Course Overview
The following topics will be covered in this course: A review of ship stresses arising from longitudinal bending and shear forces caused by various factors; longitudinal and still water bending, hogging, sagging, and racking. Definition of shear stress and bending moment by calculation and use of diagrams. Using a loading instrument. The use of scale modelling to show the construction arrangements of various parts of the ship. Included will be the construction requirements for structural fire protection and a watertight integrity and analysis of the ship’s drawings such as the general arrangement, shell expansion, and lines drawing; Intact Stability Code; ship dynamics, explaining the effects of ship motions such as rolling, pitching, vibration, and the means to mitigate this by use of fin stabilizers and anti-roll tanks; damage control in the event of flooding of compartments, and the effect of flooding on ship stability.
Prerequisite(s)
- Transport Canada, STCW Fourth-Class Motor Marine Engineering Certificate of Competency, and a minimum of four months of sea time as engineer officer of the watch.
Credits
4.0
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Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Quantify the stresses in ship structures caused by (i) longitudinal bending and shear forces and (ii) transverse bending, docking, grounding, pounding, and panting.
- Calculate the longitudinal shear force and bending moment in a simply-supported beam.
- Draw the SF and BM diagram of a box-shaped vessel for a given distribution of load.
- Use the loading manual and loading instrument to ensure that BM, SF, and TM are within acceptable limits.
- Interpret the construction and function of various components of a ship’s hull.
- Summarize the main structural design criteria for specialized ships such as crude oil tankers, dry bulkers, container ships, LNG ships, and ro-ro ships.
- Examine the general construction arrangements for structural fire protection and water-tight integrity of the ship.
- Discuss the structural effects of ship motions such as rolling and pitching and describe the means to mitigate these motions.
- Examine the basic tenets of the Intact Stability code.
- Describe the provisions to deal with asymmetric flooding and the causes of ship sinking as a consequence of compartment damage.
- Compare the freeboard computation of Type A and Type B ships.
Effective as of Winter 2026
Related Programs
Ship Design and Construction (MEOC 5100) is offered as a part of the following programs:
School of Transportation
- Marine Engineering
Advanced Diploma Full-time
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