450-Basic Ship Types & Their Uses (Part 3)

By: Kevin M. Kerwin, PE

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Course Objective

This Continuing Education course is written for Professional Engineers and others who are designing, or want to design, successful floating vessels.

Course Description

450-Basic Ship Types & Their Uses (Part 3)

This course is intended to show the many types of ships that are operating in the marine business, both as a guide to design and as an aid to identifying the varying types of ships that one may see. The following topics are covered:

Auxiliary Ships:

Tankers, Cargo, and Ammunition Ships
Floating Drydocks
Ocean Surveillance Ships
Naval and Army Tugs
Salvage Ships
Submarine Tenders
Submarine Rescue craft

Research Submarines

Coast Guard Vessels:
Buoy Tenders
Icebreakers
National Security Cutters
High Endurance Cutters
Icebreaking Tugs
Medium Endurance Cutters
Sentinel Class Fast Response Cutters
Island Class Cutters
Marine Protector Class Cutter
USCGC Eagle
Small Harbor Tugs
Motor Lifeboats
Aids To Navigation Boats

Questions about this course? Email the Author: knakevin@kerwinnavalarchitects.com

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Review of: Basic Ship Types & Their Uses (Part 3)

Joe D'Alessandro

09/22/2023

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Great course. The humor in the test questions is creative.

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Course Code: 100298-07

Course PDH Hours: 3

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This course is accepted for engineering continuing education credit in all US states, territories, the District of Columbia, and Canadian provinces.
Ohio rules allow only 6-hours of unsupervised online courses such as this course per license renewal period
Kansas rules allow only 5-hours of self-study courses such as this course per license renewal period

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