Previous Courses

BY SEAN WALSH AND BEN CAPUCO
ALION SCIENCE; GIBBS & COX,INC

The course in Early Phase Ship Design is intended to be an overview of the early stages of ship design processes that encompasses feasibility design studies and preliminary design to show how an integrated ship design develops, starting with the owner’s requirements. Topics that will be covered include preliminary performance studies, ship synthesis models; hull machinery; combat systems, system engineering analyses, trade-off studies, design integration, and notes on the design of specific ship types, including high-performance ships.

Contact Information – Bill Garzke, (202)-675-8542

WHEN:         December 3 and 9, 2009 & January 14, 20 & 28, 2010 (Total of 5 Sessions)
                12 NOON TO 1:30 PM

WHERE:      Maritime Plaza 2, Rooms 240/241

                1220 12^th Street, SE

                Washington, DC 20003

FEES:        $200 FOR MEMBERS OF SNAME and ASNE
                $300 FOR NON SNAME & ASNE MEMBERS*
                $275 FOR NON SNAME & ASNE MEMBERS UNDER 30*
                Group discounts will be accepted!!! (FOR FIVE MEMBERS FROM A FIRM - ONE IS FREE)
Non-members will be invited to submit an application for a one (1) year complimentary membership in SNAME.

*Attendees must be United States Citizens
*This course will earn 0.8 Continuing Education Units (CEU)

BY WILLIAM H GARZKE, JR and MICHAEL BATEMAN
CSC ADVANCED MARINE

This course titled Naval Architecture for the Marine Professional (SNAME PS #000062) has been accepted by the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers for Continuing Professional Competency (CPC) of Professional Engineers licensed in New York State.

This course repeats PS #000052 of March 2009. It will feature a review of naval architecture that will cover princples of arrangements, geometry, seaworthiness, weight, buoyancy, structure, systems, hydrostatics, stability, resistance and propulsion, and their application to a ship design. Sample problems will be introduced, discussed, and solved. Two problems will be graded to serve as a learning assessment. Other opportunities will be available for discussion between learners and the lecturer. All participants will be provided with instructors' presentation slides. This course is derived from a well-established course that has been presented successfully many times previously, with significant new material introduced in place of material that was becoming outdated.

The evaluator finds that the content provides information valuable to the improvement of the technical competence of Professional Engineers and others, that the presenters are qualified, and that the venue and circumstances for the presentation are appropriate. (8.0 PDH)

WHEN:  13 MARCH 2010

POC:  Mr. Bill Garzke, 202.675.8542

BY DR. EDWARD LEWANDOWSKI
CSC ADVANCED MARINE

This course will provide the background necessary to understand seakeeping specifications and reports. After a general discussion of performance requirements, the specification of the wave environment will be described, including definitions of sea states and wave spectra as well as identification of sources of data. Determination of the ship response to the waves will next be explored, including use of model tests and prediction tools; the available tools will be described and compared. Quantitative measures of seakeeping performance, including absolute and relative motions, motions-at-a-point, slamming, MSI and MII, will be defined. Use of these quantitative measures in conjunction with performance criteria for the development of operability indices will be explained. Finally, several examples will be considered, including a detailed examination of a seakeeping test report and development of an operability index.

This course is intended for those involved in Ship Design and Integration. Familiarity with basic naval architecture is assumed. Note that the theory of ship motions will not be developed in this course; the emphasis is on the understanding and practical use of the input and output of the available prediction tools. Credit hours may be earned by engineers renewing their professional licenses. (0.8 CEU credits)

WHEN:  POSTPONED TO APRIL

POC:  Mr. Bill Garzke, 202.675.8542

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BY DAVID KAYSEN

The course on General Arrangements will present an introduction to basic ship arrangements naval and commercial ships from feasibility to detailed design. Topics to be covered include regulatory requirements (ABS, DNV, U.S. Navy, MSC), customer requirements, and human factors considerations. Habitability standards will also be reviewed for naval and commercial ships. Ship arrangements for novel hull forms (catamaran, trimaran, SWATH, SES, planning hull, tumblehome monohull will be addressed. The U.S. Navy's Space Classification System will be discussed, along with a discussion of the current standard.

The presenter, H. David Kaysen, has 35 years of experience with designing surface ships, craft and floating structures for naval, scientific and commercial applications.

BY WILLIAM H. GARZKE, JR. and MICHAEL BATEMAN
CSC ADVANCED MARINE

This is a review course intended for professional engineers in the theory and application of naval architecture. The seminar will cover the principles and development of lines drawing, ship hydrostatics, Simpson's Rule, damage and intact stability, longitudinal strength, and resistance and powering. This course has been structured to supplement the review process and preparation by those seeking to obtain a professional engineering license by taking the P.E. examination in naval architecture and marine engineering and those who are seeking credits for renewal of their engineering licensees. Sample problems of a type that could be on the exam will be discussed. The attendees then will be asked to work a sample professional examination problem and the solution will then be discussed near the end of the session. The course lecturer is Mr. William H. Garzke, Jr., Naval Architect with CSC Advanced Marine and formerly with Gibbs & Cox, Inc. and Michael Bateman of CSC Advanced Marine and formerly an instructor at the U.S. Naval Academy. (0.8 CEU credits)

BY WILLIAM H. GARZKE, JR.
CSC ADVANCED MARINE

This course will feature a review of naval architecture that will cover the principles and development of lines drawings, ship hydrostatics, the use of Simpson's Rule, intact and damage stability, tonnage admeasurement, weight estimating, longitudinal strength, principles of structure, and basic principles of arrangements. Sample problems illustrating naval architecture theory will also be discussed in the final lecture. Attendees will be asked to work one problem in naval architecture during the fifth and final session. The attendees' solutions will be discussed.

BY DR. ROBERT BEATON
NAVAL SURFACE WARFARE CENTER, DAHLGREN

The strong emphasis on reduced crew size for naval ships, improved training for our Sailors, and more easily understood systems has made it increasingly important for naval engineers to understand the principles of human systems integration (HSI). This course provides an overview of HSI as it relates to including the human as part of the system, and therefore in the design and acquisition process.

Topics to be addressed include: human factors engineering, personnel selection, manpower requirements, training, system safety, systems design, ship design, and habitability. This is an introductory course for those who want a clearer understanding of the human aspect of ship systems and are seeking ways to reduce ship manpower requirements without adversely affecting safety or effectiveness. Although the principles taught are generic, the course will focus on US Navy ship design and acquisition.

The course lecturer is Dr. Robert Beaton, who will lecture from material developed in support of and approved by NAVSEA 03 (Human Systems Integration Directorate).

BY SEAN WALSH AND BEN CAPUCO
ALION SCIENCE; GIBBS & COX,INC

This course is an overview of the early stage ship-design process, encompassing feasibility studies and preliminary design to show how an integrated ship design is developed, starting with a statement of the owner's requirements. Topics addressed include preliminary performance studies, ship synthesis models; hull, machinery, combat systems, and systems engineering analyses, trade-off studies, design integration; and notes on the design of specific ship types, including high-performance ships. The course is of value to engineers new to the field in ship design or already working in the field but not familiar with the early-stage design process. It will also be a refresher course for those naval architects and marine engineers wishing to update their skills in early phase ship design. All participants will be provided with copies of the instructor's presentation slides as well as a certificate of completion. Opportunities will be available for discussion between learners and the lecturer. This is a well-established course that has been presented previously.

BY KEVIN PRINCE
GIBBS & COX, INC.
June 2, 9, 16, 23, & 30 2009

This course covers Marine Engineering for commercial and naval ship designs. The course will discuss the integration of marine engineering in the ship design cycle by covering the design development of main propulsion and ship service generating plants and auxiliary systems. Specific topics include propulsion plant types and selection, prime mover types and selection, reduction gear and propulsor design, selection of ship service electric plant size, and auxiliary systems with emphasis on pump selection. A problem will be offered at the last session.

BY WILLIAM HOCKBERGER, CONSULTANT
FORMERLY WITH NAVSEA

This course will show how the approach and methods of systems engineering are overlaid on the basic engineering, analysis and management processes traditionally employed in ship design, making them more complete and improving their coordination and integration. The generic nature of systems engineering and its overall similarity as applied to all ship designs, whether naval or commercial, will be shown.

Systems engineering is not an engineering discipline in the same sense as mechanical or civil or electrical engineering. It is more about how engineering should be done rather than what is done. Moreover, it involves determining the objectives and requirements of an engineering project, at the beginning, and assessing results both during the process and at the end, when the best of several ways of accomplishing something must be determined and a selection must be made. It emphasizes attention to the total system -- including the larger system outside the one being designed -- and to the total life cycle consequences of decisions, including the economics.

Our overall objective should be to achieve the optimal balance between ship capability and the cost of obtaining it. That means the highest possible cost-effectiveness, if military, or the greatest profitability, if commercial. The degree to which this can actually be achieved depends on the way the design process is carried out, and systems engineering provides the framework for making that process as good as it can be.

Seakeeping
Presented by Dr. Edward M. Lewandowski, Senior Principal Scientist, BMT Designers and Planners, Inc.

Ship Arrangements
Presented by H. David Kaysen, has 35 years of experience with designing surface ships, craft, and floating structures for naval, scientific, and commercial applications.

Sailing Yacht Performance Analysis
Presented by Dr. Robert F. Beck and Dr. Kevin Maki, both members of the faculty at the University of Michigan.