SHEETMETALworkers are essential to the shipbuilding team. The sheetmetal apprentice explores the trade of ventilation and air conditioner systems consisting of fabricating air ducts, and using various gauges of steel, stainless steel, and aluminum.
Curriculum:
Semester |
Course |
Course Description |
Hours |
| 1 | Technical Math | Covers major aspects of practical math including basic arithmetic, trigonometry, and geometry. | 72 |
| 2 | Introduction to Shipbuilding and Blueprints | This course provides instruction in basic shipbuilding, blueprint reading and the process of ship design and planning. | 72 |
| 3 | SM的蓝图阅读 | 本课程旨在将学徒介绍给蓝图阅读技术和原理。本课程详细介绍了指定工艺所需的蓝图阅读的所有主要领域。 | 40 |
| 4 | Naval Architecture and Ship Structure | Principles of ship construction and terminology. | 72 |
| 5 | Fundamentals of Drafting | This course is designed to introduce the apprentice to graphic language from the basics of free-hand sketches to multi-view and working drawings using the most common tools of the drafting trade. | 72 |
| 6 | Layout I | This course is designed to instruct the apprentices on safety in relation to hand tools and shop machines. The apprentice will also study basic trade theory in hand processing, machine process and basic layout. | 72 |
| 7 | Layout II | This course is designed to cover basic principles of parallel and radial line development as related to intermediate Sheetmetal layout work. The apprentice will have to demonstrate layout skill of basic components within the Sheetmetal craft and the Sheetmetal shop. | 72 |
| 8 | Layout III | This is an advance Sheetmetal layout course that is designed to cover triangulation method, approaches and solutions to special problems. | |
| 9 | Principles of Management | This course is designed to provide the apprentice with the foundation skills needed to understand roles and responsibilities of construction, supervision and managing projects. | 72 |