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COURSE DELIVERY MODE:
it is a mix of weekly lectures (livestreamed and recorded but preferred face-to-face attendance if possible) and of an intensive period around mid-semester.

For REMOTE LEARNING STUDENTS:
Depending on your time zone (Canada/USA - Europe), there will be specific timeslots to catch up live with the course coordinator.

ASSIGNMENTS:
- formative assignments ( not counting towards final grade): there will be several formative quizzes for students to check their learning
- summative assessments:
- a Quiz,
- The reverse engineering of an existing ship from an analytical perspective,
- An engineering analysis on an existing ship with proposed modifications on key platform and combat systems for 21st-century challenges readiness,
- A project to design a navy ship: this course addresses the final systems engineering part leading to the student’s proposed solution to a set of requirements (actually addressed in MECH ENG 7048).

Seminars are organized with Industry and a students’ seminar concludes the course with project presentations.

On successful completion of this course students will be able to:

1	Identify current classes of Ships (OPV, Frigates, Destroyers, LHD) and design philosophies in depth.
2	Explain the design to build approach in the context of ships and their systems.
3	Describe the different systems (platform or combat) in a navy ship.
4	Demonstrate how to build a ship from a new class or an evolution of an existing one.
5	Apply the design process to carry out the final part of a feasibility phase on a concept navy ship project.
6	Check the design feasibility of ships and their seaworthiness.
7	Create a navy ship concept design from top-level requirements.

 
The above course learning outcomes are aligned with the Engineers Australia Entry to Practice Competency Standard for the Professional Engineer. The course develops the following EA Elements of Competency to levels of introductory (A), intermediate (B), advanced (C):  
 

1.1	1.2	1.3	1.4	1.5	1.6	2.1	2.2	2.3	2.4	3.1	3.2	3.3	3.4	3.5	3.6
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Course notes – these are essential and required.

Text book: Basic Ship Theory Volumes 1 & 2 by Rawson and Tupper, Publisher Butterworth – Heinemann.

See list provided with the course notes

Background reading and videos help the students project themselves into the world of submariners, mostly within Defence.

Weekly lectures provide the students with background knowledge but also a forum in which they are engaged.
Lecturers are proposing materials on which the students are asked about their analysis facing a specific engineering problem within the submarine context.
These lectures feature video and graphics to best illustrate the challenge.

An intensive part of the course is run mid-semester with Industry lecturers bringing their knowledge and personal stories.
As a result of this, the course is a mix of theory (academic) and industry experience with real-life situations that the engineers had to face.

Students have some formative quizzes leading them from the design principles to actual implementation on systems and technological choices, whilst ensuring balance of the overall ship.

That knowledge is then used by the students on a number of projects:
- The reverse engineering of an existing ship from an analytical perspective,
- An engineering analysis on an existing ship with proposed modifications on key platform and combat systems for 21st century challenges readiness,
- A project to design a navy ship: this course addresses the final systems engineering part leading to the student’s proposed solution to a set of requirements (actually addressed in MECH ENG 7048).

Seminars are organized with Industry and a students’ seminar concludes the course with project presentations.

The expected workload of 12 hours per week comprises:
- Background reading,
- Lecture attendance,
- Project,
- Peer reviews

The expected workload of 12 hours per week comprises:
- Background reading,
- Lecture attendance,
- Project,
- Peer reviews

Structured Learning: Contact sessions (In Semester)	No. of sessions	Duration (hours)	Total Hours
Academic Lectures	13	1.5	19.5
Tutorials	1	2	2
Practicals	5	2	10
Industry Lectures	19	0.85	16.15
			47.65
Assessment Tasks (In Semester)	% Assessment Weighting	No. of Tasks	Preparation time (hours)	Total Hours
Summative tutorials		3	1	3
Summative tests	10	1	1	1
Project design study	30	2	27	54
Literature review	20	2	14	28
Examination	40	1	3	3
Portfolio				0
Total Assessment Weighting %	100			89
Non-Contact Study / Preparation (In Semester)	No. of Sessions	Study/Prep Time (hrs)	Total Hours
Weekly reading / Other study	13	1	6.5
Tutorial preparation			0
Practical preparation			0
Test preparation			0
Exam preparation	1	7	7
Other/s (please specify):			0
			13.5
Workload per semester (hrs)	150.15
*Workload per week (hrs)	11.55

This Course builds on the broad overview provided in the Introductory Course, providing more depth on design integration aspects and those whole ship design requirements such as shock, noise, vibration, signature management.

A significant aspect of the Course is to demonstrate design integration by applying the knowledge gained to a practical case study.

SIGNATURE MANAGEMENT

• Radar Cross Section (RCS)
• Infra red signature – exhaust gas emissions
• Magnetic signature
• Underwater noise signature

SHOCK

• Underwater shock event
• Shock response Spectra (SRS)
• Equipment categories
• Equipment location
• Shock standards
• Shock testing
• Shock analysis
• Shock mounting
• Shock design considerations

NOISE AND VIBRATION

• Compartment noise
• Equipment noise
• Structure borne noise
• Noise level standards
• Ship vibration
• Equipment vibration
• Torsional vibrations
• Vibration standards
• Vibration testing

DESIGN INTEGRATION

• Requirements Management
• Impact Statements
• Interface Management
• Safety Management
• Design Engineering
• Integrated Logistic Support
• Test & Evaluation

HUMAN FACTORS

• Operational performance
• Perception
• Operational environment
• Human Machine Interface

SUBMARINE THREATS

• Case Studies

PLATFORM CONTROL SYSTEMS

• Design layouts
• Conventions
• Standards

SAFETY CRITICAL SYSTEMS

• Key Hazards
• Safety Controls

DESIGN FOR SUPPORTABILITY

• Integrated Logistic Support
• Condition Based Monitoring
• Obsolescence
• In-Service Tolerances

MECHANICAL SYSTEMS

• Fuel handling and storage system
• Hydraulic system
• Cooling system
• HVAC systems
• Compressed air systems

PROJECT (20%)

The Project will involve the integration of sub-components into modules and modules into a naval platform. This Project will reflect the reality of system integration and it will be structured in a manner to assess students on an individual and team basis. The Project will form a significant element of the Course requiring students to draw on previous course material and researching allocated aspects of the design.

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Assessment Task	Task Type	Due (week)*	Weighting	Learning Outcome
Essay 1	Summative	TBD	10%	1, 2, 3, 5, 6
Essay 2	Summative	TBD	10%	2, 6
Quizzes x 4	Formative & Summative	TBD	10%	1 - 6
Project Report	Summative	TBD	20%	1 - 7
Project Presentation	Summative	TBD	10%	1 - 7
Exam	Summative	Exam period	40%	1 - 7

* The specific due date for each assessment task will be available on MyUni.

• Essay 1 will address the reverse engineering of the Type 26 from BAE
• Essay 2 will ask the student to propose a set of requirements and design options to future proof the Arafura Class OPV (TBC) as part of a midlife upgrade.
• Quizzes 1 to 3 help the student understand the design options in various navy ship systems worldwide.
• Quiz 4 is assessing the students knowledge acquisition
• The Project report synthetise the students work on the design for the concept design of their choice, initiated in MECH ENG 7048.
• The presentation of that project is performed during a seminar.
• The final exam is assessing how well the students have assimilated knowledge and skills in navy ships engineering understanding.