Engineering

This course is designed to provide seafarers with an understanding of human factors in marine engineering. It explores the critical role that human behaviour, cognition and teamwork play in ensuring safe and efficient maritime operations. By the end of this course, participants will be equipped with the knowledge and skills necessary to recognise, manage and mitigate human factors-related challenges in the field of marine engineering.

Hydraulic systems are the lifeblood of maritime operations in the merchant navy. These systems harness the power of fluids to steer ships, lift cargo, and control essential machinery. Understanding their fundamentals, maintenance, and safety is paramount for smooth and safe sailing, ensuring vessels operate efficiently and reliably.

Risk assessment and mitigation in marine engineering, within the merchant navy, is a comprehensive process crucial for maritime safety and environmental protection. It involves identifying a wide range of risks, from operational and technical to environmental and human-related. Implementing safety management systems (SMS) and complying with international safety codes like ISM are vital.

Psychological distress is not always as visible as physical injuries but can be just as painful and debilitating. When people are faced with extreme situations that result in disaster, many will experience intense emotions in the form of apprehension and fear, as well as uncertainty and confusion.

An Oily Water Separator (OWS) is a piece of equipment used on board almost all marine vessels. It is used to separate oil and water mixtures into their separate components. They are found on board ships where they are used to separate oil from oily waste water, such as bilge water before the waste is discharged into the environment. These discharges of waste water must comply with the requirements laid out in MARPOL 73/78.

No one knows when a crisis or an emergency will occur. Therefore, it is important that an ‘Emergency Preparedness Meeting’ is held as soon as the Master or the CE signs on. In this short course, you will be introduced to a version of an Emergency Preparedness meeting which may be novel to you.

In response to environmental concerns, the maritime industry explores sustainable alternatives, with ethanol emerging as a promising marine fuel. This overview navigates alternative fuels, delving into ethanol's properties, combustion advantages, and its historical context and global trends, shaping its adoption within the merchant navy.

This course takes you from the fundamentals of trigonometry to the more sophisticated requirements in electrical engineering. As you work and study electrical engineering you are going to run into proofs and equations that are based on trigonometry. Base knowledge of intermediate mathematics, equations and binomials will be advantageous.

The purpose of refrigeration systems on board vessels is to store temperature-sensitive cargo, perishable food supplies and air conditioning. In line with the Montreal Protocol, and as per MARPOL Annex VI, refrigeration installations must comply with various requirements, including the charging and discharging of systems, and the types of refrigerant utilised.

As vessels continue to increase in size, the power demand rises too, so more powerful engines and other equipment items must also be installed. The increased size and demand on power requires the use of higher voltages on board, enabling the efficient and effective transfer of energy throughout the vessel.

A transformers basic job is to increase or decrease power. There are critical pieces of equipment that need to be protected and maintained to a high level to ensure maximum productivity is available throughout its life span. This course will give you a greater understanding of the standard type three-phase power transformer used within the industry today.

Basic requirements Electrical; Mathematics; Trigonometry.

This incident is based on the experiences of the UK P&I Club. Accidents like the one in this course can and do happen. As you go through this course, ask yourself, "Could this happen on my ship?"