TOTAL STUDENT WORKLOAD   

Students are required to attend and participate in all the formal timetabled sessions for the unit. Students are also expected to manage their directed learning and independent study in support of the unit.  
 

Where normal timetabled sessions do not take place, additional directed learning may be provided, and/or students are expected to undertake additional independent learning.

PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES

None 
 

UNIT DESCRIPTION 
 

This unit focuses on the practical skills required by the designer/manufacturer in order to produce a set of design and build drawings for a vessel. The student will learn hand drawing techniques, applicable to producing a hull lines plan. The student will also gain experience via case studies in at least one type of CAD package and a lines fairing package. Students are expected to utilise knowledge from the Naval Architecture Principles unit in order to facilitate a cohesive design. They will also complete a practical FRP workshop module in order to translate virtual boats into physical entities (at model scale) and hence will obtain an understanding of basic laminating techniques.   
 

LEARNING OUTCOMES 
 

On successful completion of the unit, students will be able to:

Knowledge and Understanding

1 Identify a range of methods applicable to the graphical representation of marine craft.

Cognitive Skills

2 Analyse and evaluate design data land translate this into graphical representations using problem solving skills.

Practical and Professional Skills

3 Acquire marine craft manual and CAD representational skills and FRP laminating skills.

Transferable and Key Skills

4 Self manage time and resources to meet deadlines for time constrained workshops and in meeting coursework hand in deadlines.

AREAS OF STUDY

Students will be introduced to hand drawing techniques used within the yacht engineering industry. Once completed, students will move across to the CAD facilities whereupon they will be instructed in the use of a 2D drawing package and also at least one lines fairing package. Students will also be introduced to the FRP workshop and cover basic FRP laminating processes typically associated with the small craft industry.  
 

Once the CAD tools have been taught, students will be able to use their newly acquired skills to design and build a model vessel to a set of design parameters, as per real life constraints. The students will also be introduced into the basics of design process management as part of the design and build which is at the heart of this unit.

LEARNING AND TEACHING STRATEGY

The purpose of this unit is to instruct students in the use of both hand drawing techniques and commercial CAD packages available to the yacht engineering practitioner. This unit will be delivered by means of studio based, practical tuition sessions (LO 3). Apart from learning to operate various systems, students will be able to develop designs based on sound design theory (LO 1, LO 2) and practical experience developed alongside in other first year units. The natural development of this work will culminate in an assessed model vessel design and build project. 
 

ASSESSMENT STRATEGY 
 

Two assessments will be made in this unit, to evaluate the student’s capabilities in both design and production issues. Both design exercises will give a clear indication of the student’s ability to demonstrate and understand the hull design/drafting process using both hand drawing and modern CAD design techniques. Simultaneously the assignments will evaluate their cognitive understanding of the principles behind the yacht design and where applicable, the manufacturing process. Formative assessment of the student’s progress through the instructed elements of the unit will provided in the earlier part of the year, ensuring that each CAD exercise is signed off as satisfactory, prior to them commencing the next task.

ASSESSMENT

In-Unit assessment(s)

IU1 weighting:  25% 

assessment type:  Portfolio (rolling programme of manual and CAD exercises)

      length/duration:  
 

IU2 weighting:  75% 

assessment type:  Model design, construction and evaluation

      length/duration: 

Aggregation & Re-assessment Rules

No departure from standard University regulations.  
 
 
 

INDICATIVE READING 
 

AutoCAD  Training Manuals & Online Help

Multisurf Training Manuals 
 

Maxsurf Training Manuals & Online Help 
 

Autoyacht & Autoship training Manuals 
 

LARSSON, L & ELIASSON, R, Principles of Yacht Design, Adlard Coles Nautical, 2006,

ISBN 9780713678550 
 
 

Unit Author: Giles S Barkley