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COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
Co-requisite - ENGR 1103
Duration - 13 weeks
Lectures - 5 hours/week - 65 hours total
NARC 1104 (Steel Ship Structure)
This is an introductory course to ship structures designed
to familiarize students with structural arrangements and
nomenclature and to improve their computer aided drafting ability.
Bottom Structure; Side Structure; Deck Structure; Bulkhead
Structure; Shell Structure
Prerequisites - MATH 1100 (Pre-Calculus); PHYS 1100
(Physics); ENGR 1103 (Engineering Graphics); NARC 1103
(Ships & Shipping)
Corequisite - ENGR 1201 (Introduction to AutoCAD)
Duration - 13 weeks
Lectures - 2 hours/week
Laboratories - 2 hours/week
NARC 2100 (Naval Architecture)
This is a course designed to develop students’ ability to perform
ship area and volume calculations with emphasis on practical
skills to read lines plan and extract data to create cross-section
drawings in way of machinery spaces.
Lines Plan; Draft and Trim; Coefficients of Hull Form; Integrating
Rules and Methods; Tonnes per Centimetre of Immersion (TPC);
Centre of Flotation; Volume and Displacement; Buoyancy and the
Centre of Buoyancy(VCB, LCD); Centre of Gravity; Hydrostatic
Curves.
Prerequisites - ENSY 1201 (Ship Types and Systems);
NARC 1102 (Ship Structural Geometry)
Duration - 13 weeks
Lectures - 2 hours/week
Laboratories - 1 hour/week
NARC 2101 (Naval Architecture)
This is an intermediate year course designed for students in the
Marine Engineering Diploma of Technology program to prepare
them for Transport Canada examinations as Second and Chief
Engineers.
Ship Arrangements and Configurations; Ship Terms and
Definitions; Stresses in Ships’ Structures; Steel Sections used
in Shipbuilding; Aluminum used in Shipbuilding; Classification
Societies and Regulatory Agencies; Keels; Framing Systems;
Single-bottom Construction; Double-bottom Construction; Shell
Plating; Strengthening for Navigation in Ice; Bulkheads; Deck
Structures; Hatch Covers; Forward End Structural Arrangements
and Details; Anchoring and Mooring Arrangements; Testing
of Anchors and Cables; Aft End Structural Arrangements and
Details; Shafting and Stern Tube Alignment
Duration - 13 weeks
Lectures - 3 hours/week
NARC 2102 (Shipbuilding)
This is the first of two courses to develop the students’
understanding of ship structures and the rules and regulations
which affect the design, construction, and repair of ships.
The Ship’s Environment; Stresses on a Ship; Ship Construction
Terminology; Plates and Sections; The Hull Girder; Construction
Materials; Framing Systems; Construction Details; Interpretation
of Ships’ Drawings; Construction of Typical Ship Types; Fore
End Structures; and Aft End Structures; Superstructures and
Deckhouses; Ice Strengthening
Prerequisites - NASC 1204 (Seamanship II)
Duration - 13 weeks
Lectures - 3 hours/week = 39 hours
Laboratories - 1 hour/week = 13 hours
NARC 2103 (Ship Stability)
This course develops an understanding of statical stability
theory, criteria for stability assessment and rules and regulations
impacting on vessel stability. Emphasis is placed on practical
application of the theory to generate a complete Trim and
Stability Booklet to Transport Canada standards.
Large Angle Stability; Free Surface; Inclining Test; Tank
Calibrations; Condition Sheets; Rules and Regulations - Stability;
Trim and Stability Booklet; Computer Software Application
Prerequisite - NARC 2109 (Hydrostatics)
Duration - 13 weeks
Lectures - 5 hours/week
NARC 2107 (Shipbuilding)
This is the first of two intermediate level courses designed to give
the students a working knowledge of the methods and practices
of modern steel ship construction.
Fore End Structure; Aft End Structure; Rudders and Nozzles;
Main Machinery, Auxiliary Machinery and Deck Machinery
Seatings; Shell; Casings Superstructures and Deckhouses
Prerequisites - MTPR 2104 (Materials & Processes); NARC
1101 (Ship Hull Geometry); NARC 1104 (Steel Ship Structure);
MECH 2102 (Mechanics); MATH 1101 (Introduction to Calculus)
Duration - 13 weeks
Lectures - 3 hours/week
Laboratories - 2 hours/week
NARC 2108 (Outfitting)
This intermediate-level course is designed to give the student a
working knowledge of the materials, methods and regulations
used in the outfitting of steel ships.
Crew Accommodation Regulations; Joiner Bhds, Linings, and
Ceilings; Deck Coverings; Insulation; HVAC; Furniture and Fittings;
Ladders and Stairs; Anchoring and Mooring Equipment; Life Saving
Equipment; Cargo Handling Equipment, Masts and Derricks;
Hatches, Man Holes, and Doors; Painting and Preservation
Prerequisites - MTPR 2104 (Materials and Processes); NARC
1101 (Ship Hull Geometry); NARC 1104 (Steel Ship Structure);
MECH 2102 (Mechanics); MATH 1101 (Introduction to Calculus)
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