acoustic and thermal insulation principles and practices awareness of working stresses in vessel under load or in a seaway basic principles of stability, procedures for incline experiments, simple roll test, stable and unstable equilibrium commercial vessel classifications and survey requirements for various areas of operations compatibility and durability of construction materials composite production methods, quality assurance and secondary bonding techniques damage propagation caused by defects, poor engineering practice and/or transmission of dynamic forces documentation and checklists: construction drawings defect list historical records National Standard for the Administration of Marine Safety (NSAMS) Section 4 procedural forms safety management systems stability book standard operating procedures Uniform Shipping Laws (USL) Section 14 Appendix 2 vessel files elementary ergonomic design principals and methods for reducing harm to crew in a seaway environmental controls and regulations forms, causes and prevention of corrosion in a marine environment galvanic series of common metals used in boat building hull forms and vessel types implications of poor ventilation practice insurance, liability and professional indemnity interaction of vessel structures, mechanical systems and appropriate installation practices maintaining watertight integrity marine craft construction: methods, materials and vessel anatomy terminology and definitions marine-grade adhesives, mechanical fasteners, sealants and caulking materials marine protective coatings, fairing compounds and finishes principles of sheathing repair techniques and maintenance procedures for common marine craft construction materials report writing formats safe working practices and risk assessment procedures suitable structural support for out-of-water vessels to prevent topple, sag, hog and/or damage from local stress concentrations welding techniques, procedures and standards WHS/OHS legislation, policies and procedures. |