Courses

Wednesday, September 29th

COURSE #1 – MARINE ENGINEERING
Monroe Room West
9:00am – 5:00pm

This course will provide the background necessary to understand the basic processes used in the design development of propulsion and electrical machinery systems for ships. Both commercial and naval applications will be covered. The greater emphasis, however, will be on naval propulsion systems. Because of the broad variety of systems that have been developed for these applications and the multiple operating conditions that comprise their full range of mobility requirements, the basic components that comprise the propulsion system, heat energy source/prime mover, transmission system, propulsor and supporting control systems and propulsion auxiliaries will be examined based on the research and development that provided fundamental capabilities in these areas and the ship requirements that these capabilities ultimately provide. The varied prime mover alternatives, diesel, gas turbine, steam turbine, and combined plants, along with geared mechanical and electric drive transmission and propulsor alternatives will be explained as well as the rationale for their shipboard implementation. The course will also describe the analyses and trade off studies, overall power plant analysis, machinery arrangements, noise shock and vibration analysis, propeller parametric analysis, RMA analysis, and the ship and machinery plant maneuvering analysis utilized in machinery plant development and their function during each ship design phase. The course lecturer is James F. Dunne, Senior Marine Engineer, Syntek Technologies Inc.
The course is accredited for 0.7 continuing education units.
A course evaluation/CEU application form will be distributed and must be returned if credit is to be earned.

Fee: $100.00 Member
$250.00 Non-Member

COURSE #2 - SEAKEEPING
Monroe Room East
9:00am – 5:00pm

This course provides a basic understanding of the fundamentals of ship motion theory and current practice in the development of seakeeping predictions. Students will gain the ability to develop or assess seakeeping performance requirements, and to carry out seakeeping predictions for a given design. The course will cover regular and irregular waves, superposition, wave spectra, wave, wave statistics, the relationship of wind and sea state, swells, fetch and duration limits, the availability of wave data; prediction of hydrodynamic forces using linear ship motion theory; prediction of vessel response; vessel response measurement using model tests and full-scale trials; performance criteria, including seakeeping performance indices and motion sickness incidence; existing tools and their limitations; added resistance, mean and slowly-varying forces, hydrodynamic interactions among vessels, and motion control. The course lecturer is Dr. Edward M. Lewandowski, Senior Principal Engineer, Computer-Science Corporation.
The course is equivalent to 0.7 Continuing Education Units.
A course evaluation/CEU application form will be distributed and must be returned if credit is to be earned.

Fee: $100.00 Member
$250.00 Non-Member

Saturday, October 2nd

COURSE #3 – PRINCIPLES of MARINE FORENSICS
Military Room
9:00am – 5:00pm

This course presents principles used in the performance of a marine forensics investigation. The course will introduce the key elements of a successful investigation, and will provide examples of the uses of these tools and of the conclusions and determinations of past investigations. Attendees will learn the goals and objectives of a marine forensic investigation, and the steps in the performance of an investigation; to identify information sources for relevant information, and to identify applicable technical skills; and will observe by example the application of these principles and results obtained. Examples may include overviews of the investigations of the RMS Titanic, HMHS Britannic, DKM Bismarck, HMS Hood, and the RMS Luisitania. The course lecturers include Gregg Bemis, George F. Chandler, William A. Cleary, Robert O. Dulin, J. Carey Filling, William H. Garzke, Bruce Johnson, Michael Overfield, Richard F. Silloway, Kenneth M. Smith, Richard T. Woytowich.
The course is equivalent to 0.8 Continuing Education Units.
A course evaluation/CEU application form will be distributed and must be returned if credit is to be earned.

Fee: $180.00 Member
$330.00 Non-Member