INDUSTRIAL VISIT REPORT

SEABLUE SHIPYARD
KERALA(Kochi)

Under Supervision of

Dr. V.G. Ravindhren.

T. Muthamilselvam.
I.Glory.
R.Sathya.

DONE BY
L.A.JOELJASHWA
Register No.: 201409

DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER ENGINEERING

SESHASAYEE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLGY
(Government Aided Autonomous Institution)
TIRUCHIRAPPALLI- 620 010.
2022– 2023
ABSTRACT
Sea Blue Shipyard Ltd. is an ISO 9001-2015 certified Shipyard
based in Kochi established in 2003, registered under the Companies Act. 1956.
Our yard is built upon 4 acres of land in Vypin. Presently we are having three
slipways ideal for hauling up and launching of medium type vessels and with
wharfage for afloat repairs of vessels up to 120 meters long and 6.0 meters draft.

SHIPYARD
A shipyard, also called a dockyard or boatyard, is a place where
ships are built and repaired. These can be yachts, military vessels, cruise liners or
other cargo or passenger ships. Dockyards are sometimes more associated with
maintenance and basing activities than shipyards, which are sometimes
associated more with initial construction. The terms are routinely used
interchangeably, in part because the evolution of dockyards and shipyards has
often caused them to change or merge roles.
Shipyards are constructed near the sea or tidal rivers to allow easy
access for their ships. The United Kingdom, for example, has shipyards on many
of its rivers.

TYPES OF BUSINESSES

SOLE PROPRIETORSHIP

A sole proprietorship is an unincorporated

business that one person owns and manages. As the business and the owner are
not legally separate, it is the simplest form of business structure. It is also known
as individual entrepreneurship, sole trader, or simply proprietorship.
The business owner, also known as a
proprietor or a trader, conducts business using their legal name. They may also
choose to do business using another name by registering a trade name with their
local authority.
This type of business is the easiest and cheapest
form to start. For this reason, it is common among small businesses, freelancers,
and other self-employed individuals.

GENERAL PARTNERSHIP

A general partnership is a business established by

two or more owners. It is the default business structure for multiple owners the
same way that a sole proprietorship is the default for solo entrepreneurs.
The owners of a general partnership can be
individuals or corporations—or both. With no formal documents required,
general partnerships are simple and inexpensive to create. All the company needs
is a registered trade name, a registered tax number to pay applicable taxes and a
bank account.
At the outset, partners should outline their
respective powers, ownership shares and capital contribution, as well as the profit
distribution and operating procedures for the business.

LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY

The limited liability company definition,

also known as an “LLC,” is a distinct legal body separate from its owners,
members or shareholders. This means that these groups of people cannot be held
personally liable for anything the business does, including its debts or liabilities.
Depending on the laws of the state where the LLC is located, an individual
member may be a single person, a partnership, a corporation or another LLC. All
50 states, plus Washington, D.C. recognize limited liability companies.
In order to form a limited liability company,
the owner or owners must choose a name and register it with the Secretary of
State. You must then file Articles of Incorporation, choose your officers and
members, and decide on how many owners will run the business. In the majority
of states, any type of company can form an LLC. However, some states require
the LLC to have at least two owners or members.
A limited liability company has the benefit of
acting like a corporation while still maintaining some of the characteristics of a
partnership. For example, the limited liability company will receive flow-through
taxation to its owners similar to partnerships, yet is still afforded certain liability
protections similar to corporations.

CORPORATIONS (C-CORP AND S-CORP)

C- CORPORATIONS
A corporation is a separate legal entity set up under state law
that protects shareholder (owner) assets from creditor claims. Incorporating your
business automatically makes you the standard (or “C”) corporation. A C corp is
a separate tax status, with income and expenses taxed to the corporation. If
corporate profits are then distributed to owners as dividends, owners must then
pay personal income tax on the distribution, creating “double taxation”. (Profits
are taxed first at the corporate level and again at the personal level as dividends.)
Many small businesses do not opt for the C corporation business structure
because of this.

S- CORPORATIONS
Once you’ve formed a corporation with the state, you can elect
S corporation tax status by filing a form with the IRS. With an S corp, profits,
losses, and other tax items pass through the corporation to shareholders and are
reported on personal tax returns. (The S corporation does not pay tax.)

TYPES OF SHIPS
CONTAINER SHIPS
A container ship (also called boxship or spelled
containership) is a cargo ship that carries all of its load in truck-size intermodal
containers, in a technique called containerization. Container ships are a common
means of commercial intermodal freight transport and now carry most seagoing
non-bulk cargo.
BULK CARRIER
Bulk carriers are a type of ship which transports cargoes in
bulk quantities. The cargo transported in such ships is loose cargo i.e. without
any specific packaging to it and generally contains items like food grains, ores
and coals and even cement. Since their inception towards the mid-19 th century,
bulk vessels have been revolutionised and streamlined in order to facilitate
greater ease for their owners and operators, presently.

TANKER SHIPS
Tankers or tanker vessels are designed to carry liquid cargoes in
bulk. They are in almost any size and their size is measured in cargo carrying
capacity and the unit is either cubic meter or metric tons (dwt). The majority of

tanker vessels carry oil, chemicals, or gas. Some tankers are built for very
specialized cargoes and only carry one specific product: such as bitumen,
freshwater, or wine, while other oil tankers carry many different types of liquid
products such as chemical and clean cargoes.
All tankers have tanks, pumps, and pipes. Some tankers can carry
many different grades of cargoes simultaneously and have several cargo tanks
and a complicated pumping and piping system to facilitate a separate handling
process for each type of cargoes, so cargoes are not contaminated.

PASSENGER SHIPS
It is an umbrella term which covers many aspects under
itself, but in more or less general form passenger ships are the merchant ships
generally employed for transportation of passengers or voyagers. So, these are
the merchant ships which carries passengers on national or international voyages.
They can be as small as yachts and as big as giant cruise ships.
Merchant vessels that are employed to aid in the transiting of voyagers and
passengers through the medium of water transportation are referred to as
passenger ships. The terminology, however, covers a lot of aspects under its
umbrella, thus rendering a generalised nature to its nominal citation.

NAVAL SHIPS.
A naval ship is a military ship (or sometimes boat,
depending on classification) used by a navy. Naval ships are differentiated from
civilian ships by construction and purpose. Generally, naval ships are damage
resilient and armed with weapon systems, though armament on troop transports is
light or nonexistent.

Naval ships designed primarily for naval warfare are termed

warships, as opposed to support (auxiliary ships) or shipyard operations.

COMMUNICATION
Communication at sea involves the transfer of intelligence
(information) between various points at sea or shore, i.e. ship-to-shore and ship-to-
ship communication. The way to communication is possible by sound or visual
signalling and by radio or electronic communications. Signalling is divided into
flag signalling, flashing light signalling using Morse symbols, sound signalling by
Morse symbol, or voice signalling over a loud hailer, and signalling by radio, i.e.
radiotelegraphy. Maritime communications are used for safety, navigational,
commercial and miscellaneous purposes.
The ship's communicational equipment has undergone a
revolutionary development and ranges from the traditional hand flags or arms,
the hoist, flares, semaphore, bells, voice hailers, to the modern equipment used in
radio or wireless telegraphy (WT), radiotelephony (RT) and satellite
communications. SSB (single side band) transmitters, walkie-talkie sets, VHF
and FM receivers, transceivers, telex, fax, satcoms, and computers displaying
digital data arc found on almost every modem ship.
ENGINE ROOM
On a ship, the engine room (ER) is the compartment where the
machinery for marine propulsion is located. The engine room is generally the
largest physical compartment of the machinery space. It houses the vessel's prime
mover, usually some variations of a heat engine (steam engine, diesel engine, gas
or steam turbine). On some ships, there may be more than one engine room, such
as forward and aft, or port or starboard engine rooms, or may be simply
numbered. To increase a vessel's safety and chances of surviving damage, the
machinery necessary for the ship's operation may be segregated into various
spaces.
The engine room is usually located near the bottom, at the rear
or aft end of the vessel, and comprises few compartments. This design maximizes
the cargo carrying capacity of the vessel and situates the prime mover close to the
propeller, minimizing equipment cost and problems posed from long shaft lines.
On some ships, the engine room may be situated mid-ship, such as on vessels
built from 1900 to the 1960s, or forward and even high, such as on diesel-electric
vessels.

CONTROL ROOM
The cargo control room, CCR, or cargo office of a
tankship is where the person in charge (PIC) can monitor and control the loading
and unloading of the ship's liquid cargo. Prevalent on automated vessels, the
CCR may be in its own room, or located on the ship's bridge. Among other
things, the equipment in the CCR may allow the person in charge to control cargo
and stripping pumps, control and monitor valve positions, and monitor cargo tank
liquid levels.
The cargo control room, CCR, or cargo office of a tankship is
where the person in charge (PIC) can monitor and control the loading and
unloading of the ship's liquid cargo. Prevalent on automated vessels, the CCR
may be in its own room, or located on the ship's bridge.Among other things, the
equipment in the CCR may allow the person in charge to control cargo and
stripping pumps, control and monitor valve positions, and monitor cargo tank
liquid levels.

AUTONOMOUS SHIP
Autonomous cargo ships, also known as
autonomous container ships or maritime autonomous surface ships (MASS), are
crewless vessels that transport either containers or bulk cargo over navigable
waters with little or no human interaction. Different methods and levels of
autonomy can be achieved through monitoring and remote control from a nearby
manned ship, an onshore control center or through artificial intelligence and
machine learning, letting the vessel itself decide the course of action.

As of 2019, several autonomous cargo ship projects were in development, a

prominent one being the construction of the MV Yara Birkeland, which was
initially scheduled to enter trials in 2019 and operations in 2020.In Russia, a
group of companies under the umbrella of Industry Association MARINET
initiated the Autonomous and Remote Navigation Trial Project. Within the
framework of the project, three existing ships were equipped to be controlled
remotely and able to operate in remote mode when carrying out their actual
commercial voyages. Shipping firms operating in the Great Lakes are also
actively pursuing this technology in partnership with various marine technology
firms.
COMPUTER ENGINEERING VISIT TO SHIPYARD
CONCLUSION

Visiting an industrial shipyard like Sea Blue Kochi can be a

fascinating and informative experience, providing insights into the complex
processes and technologies involved in building and repairing ships. During such
a visit, one can witness the various stages of ship construction, from the laying of
the keel to the outfitting of the vessel with machinery and equipment.

Furthermore, visiting a shipyard like Sea Blue Kochi can offer

a glimpse into the broader maritime industry and its importance to global trade and
commerce. It can be an opportunity to learn about the challenges faced by the
industry, such as ensuring the safety and environmental sustainability of
operations.
Overall, a visit to a shipyard like Sea Blue Kochi can be an
enriching and valuable experience, particularly for those interested in
engineering, construction, or the maritime industry. It is an excellent opportunity
to gain practical knowledge and to see firsthand the impressive scale and
complexity of shipbuilding and maintenance.

REFERENCES
https://www.seablueshipyard.com/gallery/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naval_ship

https://www.wolterskluwer.com/en/expert-insights/comparetypes-of-
businesses-c-corp-s-corp-llc-and-dba

https://chat.openai.com/chat