1. SHIP CONSTRUCTION
By;
DR. Oladokun Sulaiman Olanrewaju

2. General Learning Objective:
At the end of the lesson , students will
be able to :
• Mention accurately structural
members of ship constructions
• Define Ship's terminology properly
• Explain the types of framing system
typically applied for ship construction

3. Navigation
Week 1 – Ship construction overview
Week 2 - ship construction process
Week 2 - Ship form and dimension
Week 3 – The development of ship types
Week 5 – Ship structure
Week 6 – ship outfitting
Week 7 – assignment project

4. INTRODUCTION
Ship construction overview
Introduction to the Ship Constructions and some
aspects to be considered that affect on its design.
• SPECIFIC LEARNING OBJECTIVES
At the end of the topic student will be able to:
• Know the nature of ship building
• Know the importance of shipbuilding
• Know Ship building process and shipyard practice
• Know the ship building regulatory bodies

5. INTRODUCTION

6. Nature of shipbuilding
• Occupy large areas and employ large number of people
• Multiple discipline that involve naval architecture, Mechanical
engineer , marine engineer, structure , finance, and
management
• Require diverse skill worker including welder, joiner, filters
etc
• Tailor made complex job oriented which requires tremendous
amount of planning and information exchange
• Require large capital investment
• Matured industry with establish technology

7. IMPORTANCE OF SHIPBUILDING
Shipbuilding is important in economy of the nations for the
following reason:
• To provide sea transport that is economic, reliable , safe and
effective for transportation goods and passenger
• To reduce foreign decency on foreign ships
• To reduce payment to foreign ship for import and export
• In emergency situation
• Source of foreign exchange

8. Ship building process
• Owner requirements-
• Preliminary / concept design-
Dimension
Displacement
Stability
Propulsive characteristics and hull form
Detail general arrangement
Principal structural details
• Contract design
• Bidding and contracting
• Detail design
• planning and scheduling
• Construction

9. Ship types
Cargo ship
• Tanker
• Bulk carrier
• Passenger ships
• Fishing vessels
• Industrial vessels
• Combatant ships
• Others

10. Shipyard facilities
• Location and access to
water-graving dock, Surface preparation and coating
launching, ways or Pipe
floating dry-dock Sheet metal
• Piers Machine
Electrical
• Shops to perform Storage
work related to :
Offices
• Steelmaking, cutting,
• And forming shop
• Steel assembly shop

11. Shipyard organization
• Administration
• Production
• Engineering
• Purchasing
• Quality assurance
• Project management

12. Trade skill
• Air condition and Lofts man
equipment mechanics Machinist- inside and outside
• Blaster Molder
• Boiler maker Ordinance equipment
• Carpenter mechanics
• chipper / grinder Painter
• Electrician- inside and Patternmaker
outside Pipe filter, Pipe welder
• Electronics Rigger/ crane operator
• Electroplating Sheet metal mechanics
• Insulator Shipfittter
• Joiner Shipwright
Tacker/ burner
• Laborer
Welder

13. Classification society and regulatory agencies
• Classification society and regulatory agency :
• ABS
• LLOYD
• BV
• GERMANISHER LLOYD
• RINA
• NIPON GAIGI NKOKAI
• DnV