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- Effective Term:
- Winter 2023 through Winter 2025
- Course Number:
- WLD 190
- Course Title:
- Maritime Welding Basics
- 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, blueprint interpretation, layout, fabrication, oxy-fuel cutting, carbon arc gouging and shielded metal 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.
- Use CAC-A equipment.
- Use SMAW equipment.
- Use oxy-fuel cutting equipment.
- Use common hand tools.
Course Activities and Design
This will be the first course in the Maritime 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 practical 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 oxyfuel portable and track cutting systems in accordance with industry standards.
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Demonstrate correct setup, operation and shutdown procedures for oxyfuel hand cutting
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Demonstrate correct setup, operation and shutdown procedures for oxyfuel track cutting
Understand and apply fundamentals of SMAW E7024 and E7018 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 oxyfuel cutting process to cut material to specified dimensions
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Assemble project per specifications
Weld common joint assemblies with E7024 and E7018 and use CAC-A according to AWS D1.1/D1.5 Welding Code standards.
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Flat position:
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E7024 Bead Plate
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E7018 Bead plate
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E7018 T-Joint
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Horizontal position:
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E7024 T-Joint
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E7018 T-Joint
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CAC-A T-Joint
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Vertical position:
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E7018 T-Joint
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CAC-A E7018 T-Joint
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Overhead
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E7018 T-Joint
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CAC-A E7018 T-Joint
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Apply visual examination principles and practices in accordance with AWS D1.1/D1.5 and ABS.
• Evaluate welds using appropriate welding inspection tools
• Assess weld discontinuities causes and determine corrections