461-How Do You Start To Design A Ship?

By: Kevin M. Kerwin, PE

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Course Objective

This Continuing Education course is written for Professional Engineers and others who are Naval Architects and Marine Engineers, or are interested in learning how Naval Architects and Marine Engineers start to design a ship.

Course Description

This course is intended to show the steps to designing a successful ship in the Preliminary stage of design.

This course covers:

The Design Spiral method of design
The Concurrent Design method
Particulars
Coefficients of Form
Block Coefficient
Midship Coefficient
Prismatic Coefficient
Vertical Prismatic Coefficient
Waterplane Coefficient
Volumetric Coefficient
Selection of Machinery Type
Powering, Resistance, and Propulsion
Range and Fuel Capacity
Weight Estimate
Hydrostatics and Stability

Questions about this course? Email the Author: knakevin@kerwinnavalarchitects.com

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Course Code: 100298-10

Course PDH Hours: 2

Engineering Course Approvals

This course is accepted for engineering continuing education credit in all US states, territories, the District of Columbia, and Canadian provinces.
Ohio rules allow only 6-hours of unsupervised online courses such as this course per license renewal period
Kansas rules allow only 5-hours of self-study courses such as this course per license renewal period

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