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COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
MREK 2102 (Marine Engineering Knowledge)
This is a marine engineering course designed to give the
students knowledge and understanding of the basic operational
principles of ships’ machinery.
Fuels; Instrumentation and Controls; Valves; Pumps and
Pumping Stations; Steam Boilers
Prerequisite - NASC 1204 (Seamanship II)
Duration - 13 weeks
Lectures - 3 hours/week
MREK 2103 (Marine Engineering Knowledge)
The course is designed to give students in Marine Engineering a
working knowledge of internal combustion engines which can be
applied to their operation and maintenance.
Fuels; Power Plants; Diesel Engine Classification and Stationary
Parts; Diesel Engine Moving Parts; Tribology and Engine
Lubricating; Engine Power and Fuel Consumption; Intake and
Exhaust Systems; Fuel Burning Systems; Cooling Systems;
Governing.
Duration - 13 weeks
Lectures - 5 hours/week
Laboratories - 2 hours/week
MREK 2107 (Marine Engineering Knowledge)
This is the first course in marine engineering knowledge designed
to give the student an understanding of marine terminology,
propulsion equipment, shipboard systems, marine pollution and
an engineer’s duties.
Marine Living; Marine Terminology; Main Propulsion Machinery
(Diesel Engines); Marine Auxiliary Machinery; Steam Boilers
and Steam Plants; Power Plants; Bilge, Ballast Systems, and Oil
Pollution; Engineer’s Duties
Duration - 13 weeks
Lectures - 5 hours/week
MREK 2110 (Marine Engineering Knowledge I)
This is the first course in marine engineering knowledge,
designed to prepare students for their first workterm by providing
knowledge of propulsion equipment and shipboard systems.
Marine Diesel Engines; Steam Boilers and Steam Plants; Marine
Propulsion Plants.
Duration - 13 weeks
Lectures - 5 hours/week = 65 hours total
MREK 2201 (Marine Engineering Knowledge)
The course is designed to give Naval Architecture students more
knowledge of Marine Engineering Systems and basic knowledge
of Power Plant components.
Shafting Arrangements; Prime Movers; Steam Generation and
Systems; Exhaust Gas Systems; Engine Room Ventilation; Fire
Fighting Systems; Domestic Sanitary Systems; Hull Machinery
Prerequisite - MREK 2101 (Marine Engineering Knowledge)
Duration - 5 week
Lecture - 6 hours/week = 30 hours total
Laboratory - 4 hours/week = 20 hours total
MREK 2202 (Marine Engineering Knowledge)
This is a marine engineering course designed to give the
student’s knowledge and understanding of the basic operational
principles of ship’s machinery.
Internal Combustion Engines; Steam Turbines; Propulsion
Systems; Steering Gears; Tank Level and Draft Measurement;
and Deck Machinery Layout
Prerequisite - MREK 2102 (Marine Engineering Knowledge)
Duration - 13 weeks
Lectures - 3 hours/week
MREK 2203 (Marine Engineering Knowledge)
This course is designed to give Marine Engineering students
a knowledge of auxiliary systems and equipment that can be
applied to their operation and maintenance.
Steam Boilers and Steam Plants; Pumps; Air Compressors and
Systems; Coolers and Cooling Systems; Windlass; Bilge, Ballast
Systems and Oil Pollution; Sewage Plant and Pollution; Steering
Gears; and Fuel Oil Pretreatment and Burning Systems
Prerequisite - MREK 2103 (Marine Engineering Knowledge)
Duration - 13 weeks
Lecture - 3 hours/week
Laboratories - 2 hours/week
MREK 2207 (Marine Engineering Knowledge)
This course is designed for the marine engineering student who
has complete the first work term. This course will provide the
student with the concepts of internal combustion engines and
associated subsystems. It is offered using the Propulsion Plant
Simulator (PPS) and Diesel/Fitting Shops for the application of
theory as well as providing the student with the requirements for
the Level 1 PPS course.
Diesel Engine Cooling Water Systems; Diesel Engine Liner
and Jacket Water-cooled Systems; Piston and Piston Cooling;
Intake and Exhaust Systems; Air Compressors and Systems;
Diesel Engine Starting Systems; Diesel Engine Lubrication,
Crankcase Explosions, and Scavenge Fires; Pumps; Fuels; Fuel
Burning Systems; Waste Heat Recovery Systems; Fresh Water
Generation and Treatment.
Prerequisite - MREK 2107 (Marine Engineering); WKTM 1103
(Work Term 1- Marine Engineering)
Duration - 13 weeks
Lectures - 8 hours/week
MREK 2208 (Marine Engineering Knowledge II)
This is the second course in marine engineering knowledge
designed to prepare students for their first workterm by providing
knowledge of ship auxiliary equipment and shipboard systems.
Marine Auxiliary Equipment; Bilge, Ballast and Fuel Handling
Systems
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