Ship Construction Simplified Notes For Exam

  It is a complete guide for Ship Construction. This is a good collection of notes prepared in the purview of Marine exams in  a simple and easy understandable language with  bullet points. As it is impossible to answer all questions at a time it is done on timely basis. please comment below or contact on admin@marinesite.info, once you find any important area, missed out.  Also contact us, if you wish to answer any of the questions listed.

Basics
> Basic Terms and Definitions In Ship Construction 

> Deadweight and Lightweight of a ship 

> Materials Used For Ship Building 

> Understand Plate, Bar And Beam In Ship Construction

Stress

> Types Of Stresses On Ship Structure  

> Explain Hogging And Sagging In Ship 

Bottom structure

> What is Keel And Types Of Keel?

> Stiffners and Different Types of Stiffners

> Floors and Different Types of Floors

> Single And Double Bottom Structures

> Framing in Single And Double Bottom structure 

Shell Plating & Framing

> Explain Shell Plating and Strake ? What are The Different Types

> Hull Framing System

> What is Bilge Keel And Its Purpose? 

> Ship Stabilizers

Bulkhead And Pillars

> Ship Bulkheads, Purpose And Types of Ship Bulkhead

> Explain Water Tight Bulkheads

> Explain Water Tight Doors & Its Testing

> Plain Bulkhead And Corrugated Bulkhead

> Collision Bulkhead, Purpose, SOLAS Regulations and Its Position 

Fore End Structure

> Ship fore end structure, Different Terms

> Bulbous Bow, function, advantage, uses 

> Chain Locker, Spurlingpipe, Hawspipe, Bitter end 

> What is Bow Thruster and its Working

Aft End Structure

> Aft End Structure, Types And Construction

> Aspect Ratio & Force Acting on Rudder

> What is Ship Rudder? Type, parts, Functions with Simple diagram

> Various Rudder Inspections And Tests Carried Out In Dry Dock

> Stern Frame with a Simple Diagram

> Explain Propeller Drop 

> Explain Rudder Drop