• Shipbuilding, Semester 3, position 1

The objective of the course is to provide students with advanced knowledge and skills required for the integrated ship design process through the application of a systems engineering approach. The course brings together knowledge from hydrostatics, stability, resistance, propulsion, manoeuvrability, ship structures, ship systems, and regulations, enabling students to understand the interrelationships among different aspects of ship design. Students will develop competencies in conceptual and preliminary ship design, analysis and optimization of design solutions, and the application of international regulations, standards, and classification society rules within the ship design process. Particular emphasis is placed on the critical evaluation of existing design methods and regulations, as well as their impact on ship safety, functionality, energy efficiency, economic performance, and environmental sustainability.

The learning outcome of the course is the acquisition of advanced knowledge and skills required for the integrated ship design process and the application of international regulations, standards, and classification society rules in ship design. Upon successful completion of the course, the student will be able to apply knowledge of mathematics, natural sciences, and engineering principles to solve complex ship design problems, analyze and critically evaluate available data, and make sound engineering decisions under conditions of limited or incomplete information. The student will be capable of applying modern analytical and computational methods in the development, analysis, and optimization of design solutions, as well as integrating requirements arising from hydrostatics, stability, resistance, propulsion, ship structures, ship systems, and applicable regulations. The student will be able to design ships in accordance with safety, functionality, energy efficiency, economic performance, and environmental protection requirements, while understanding the broader social and professional aspects of engineering practice. Upon completion of the course, the student will be able to use and critically evaluate relevant scientific and technical literature, apply a systems engineering approach to solving complex engineering problems, assess the impact of design solutions on society and the environment, and communicate and collaborate effectively within a multidisciplinary engineering environment during the execution of ship design projects.

Basic principles of ship design. Rules, regulations, and conventions in the design, construction, and operation of ships. Types of regulations. Rules of classification societies, international conventions, national regulations. Deterministic regulations. Probabilistic regulations. The design spiral. Weight, volume and area‐based design. Weight groups. Statistic data on existing ships. Statistic data and prototype‐based design. Statistics‐based ship design: Formulas for main dimensions and their interrelations, ship‐form coefficients, weight groups, centre of mass, power prediction. Effects of ship’s dimensions and ship form on stability, resistance, strength, maneuvering and seakeeping. Ship calculations in the first approximation. Ship calculations in the second approximation. Design based on prototype: The choice of the prototype. Main dimensions, form coefficients, weight groups, centre of mass, power prediction. Lines drawing. General arrangement plan. Other technical documentation. Specifics in cargo ships design (multipurpose ships, container ships, bulk carriers, tankers), passenger ships, naval ship etc. Specifics in inland vessels design.

Practical problems of ship design, illustrating the subjects lectured in theoretical syllabus. In addition, students have to develop individually the project of a cargo ship (preliminary ship design of a container ship, bulk carrier, multipurpose ship or a tanker), with all the necessary calculations, plans (including the general arrangement) and the technical documentation. Practical examples and application of regulations covered in theoretical syllabus. Some specifics of the regulations. Analysis of the impact of regulations on ship safety, the environment, and the design process.

Exams passed in Buoyancy and Stability of Ship 2, Ship Resistance, Ship Propulsion, Ship Structures 2.

[1] M. Kalajdzic: Extracts from lectures (handouts). /In Serbian/ [2] I. Bačkalov: Instructions for project design. /In Serbian/ [3] Technical documentation of designed ships. [4] The German Merchant Fleet, Seehafen Verlag, 2006 [5] Significant Ships, RINA Journals. [6] Bačkalov, I., International Regulations in Shipbuilding: Ship Safety, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Belgrade, 1st Edition, 2017. /In Serbian/ [7] International Regulations: IMO Conventions (SOLAS, Tonnage, ICLL, MARPOL) and accompanying documents. [8] Regulations for the Construction of Inland Waterway Vessels: ADN, ECE, Directive 2006/87/EC.

Total assigned hours: 75

New material: 30
Elaboration and examples (recapitulation): 0

Auditory exercises: 5
Laboratory exercises: 0
Calculation tasks: 0
Seminar paper: 0
Project: 25
Consultations: 0
Discussion/workshop: 0
Research study work: 0

Review and grading of calculation tasks: 0
Review and grading of lab reports: 0
Review and grading of seminar papers: 0
Review and grading of the project: 10
Test: 0
Test: 0
Final exam: 5

Activity during lectures: 10
Test/test: 0
Laboratory practice: 0
Calculation tasks: 0
Seminar paper: 0
Project: 50
Final exam: 40
Requirement for taking the exam (required number of points): 50

H. Schneekluth, V. Bertrаm: Ship Design for Efficiency and Economy, Butterworth‐Heinemann, 1998.; D.Watson: Practical Ship Design, Elsevier, 1998.; Radojčic, D., Simić, A., Momčilović, N., Motok, M., Friedhoff, B. (2021). Design of Contemporary Inland Waterway Vessels The Case of the Danube River. Springer. ISBN: 978-3-030-77324-3.; A. Papanikolaou: Ship Design - Methodologies of Preliminary Design, Springer, 2014; Bačkalov, I., International regulations in shipbuilding: ship safety, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering in Belgrade, 1st edition, 2017 on Serbian