Ship Construction & Naval Architecture

01 Ship Types, Hull Form and the Parts of a ShipCargo ship types from container to chemical tanker, then hull form, shell plating, strakes, decks and bulwarks — every named part of a ship defined.4 sections 02 Principal Dimensions and Ship Reference PointsShip reference points and principal dimensions: perpendiculars, moulded vs extreme breadth and draught, and the four hull form coefficients.4 sections 03 Ship Hydrostatics: Buoyancy, Displacement and TrimBuoyancy and displacement, lightweight and deadweight, TPC, fresh water allowance, trim about the LCF, and gross and net tonnage measurement.3 sections 04 Ship Stability: GM, Righting Levers and Free SurfaceMetacentric height, the GZ curve, stiff vs tender ships, angle of loll, free surface effect, the inclining experiment and damage stability criteria.8 sections 05 Ship Stresses and Longitudinal Hull StrengthShearing force and bending moment in the hull girder, hogging and sagging, racking and torsion, panting and pounding, and the section modulus.5 sections 06 Shipbuilding Materials, Welding and Weld DefectsMild and high tensile steel, aluminium alloys, stiffener sections, welding processes, weld defects and the non-destructive testing used to find them.6 sections 07 Double Bottom Structure and Bottom FramingBottom framing systems, plate and bracket floors, centre and side girders, margin plate, tank top, duct keel and bilge keel construction explained.7 sections 08 Ship Bulkheads: Watertight, Corrugated and FireBulkhead types and duties: collision, after peak, machinery space, transverse and longitudinal watertight, corrugated, and the A B C fire divisions.6 sections 09 Fore End Structure: Panting, Pounding and the StemFore end loads and arrangements: panting stringers and beams, pounding floors and side girders, bow form, the bulbous bow, chain locker and bow thruster.5 sections 10 Aft End Structure: Stern Frame and ShaftingAft end arrangement, stern form, stern frames, the stern tube and shafting, shaft bearings and seals, and roll damping by bilge keel and stabiliser tanks.5 sections 11 Marine Propeller, Rudder and Steering GearPropeller pitch, slip, wake and cavitation, rudder construction and bearings, steering gear and its tests, turning circle and stopping trials explained.3 sections 12 Decks, Openings and Watertight Closing AppliancesDeck structure, hatch covers and coamings, watertight and weathertight doors, ports and deadlights, freeing ports, and how each closure is tested.6 sections 13 Midship Sections Compared by Type of ShipMidship sections by ship type — general cargo, dry bulk, OBO, tanker, LNG and LPG, container, Ro-Ro and passenger — and why each arrangement differs.3 sections 14 Offshore Vessels, Rigs and Dynamic PositioningOffshore vessel types — drill ship, jack-up, semi-submersible, support and construction vessels — and how dynamic positioning holds station.4 sections 15 Ship Resistance, Hull Form and PropulsionFrictional, wave-making and residual resistance, streamline and turbulent flow, wetted surface area and the Admiralty coefficient explained.3 sections 16 Load Line, Freeboard and Tonnage MeasurementLoad line marks and seasonal lines, the load line survey and what it checks, conditions of assignment, freeboard and gross and net tonnage.3 sections 17 Shipyard Practice: How a Ship Is Built and LaunchedHow a ship is built: the production sequence, steel preparation, block assembly and erection, outfit, the surveyor, launching and sea trials.6 sections 18 Ship Classification, Surveys and DrydockingClassification societies and class rules, the periodic survey cycle, Port State inspection, the ESP Code, substantial corrosion, and drydock preparation.3 sections