Elements and Performance Criteria
- Calculate shipboard areas and volumes
- Calculate vessel displacement
- Calculate ship dimensions
- Ship form dimensions are calculated using coefficients for areas
- Ship form coefficients for underwater volumes are calculated
- Influence of common hull modifications on hull form coefficients is explained
- Calculations are performed to solve problems of ship form coefficients following change to vessel length resulting from mid body insertion or removal
- Explain position of centre of gravity of vessel in relation to its keel and midships
- Centre of gravity calculations for a vessel are performed
- How centre of gravity changes with redistribution, addition and/or removal of mass is explained
- How addition, removal or transfer of mass may cause overturning moments is identified
- Problems are solved involving addition, removal and vertical movement of mass by performing centre of gravity calculations for typical vessel loaded conditions
- Calculations are performed using results from inclining experiments to obtain initial stability characteristics
- Explain effects of water density and flooding of mid-length compartment on vessel draft
- Relationship between changes in underwater volume and changes in water density is outlined
- Fresh water allowance of a vessel is determined
- Change in mean draft for vessel movement between waters of different densities is calculated
- Volume lost-volume gained relationship for flooded compartments is explained
- Calculations are performed to solve problems of mid-length compartment flooding in simple box-shaped hull forms
- Fundamental actions to be taken in the event of partial loss of intact buoyancy are identified
- Perform calculations related to propellers and vessel speed
- Calculate voyage and daily fuel consumptions
- Fuel consumption is determined by applying admiralty coefficient for fuel consumption taking account of ship speed, shaft power and displacement
- Calculations are performed to solve problems of vessel fuel consumption taking account of ship speed, shaft power and displacement
- Impact of fouling on vessel fuel consumption is explained
- Calculate pressures and loads on surfaces due to hydrostatics