A10 – Naval Architecture and Ship Production Technology (Part 1 of 4)
A comprehensive, full-lifecycle naval architecture and ship production course covering the design and construction of a merchant ship from concept through to shipyard delivery. It draws directly from the uploaded overview and Modules 1-4, mirroring only the source material provided.
£299.00
1 hour 39 minutes
Focused, self-paced learning designed to fit around professional schedules.
Online, self-paced
Study online at a pace that fits your schedule.
5 sections
Structured curriculum sections.
English
Language of instruction for this course.
Quiz count: 4 total
Knowledge checks and assessed activities.
34 lessons
Focused lessons organised into a clear learning path.
Course overview
A comprehensive, full-lifecycle naval architecture and ship production course covering the design and construction of a merchant ship from concept through to shipyard delivery. It draws directly from the uploaded overview and Modules 1-4, mirroring only the source material provided.
What you will learn
Explain the iterative ship design process and the main stages from concept to detail design.
Identify the principal parties, criteria, and constraints that shape preliminary merchant-ship design.
Assess early-stage ship designs against intact-stability, classification, and IMO framework requirements.
Explain how load lines and tonnage measurement affect ship safety, regulation, and commercial operation.
Interpret core source-material concepts, examples, and review questions from the uploaded documents.
Skills and knowledge
Ship design
Preliminary dimensioning
Stability criteria
Classification societies
IMO framework
Load lines
Tonnage measurement
Course curriculum
OT041 - Overview
1.1 OT041 - Naval Architecture and Ship Production Technology
1.2 What this course is
1.3 What you'll learn
1.4 Course structure
1.5 Format and assessment
1.6 Note on scope
Module 1: Ship Design Process and Preliminary Dimensioning
2.1 The Ship Design Process
2.2 Entities involved in a ship design/build project
2.3 Classification societies: a brief history
2.4 Weather scales used in ship design and operation
2.5 Preliminary Ship Dimensioning
2.6 The Watson & Gilfillan approach
2.7 Quiz (quiz)
Module 2: Design Criteria - Stability and Seakeeping Basis
3.1 Intact Stability Criteria
3.2 The Rahola criterion
3.3 Naval stability criteria (NES 109)
3.4 Ship Motion Periods
3.5 Roll period
3.6 Pitch and heave periods
3.7 Quiz (quiz)
Module 3: Classification Societies, Rules and the IMO Framework
4.1 What Is a Classification Society?
4.2 IACS - the International Association of Classification Societies
4.3 The International Maritime Organization (IMO)
4.4 Tacit acceptance
4.5 Quiz (quiz)
Module 4: Load Lines and Tonnage Measurement
5.1 Load Lines
5.2 History
5.3 Ship type distinction
5.4 Freeboard formulae and marks
5.5 Tonnage Measurement
5.6 Historical background
5.7 Moorsom system and the modern convention
5.8 Shelter-deck ships
5.9 Quiz (quiz)
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£299.00