MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND FACULTY OF ENGINEERING AND APPLIED SCIENCE ENGR-3001 Ocean Engineering & Naval Architectural Design

EXERCISE: SHIP TYPES Date: September 12, 2012 Summary: This is an individual student exercise consisting of (1) a written description of key attributes of a particular ship type and (2) an in-class presentation of the ship type. Goal and scope: The main goal of the exercise is to learn about different ship types. Each student will be assigned a particular ship type to investigate. Each student will prepare a written report on his/her assigned ship type and prepare and present a presentation on the ship type in class. The written report should address the following points. Primary function/mission of the ship type. Physical characteristics of the cargo (for cargo ships) Operational characteristics of the service (for non-cargo ships) Typical trading routes, including key ports infrastructure required if applicable (for cargo ships) Special or interesting technical attributes of ship type Specific example of a ship to illustrate the type (include principle particulars and a drawing). Note that the report is to be typed and should not exceed 2 pages of text. Any and all reference sources must be cited. Web based resources may be used, but reference source must also include books. (Wikepedia is not sufficient!) Presentations should be prepared to be 3 to 4 minutes in duration. The written report is due at 9:00am September 20. Proof read your work before you submit it. The presentations will be made in the laboratory period on September 20. Be prepared for your presentation. Grading: The exercise will be graded on the written report and the presentation. Instructor: Brian Veitch

Exercise 1 - 2012 - ship types.doc Brian Veitch, EN4042, Tel: 834-8970, e-mail: bveitch@mun.ca, website: http://www.engr.mun.ca/~bveitch/

Citations and references When you are writing a paper or report, you will normally have to draw on sources, such as reference books and papers, for information and insight. You have to identify the source material you use and you must be diligent about this. When you are writing a paper or report, you should use your own words. When the ideas or information that you report draw on the work of others, then you should acknowledge the source material using a citation. Typical examples of the use of citations and the corresponding references are shown below. Example text with two examples of cited material: The Public Inquiry into the Piper Alpha Disaster (Cullen 1999) in the UK offshore resulted in recommendations that high level performance objectives be used by industry to guide their treatment of safety. These recommendations have stirred a debate in the North Sea offshore industry that is having a profound effect on how safety is treated. One of the recommendations of the Royal Commission on the Ocean Ranger Marine Disaster (1985) was that performance standards be developed to address the shortcomings of evacuation systems. Corresponding examples of references: Cullen, W.D. 1990. The public inquiry into the Piper Alpha disaster. Department of Energy, London, Vol.I & II. Royal Commission on the Ocean Ranger Marine Disaster. 1985. Report two: Safety offshore Eastern Canada. Vol.2. You should cite source material as you refer to it in your work. The reference material must then be documented in a reference list at the end of your work. This is not the same as a bibliography. In some cases, it is useful to use the same words as in the original source material. This is a quotation and should be identified explicitly as such in your work. This is done by putting the quoted text in quotation marks. You should try to avoid using quotes unless there is a particularly good reason for presenting the original text. Failure to cite referenced work is unacceptable. By doing so, the writer is taking credit for the work of someone else. This is plagiarism. There is plenty of advice available for guiding your writing. I recommend a book called The Elements of Style, written by William Strunk and E.B. White. This is a small book that is packed with useful advice on writing.