PRC Naval Architecture & Marine Engineering study guide
PRC Naval Architecture & Marine Engineering · Work through your exam, one topic at a time.
The Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering licensure examination is administered by the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) of the Republic of the Philippines, the government agency that regulates licensed professions in the country. The credential is intended for graduates preparing to practise as licensed naval architects and marine engineers, and for professionals who need to demonstrate competence in hull form and stability, structural design, propulsion and machinery, shipyard production, and the ethical and regulatory duties attached to a Philippine professional licence. The PRC Naval Architecture & Marine Engineering study guide has 5 sections and about 1,894 words.
01Naval Architecture - Hydrostatics, Stability, Freeboard and Tonnage
The Naval Architecture domain tests hydrostatics, intact and damage stability, freeboard and tonnage - the calculations that decide whether a hull may legally float and load. In the PRC system the governing technical texts are the MSA's 国内航行海船法定检验技术规则 and 内河船舶法定检验技术规则 for domestic ships, and the IMO instruments (IS Code 2008, SOLAS II-1, ICLL 1966/88, Tonnage 1969) as applied through CCS rules for sea-going ships.
387 words, about 2 min02Ship Design and Construction - Design Spiral, Scantlings and Build Quality
This domain covers the design spiral, general arrangement, structural scantlings, welding and block erection. In the PRC, newbuildings are designed to the CCS 钢质海船入级规范 and the IACS Common Structural Rules (CSR) for bulk carriers and oil tankers where applicable, plus the MSA statutory technical rules for the flag.
382 words, about 2 min03Marine Engineering - Propulsion Matching, Fire Safety and Emissions
This domain tests propulsion plant selection, auxiliary systems, and the environmental and fire-safety rules that govern machinery. For PRC-flagged ships the applicable texts are SOLAS II-1 and II-2, MARPOL Annex VI and the MSA statutory technical rules, with CCS class rules covering the machinery installation itself.
357 words, about 2 min04Shipbuilding and Repair - Contracts, Trials, Guarantee and Class Items
This domain tests the commercial and technical management of newbuilding and repair work: contracts, specifications, surveys, trials, delivery and guarantee. Standard forms include BIMCO NEWBUILDCON and the SAJ form; PRC yards commonly work to a signed 技术规格书 and 建造合同, with classification society rules and MSA technical rules as the technical baseline.
382 words, about 2 min05Professional Regulation and Ethics - Surveyor Authority, Independence and Liability
This domain covers who may lawfully survey a ship in the PRC and how that surveyor must behave. The MSA (交通运输部海事局) is the flag administration; CCS is the classification society and, by delegation, carries out statutory surveys.
386 words, about 2 min