - Simpson's rules

• Simpson's First Rule

• Application of Simpson's First Rule

• Simpson's Second Rule

• Simpson's Third Rule

• Fundamentals of Stability

• Displacement

• Law of Floatation

• Fundamentals of Stability (2)

• Draught and Buoyancy

• Buoyancy and Reserve Buoyancy

• Meaning of buoyancy

• Reserve buoyancy

• Loadline

• Center of Pressure

• Fresh water Allowance -Calculation of TPC, FWA and DWA in Various Densities

• Effect of Density on Draft and Displacement

• Effect of bilging ship compartment

• Bilging of a side compartment

• Actions to be taken in the event of partial loss of intact stability

• Transverse and Statical Stability

• Centre of Gravity

• Metacentre

• Shift of G by movement of Mass

• Trapezoidal Rule

• Shift of single weights

• Shift of several weights

• Stability at small angles of heel

• Moments of Static Stability (at 'small' and 'large' angles of heel)

• Inclining Experiment

• Equilibrium

• Angle of Loll

• Curves of Stability

• Transverse movement of Mass

• Change of Metacentre and large angle of heels

• Working knowledge and application of Stability

• Hydrostatic Curves

• Hydrostatic Tables

• Hydrostatic Draft

• Calculation of BM and KM; Km Curves

• Questions and Answers - Transverse and Statical Stability

• Trim

• Definitions

• Trim Problems Type A

• Trim Problems Type B

• Trim Problems Type C

• Change of Trim

• Trim by shifting of weights

• Change of Draught

• Questions and Answers - Trim

• Trim and stress tables, diagrams and stress-calculating equipment

• Effect of Liquid Cargo on Trim, Stability and Structural Integrity

• Shear force, bending moment, Load Difference between buoyancy and weight

• How Wave profile effects SF and BM

• Wave and cargo induced Torsional stress

• Maximum permissible Torsional moments

• Calculation of Shear force and bending moment, at stated stations (simply supported uniform beam with added weights or box shaped vessels with a given distribution of keel and on even keel)

• Drawing of shear force and bending moment curves

• Stress Calculating Equipment

• HSMS (Hull Stress Monitoring System)

• Resistance and Propulsion

• Power and Resistance

• Frictional Resistance

• Residual Resistance

• The Law of Corresponding Speeds

• Admiralty and Fuel coefficients

• Relations DisplacementSpeed and Consumption

• Elementary treatment of propeller and simple problems on Pitch, pitch ratio, apparent slip, wake velocity, Thrust and Power

• Geometry and Types of Propellers

• Important dimensions for propeller selection

• Drag and Lift of Propeller

• Theory of Propeller Action

• Apparent Slip

• Measurement of Pitch

• Flow Conditions Around the Propeller

• Calculations involving Propeller (Wake Factor, Effective Power, Delivered Power, Propulsive and Quasi Propulsive coefficient)

• Questions and Answers- Resistance and Propulsion

• SHIP CONSTRUCTION

• Definitions and Shipbuilding Terms in General Use

• Common Terms used in the Measurement of Steel Ships

• Types and names of constructional parts

• Definitions for common terms and camber, rise of floor, flare, sheer, rake

• Load Lines, Deck Line, Freeboard, Plimsol Line

• Ship Stresses Hogging, sagging, racking, panting, pounding, slamming, etc.

• General Knowledge, Descriptions and Sketches of Structural Members in ordinary types of Steel Ships

• Structural Strength Elements

• Standard Steel Sections

• Manufacture and Application of Standard Steel Structural Elements

• Welding

• Ship Types

• General Cargo Ships

• Breakbulk or Multipurpose Ships

• Bulk Carriers

• Oil Tankers

• Chemical Carriers

• Containers

• Ro-Ro ships

• Passenger Ships

• Combination Carriers

• LNG Ships

• Independent Tanks

• Membrane Tanks

• Midships section of ships (Sketching and labelling)

• General Cargo Ships (2)

• Cellular Container Ship

• Hatch Cover Less Cellular Container Vessel

• Bulk Carrier

• Double Hull Oil Tanker

• Chemical Tanker

• LPG Carrier

• OBO Vessel

• Ro-Ro Vessel

• Structures of a Steel Ship

• Bulkheads

• Regulations regarding the minimum number of bulkheads and their location

• Watertight Bulkhead

• Watertight Bulkheads

• Weather tight bulkheads

• Oil tight Bulkhead

• Corrugated Bulkhead

• Constructions of watertight bulk heads and its attachments to sides and tank top

• Purpose of wash bulkheads

• Use of cross ties in tankers

• Procedure for testing of bulkheads

• Racking stresses and transverse bulkheads

• Comparison between Cofferdam, flat plate and corrugated bulkheads

• Watertight and weather-tight doors

• Watertight Doors

• Watertight door

• WT doors, mechanisms, indicators and all associated valves must be inspected once in a week

• All WT doors in main transverse bulkhead must be operated daily

• Operation of WT Doors

• Types and Maintenance of WT Doors

• Drills for operating WT doors, side scuttles, valves and closing mechanism must be held weekly

• Records of drills and inspections to be entered in log book with regard to defects

• Categories of Watertight Doors

• Rules regarding the number of openings on passenger ships and watertight doors

• Difference between water tight and weather tight doors

• Arrangement of Power operated sliding WT door

• Hinged WT door and means of securing

• Ramp door of Ro-Ro ships

• Ship side doors

• Hatches

• Water Tightness of Hatches

• Anchors and Cables

• Ship Tanks and Double-bottoms

• Fore Peak Tanks

• Aft Peak Tanks

• Deep tank filling and pumping arrangement

• Location of deep tanks

• Construction of deep tanks

• Deep tank piping arrangement

• Blanking arrangements for deep tanks

• Outlet valves fitted on oil fuel deep tanks

• Limitation of filling pressure by relief pipe for oil fuel deep tanks and other oil fuel tanks

• Double Bottoms

• Free Surface Effect

• Compartmental Drainage and Pumping

• Levelling of Damaged Compartments

• Bow and Stern

• Stern Frame

• Forward Structure

• Structural arrangement forward and aft to withstand panting and pounding

• Fore end Arrangement

• Aft end Arrangement

• Conclusion

• Construction Drawings

• Bow construction

• Deck Construction

• Double bottom construction

• Engine Room Construction

• Stern construction

• Layouts

• Hull Fittings

• Openings in Oil Tankers

• Atmospheric Control

• Vapor Control System Components

• Chain Lockers and Attachment of Cables

• Bilge Piping System

• Ballast System

• Sounding Tubes and Air Escapes

• Sounding Pipe or Tube arrangements

• Air Escape Arrangements

• Mooring and Deck Fittings

• Ship Stabilizing systems

• Rudders, Propellers and Thrusters

• Rudder and Propeller Features

• CPP and other Propellers

• PROPELLER PLAN

• Bow-thrusters

• Bow thruster-Instruction and Drawing

• Stern Tube Arrangement

• Arrangements for the Carriage of Dangerous Goods in Bulk

• Requirements for Carriage of Dangerous Goods

• Carriage of Dry bulk cargoes on Bulk Carriers

• Limitation on Strength of Parts on a Ship

• Bending Moments and Shear Forces

• Common DamageDefects on a Bulk Carrier

• Safety measures for bulk carriers - Chapter XII of SOLAS Convention

• Carriage of petroleum products on tankers

• Terminology for Tankers Carrying Oil

• Types of Oil Tankers

• Arrangements of Oil Tanker

• Carriage of Liquid Chemicals on Tankers

• Terminology for Tankers Carrying Chemicals

• Types of Chemical Tankers

• Arrangements of Chemical Tanker

• Carriage of Liquefied Gas on Tankers

• Types of liquefied Gas tankers

• Ship Types (2)

• Ship Survival Capability

• Fully pressurised ships

• Semi-pressurised ships

• Ethylene Carriers

• Fully Refrigerated ships

• LNG Carriers

• Cargo Containment Systems

• Independent Tanks (2)

• IMO Type A

• IMO Type B

• IMO Type C

• Membrane Type

• Membrane Tanks (2)

• International Regulations

• IGC code

• Gas ship Certificate of Fitness

• Other supportive arrangements for cargo carriage

• Fire water supply

• Fixed fire extinguishing system

• Electrical Installations

• Fire detection and Fire alarm system

• Ventilation of cargo spaces

• Separate bilge pumping system and drainage arrangements for cargo spaces

• Personal protection system and Medical equipment

• Portable Fire Extinguishers

• Insulation of Machinery space boundaries separation of Cargo spaces

• Special requirements

• Self Unloading System for bulk cargo

• Ventilation Arrangements for Pump rooms in Tanker and for Holds and Oil Fuel Tanks

• Cargo Hold Ventilation

• Cargo Space Ventilation

• Tanker Venting Systems

• Pump rooms in tankers

• Cargo Pumproom piping

• Oil fuel tanks

• Fire integrity of ship structures

• Types of bulkheads

• Standard Fire Test

• Seaworthiness and Damage Control

• Vessel Stability and Damage Control

• Damaged Control Situations

• After Firefighting

• Drainage of forward spaces

• Flooding of ER

• Operation of Bilge Injection Valve

• Case Studies

• SS Ogden Willamette

• VLCC near-miss

• Emma Maersk

• Damage Control

• Dewatering

• Dewatering Pumps and Eductors

• Damage Control Shoring

• Damage Control Patches

• Damage control-Hull Patches

• Damage control-Piping Patches

• Emergency Repairs

• Water Tight Integrity

• Issues of seawater ingress raised by Legal and Insurance companies

• Vulnerability of the Upper Deck Areas

• Sounding and Air Pipes

• Cargo Hatch Covers

• Watertight Integrity

• Constructional Features of Equipment

• Hatch Covers and Seals

• Watertight Doors and other Openings

• Maintenance of Watertight integrity

• Standard Operating Procedure on-board Closure of openings

• Learn from the Case studies

• Hope Bay

• VIKING 7

• CHRISTOPHER

• EDMUND FITZGERALD

• DERBYSHIRE

• HERALD OF FREE ENTERPRISE

• PLANS