Ship Design Course
This course equips you with essential tools for coastal ship design, covering hull optimisation, stability checks, propulsion systems, fuel efficiency, and regulatory compliance like SOLAS and MARPOL. Reduce fuel costs, maximise cargo capacity, and prepare vessels for future technologies such as LNG, methanol, batteries, and hybrid systems using proven methods from global maritime experts.

flexible workload of 4 to 360h
valid certificate in your country
What will I learn?
Gain hands-on skills to design efficient and compliant ships, starting from initial concepts up to detailed basic designs. Master defining operational needs, choosing key dimensions, calculating resistance and propulsion needs, and evaluating stability plus safety aspects. Delve into energy-efficient solutions, alternative fuel choices, machinery options, fuel consumption and range estimates, along with performance forecasting for economical and forward-thinking ship designs.
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Develop skills
- Optimise hull shapes to reduce drag using appendages and coatings.
- Define ship sizes based on routes, cargo types and port facilities.
- Calculate propulsion power, engine matching and fuel needs for coastal efficiency.
- Ensure stability and safety with SOLAS, MARPOL standards and GM analysis.
- Design adaptable layouts for retrofitting LNG, methanol, batteries or hybrids.
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