Course Specifications

Suez Canal University

Faculty of Engineering - Port Said
Course specifications
Programme(s) on which the course is given: Naval Architecture & Marine Engineering
Major or minor element of programmes: General
Department offering the programme: Naval Architecture & Marine Engineering
Department offering the course: Naval Architecture & Marine Engineering
Academic year / Level: 4th Level, 2nd Term
Date of specification approval:

A- Basic Information
Title: Ship Performance
Credit Hours: --Tutorial:

Code: NME428
Lecture: 4 Hours
Practical: 2

Total: 6 Hours

B- Professional Information
1 Overall aims of course
This course aims to tutor the students how to estimate ship propulsion powering,
propeller design, predict ship performance in service. It also aims account for ship
hull and propeller roughness during powering estimation. Moreover, it helps them to
estimate powering, bollard pull, and performance of tugs. Keeping students familiar
with Sea trails and measurements conducted during these trials. Students will be
able to predict ship speed loss due to waves and wind in service.
2 Intended learning outcomes of course (ILOs)
a- Knowledge and understanding:
The course permits the students to:
a1- Study the different resistance calculation methods.
a2- Ship powering estimation.
a3- prediction of ship performance in service.
b- Intellectual skills
b1- Distinguish the hull and propeller roughness.
b2- Be aware of the sea trials.
b3- power penalty due to roughness and speed loss.
c- Professional and practical skills
c1- Resistance powering calculation.
c2- Propeller Design.
c3- Conduction of sea trails.

3- Contents

Topic

No. of
Hours

Lecture

Tutorial/Practical

Review of resistance estimation methods

Powering Estimation methods
Propeller Design and performance
Hull and Propeller Roughness
Power Penalty and speed loss
Modern propulsion Systems
Sea trails
Speed loss due to wind and waves
performance of Tug boats
Application of Natural Gas in marine field
General Revision
Total

4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
40

4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
40

4
8
2
2
2
--2
4
-4
28

4 Teaching and learning methods

4.1- Board
4.2- Video show
4.3 Computers

5- Student assessment methods

5.1. Current discussion& class activities: to assess the student progress and the
personal attitude.
5.2. Written Mid-Term exam to assess the student progress along the Mid-semester.
5.3. Samples of report writing: to assess the intellectual skills of students.
5.4. Final written exam: to assess the ability of understanding, remember and
assessing.
Assessment schedule
Assessment 1: Current discussion
Assessment 2: Mid-Term written exam

8th week

Assessment 3: Exercises

14th week

Assessment 4: Final written exam

at the end of semester

Weighting of assessments
Mid-term examination

20 %

Final-term examination

60 %

Semester work

40 %
Total 100%

6- List of references
6.1- Course notes
Professor notes
6.2- Recommended books
----6.3- Papers, Periodicals, Web sites, etc

1- Mosaad, M. A., "Marine Propeller Roughness Penalties", Dept. of Marine

Technology, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, England, Ph.D. Thesis,
1986.
2- Mosaad, M. A., "Experiments and Application on the Effect of Propeller
Surface Roughness", International Workshop on Drag and Roughness, RINA,
England, March 1990.
3- Mosaad, M. A., "Underwater Ship Surface - Drag and Fuel Economy",
First
International
Conference
on
E.R.D.A.,
Faculty
of
Engineering, University of Suez Canal, Port Said, Egypt, November 1991.
4- Mosaad, M. A., Ship-Model Surface Roughness Allowance MEET
MARIND2002, Varna, Bulgaria, October 6-11, 2002.
5- Mosaad, M. A., Natural Gas Powered Ships, Gulf Maritime Conference
2007, Sharjh, UAE, April 15-18, 2007.
7- Facilities required for teaching and learning
Boards and video show with computers

Course coordinator: Prof.Dr. M.A.Mosaad

Head of Department: Prof. Dr. M.Mosleh
Date:

1 / 5 / 2008.