MAR 203
Introduction to Naval Architecture, and
3
Course Description
At the end of this course, students should be able to:
1. identify and classify various marine vessels and offshore structures;
2. calculate different ship hull form coefficient and hydrostatic parameters;
3. explain the design sequence and procedures on ship design spiral;
4. perform basic stability calculation and analysis; and
5. implement numerical approximations for ship design and analysis.
Course Outline
Introduction to Naval Architecture: naval architectural terms and concepts; Ship building and
the design spiral. Marine vessels: types of ships, boats, barges and floating structures. SHIP
stability: The concepts of static, dynamic, intact and damage stability. Introduction to Offshore
Engineering: types, design, installation, and operations. Fixed offshore and floating offshore
platforms, Subsea systems, Introduction to offshore renewable energy systems.
300 level