SYNOPSES - Singapore Polytechnic

SYNOPSESMA5011Port Planning & Bulk OperationsThis module is designed to provide anoverview of the policy, planning andmanagement of a bulk terminal, withspecial emphasis on efficient planning andorganisation of resources. It provides a broadknowledge of the handling, stowage andcarriage of bulk cargoes. This covers bothdry & liquid bulk cargoes including the safepractices for carriage.MA5012Marine Insurance &Environmental ManagementThis module is designed to provide a workingknowledge of the Marine Insurance Act 1906and an understanding of environmentalmanagement and practices.MA5013Ship Management & ISMAims to provide a thorough knowledgeand understanding of the business ofship management, local and internationalregulations including ISMA recommendations,recruitment of officers and ratings, operatingcosts, port disbursements, voyage estimatesand the general planning and operationalfunctions of a ship manager/ship’s husband.An appreciation of the application of ISM iscovered in this module.MA5016Ship & Bunker SurveyingThis module is designed to provide studentswith the concept of surveys to include thevarious types of surveys related to shipsincluding bunker surveys. The commercialaspects of on/off hire and bunker surveys willalso be discussed.MA6011Marine ThermofluidsAims to enable students to understandthe principles and applications of thermofluidsincluding thermal system, cyclesenergy conversion, fluid flow in pipes andsystems. The knowledge is important forthe studies and design of heat engines, heatexchangers, pumps and associated pipework.Upon successful completion of this module,students will be able to understand:i. the thermo-fluid principles of systemsand componentsii. thermodynamic cycles, systems, heatengines and heat exchangersiii. the energy transfers within aflowing fluidiv. the operation of rotodynamic & positivedisplacement machineMA6012Naval ArchitectureAims to elaborate the basic principles ofnaval architecture. Numerical integrationwill be developed as a tool to calculate theproperties of ship hull forms. The concept ofintact stability, damaged stability and stabilitycriteria will be introduced and developed.MA6013Marine StructuresSimple dynamic models will be used tostudy the structural loading and responseof marine vehicles and structures. Basicstructural properties of materials, such asstrain, bending, elasticity, buckling andfatigue, will be discussed in the context ofbeams and plates; practical examples relevantto ships and offshore structures will beused to demonstrate both the applicationof the underlying theory and the selectionof materials.MA6014Composites & Marine CorrosionIntroduces students to the distinguishingfeatures, strengthening mechanisms andproperties of particle-reinforced composites,fibre-reinforced composites and structuralcomposites, as well as candidate marineapplications of composite materials. It alsocovers the significance of marine corrosion,corrosion rate, and various types of marinecorrosion, their causes, features, mechanismsand preventive measures as well as gooddesign practices for corrosion control.MA6015Resistance & PropulsionA basic understanding of fluid mechanicstogether with the technical requirements ofships will be described so that the resistanceof a ship hull can be predicted; from this thepowering requirements will be considered,and the choices of propulsion systemevaluated. The concept of similitude and thebasic need for model testing will be described.The propulsion and propeller lectures aim toprovide fundamental knowledge of propellerdesign using series charts and provenempirical methods, as well as an illustration ofmodern computational capabilities.MA6016Marine HydrodynamicsAims to illustrate how the basic laws offluid mechanics apply in the context of thehydrodynamic modelling and performanceassessment of marine vehicles. Afterdiscussing the basic physical properties ofwater, these are formulated in mathematicalterms; the fundamental roles of the streamfunction and velocity potential are introducedand developed to compute the hydrodynamicpressure. The complicated nature of freesurfaceand viscous effects is split into simplersub-problems. The module then considersthe characteristics of water waves and thetechniques required to model a realistic seastate. Although the emphasis is on waterwaves, the effects of currents and the windare also noted.MA6017Marine EngineeringSystems PerformanceThis course will be designed based on marineengineering knowledge students have gainedin previous studies and work experience,concentrating on calculation, design andenvironmental impacts of some majormarine systems.MA6018Ship Design & Marine ProductionProvides a general understanding on theelements of ship design and on how a shipdesign project is initiated. It also provides ageneral understanding of the shipbuildingproduction process. The topics include thelayouts of modern shipyards/rig buildingyards, their facilities and equipment as wellas design and engineering, CAD/CAMproduction technologies, methods, etc. usedin present day ship and rig building.MA6019Marine BusinessThe business nature of the marine industrywill be outlined: the enormous range ofactivities and the complex inter-relationshipbetween technical, financial and sociopoliticalissues. Investment opportunities willbe discussed, including ways of assessing theiroverall success. Group exercises will be usedto simulate working in practice: students willrepresent different marine companies andprepare a business plan for a proposed newventure. A presentation will be made to apanel drawn from industry.MA6020DynamicsIntroduces students to fundamental vibrationtheory, modes of vibration that can occur ina ship’s structure, sources of hull vibration,e.g. that induced by slamming or caused byrunning propeller(s) and shipboard machinery,localised vibration problems in ships, fatiguefailure resulting from undesirable, longtermvibration in ships and various vibrationcontrol techniques.Singapore Polytechnic Prospectus 2008/2009 301