CCOG for WLD 194 Winter 2025
- Course Number:
- WLD 194
- Course Title:
- Maritime Fabrication II
- Credit Hours:
- 4
- Lecture Hours:
- 0
- Lecture/Lab Hours:
- 80
- Lab Hours:
- 0
Course Description
Addendum to Course Description
This is an outcome based course utilizing a lecture/lab format. This course includes classroom discussions, videos and lab demonstrations of technical skills. Course outcomes will include: safety, theoretical concepts, layout, fabrication, oxy-fuel cutting, carbon arc gouging and flux cored arc welding.
Intended Outcomes for the course
Upon completion of the course students should be able to:
- Function safely in a welding shop and a shipyard environment.
- Demonstrate an understanding of shipyard terminology used in maritime welding.
- Select correct materials for maritime welding projects.
- Create a material list for a maritime welding project.
- Fabricate complex joint assemblies.
- Weld complex joint assemblies in all positions.
Course Activities and Design
This will be the second course in the Maritime Ship Fitting Welding sequence. Each concept will be delivered in a combination of lectures and videos followed by practical demonstrations and hands-on application in the welding lab.
Outcome Assessment Strategies
The student will be assessed on their ability to demonstrate the development of course outcomes. The methods of assessment may include one or more of the following: oral or written examinations, quizzes, written assignments, visual inspection and welding tests.
Course Content (Themes, Concepts, Issues and Skills)
Function safely in the PCC Welding Shop and a Shipyard Environment.
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Understand and practice personal safety by using proper protective equipment (PPE)
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Understand, promote and adhere to a Safety-First culture by following OSHA safety guidelines and requirements at all times.
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Understand and maintain a safe work area
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Recognize and report dangerous electrical and air/gas hose connections
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Understand and practice fire prevention
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Understand first aid protocol in case of an emergency.
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Understand confined and enclosed spaces.
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Understand sitemaps and muster stations.
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Understand fire hydrant locations throughout the shipyard.
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Understand injury reporting procedure.
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Understand ANSI safety color codes.
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Understand and practice power tool safety
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Understand and practice equipment safety for welding, oxy-fuel and carbon arc cutting systems
Operate oxy-fuel portable and track cutting systems in accordance with industry standards.
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Demonstrate correct setup, operation and shutdown procedures for oxy-fuel hand cutting
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Demonstrate correct setup, operation and shutdown procedures for oxy-fuel track cutting
Understand and apply fundamentals of FCAW E71T-1 Operations.
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Describe and demonstrate equipment setup, shut down, and operation
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Identify electrode characteristics
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Demonstrate proper arc length and travel speed
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Demonstrate correct starting, stopping and restarting techniques
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Demonstrate proper bead placement
Understand and apply proper use of Carbon Arc Cutting (CAC-A)
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Demonstrate proper set up of CAC-A
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Identify proper applications for CAC-A
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Demonstrate safe and proper use of CAC-A
Interpret blueprints to accurately lay out, prepare, and assemble weld joints.
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Interpret lines, symbols, views and notes
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Lay out material per specifications
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Use the oxy-fuel cutting process to cut material to specified dimensions
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Assemble project per specifications and to Maritime standards
Fabricate and weld advanced joint assemblies with the E71T-1 and use CAC-A according to AWS D1.1/D1.5 and ABS Welding Code standards.
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Demonstrate oxy-fuel cutting techniques to demo and prep a weldment
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Master Butt & Bilge Splice
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Collar Ties
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I-Beam and K Connections
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3G and 4G Certifications Practice using “simulator”
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CAC-A back gouging practice.
Apply visual examination principles and practices in accordance with ABS and AWS D1.1/D1.5
• Evaluate welds using appropriate welding inspection tools
• Assess weld discontinuities causes and determine corrections