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Ship Standards and Marine Engineering - NAVL3710
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Faculty: Faculty of Engineering
 
 
School:  School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering
 
 
Course Outline: http://www.mech.unsw.edu.au/
 
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Undergraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 6
 
 
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
 
 
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 6
 
 
Fee Band: 2 (more info)
 
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
 

Description

Documentation, tendering and contract administration. Aspects of special craft. Construction materials and their advantages and disadvantages. Use of the USL Code. Resistance components including frictional, residuary, appendage and air, and methods of prediction.
Steam, diesel, gas turbine, electric and nuclear propulsion. Systems for power transmission, fuel supply, electricity generation, pumping and piping, compressors, purifiers, automation and life-saving. Ship manoeuvring and control. Design of rudders and steering gear.

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