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Open Enrollment Program The Open Enrollment Program of Delta Maritime Academy allows you to begin your studies at any time during the year. This method of enrollment is utilized to avoid stringent guidelines imposed by classroom schedules and semester restrictions used by traditional institutions. Graduation from Delta Maritime Academy may take place at any time during the year pursuant to completion of all academic requirements. Although the Small Craft Hull Surveying course has specific completion requirements, you have the flexibility to work at your own pace and complete the coursework on an individualized basis. The school imposes no artificial maximum time period for completion of the program. You may take as long as required or accelerate your completion based on the level of commitment your schedule permits.
Course Prerequisites There are no prerequisites for enrolling in the Small Craft Hull Surveying course. You do net need prior boating experience or possess higher mathematical competencies to learn Small Craft Hull Surveying.You do need, however, an understanding of the English language and the ability to read instructional text. Most of the course consists of easy-to-read descriptive sentences and paragraphs, while there are some technical terms that must be learned to fully appreciate marine surveying. A good grasp of writing in English is also required, as a large part of marine surveying consists of taking notes and composing reports. Everything you need to know is presented to you in the course.
Unique Learning Experience The phrase "unique learning experience" is a hallmark of the Delta Maritime Academy's programmed learning concept that results in better course content retention. As part of this unique learning experience, the Small Craft Hull Surveying course includes a model boat that's similar to the various kinds of boats that you will inspect as a small craft fiberglass hull surveyor. You will find, as you progress through the Small Craft Hull Surveying course, that the model boat, in addition to the photographs and illustrations found within the lesson modules, will greatly benefit you with respect to better understanding what a surveyor looks for while inspecting a boat's hull. The boat that comes with the course is a radio-controlled replica of a recreational sport boat, so you can also use the boat for fun as well as a valuable aid in your studies.
Course Outline • As a small craft fiberglass hull surveyor of recreational waterborne vessels, your concentration of inspection and evaluation is the hull and its associated components. To this end, the Delta Maritime Academy includes the following topics of study in its curriculum: • INTRODUCTION TO MARINE SURVEYINGThis lesson introduces the student to the marine surveying profession and describes the different types of surveys that are performed. In this first lesson, the student learns the nomenclature and the nautical terms applied to boats with the aid of the model boat included with the course. • CORROSION OF MARINE COMPONENTSAlthough the advent of fiberglass hulls has greatly retarded corrosion by seawater, components attached to the hull are still subjected to galvanic corrosion—a corrosive process that takes place between two different metals. Galvanic corrosion can be both destructive and beneficial to a waterborne vessel. This lesson teaches the student about various types of corrosion in boats.
COMPOSITE BOATBUILDING MATERIALSA composite is considered to be any substance made of two or more different materials. The hulls of today’s recreational boats are made of fiberglass reinforced plastics. An understanding of fiberglass and how it’s applied to boats and examined for weaknesses and moisture is essential to the Marine Surveyor in accomplishing his or her hull inspections. • FLUID MECHANICSThe study of fluid behavior is broken down into two disciplines. The first is the study of fluids at rest, called fluid statistics. Water’s properties at rest provide the basis for buoyancy and stability of a boat’s hull. The second fluid discipline, fluid dynamics, describes the study of the nature of moving fluids, especially with respect to the nature of drag and propulsion on a boat’s hull. • NON-DESTRUCTIVE TESTINGNon-destructive testing uses various techniques and technologies for finding material thickness and structural flaws to sensing bolt strength. This lesson focuses on the underlying concepts of non-destructive testing, its pro and cons, and the current debate surrounding the use of moisture meters (also known as moisture sensors).
SMALL CRAFT FIBERGLASS RECREATIONAL HULLSA boat’s hull does more than carry cargo, machinery, and personnel—it defines the purpose of the craft. In fact, a good surveyor should have a good understanding of hull performance based on the size and proportions of the hull. In this lesson, the student will learn about various hull shapes and their functions; the difference between displacement hulls, semi-displacement hulls, and planing hulls; speed-to-length ratios; drag; keels; structure; and hull manufacturing techniques. This is the first of three comprehensive lessons on hulls, as this course emphasizes hull surveying. The second and third lessons are on the exterior and interior of hulls, respectively. • EXTERIOR HULLThis lesson includes the material condition of the exterior of the hull, the transom, through-hull fittings, transducers, ground plates, sacrificial anodes, stuffing box, propellers, propeller clearance, propeller shafts, propeller shaft bearing, cutlass bearing, struts, rudders, rudder bearings, skeg, and trim tabs. • INTERIOR HULLThis lesson includes the material condition of the interior of the hull, bulkheads, stringers, transom, bilge, sole, through-hull fittings, backing plates, through-hull windows, through-hull hatches, bilge covers, bilge pumps, high-water bilge alarm, and general overall condition (ventilation, leakage, doors, cabinets, etc.).
HULL-TO-DECK JOINTIn this lesson, the student learns the importance of thoroughly examining the hull-to-deck joint that extends around the entire vessel. Delamination, cracks, warping, and other structural damage may result in the intrusion of water into the interior of the hull. • ENGINE COMPARTMENTAlthough the engine compartment is not the domain of the hull surveyor, the hull surveyor, nevertheless, should check for possible problems with stringers and engine beds, as these structures and components rest on the interior of the hull. • KEELKeels are found on sailboats (or under them). Wind tends to drive sailboats sideways and keels resist these sideway movements. In this lesson, the student learns how to inspect keels for corrosion, stability, loose key-to-hull attachments, and overall damage.
WRITING THE MARINE SURVEYThis lesson teaches the student how to write a survey report for the client. A survey report should describe the boat and provide findings on the condition of each system or area. As a hull surveyor, reports are limited to the hull and its attached components. Upon completion of this lesson, the student will not only be knowledgeable and capable of performing a hull survey (as learned from previous lessons), but qualified to write a comprehensive report of the survey.
Course Materials • The following course materials and learning aids are provided in the course: • TEXTBOOKManual of Small Craft Fiberglass Hull Surveys for Recreational Vessels of Not More than 12 Meters (Published by Delta Maritime Academy, 2014 Edition)This manual has been written by a senior instructor at Delta Maritime Academy and has been specifically published for academy students. Tailored to the school’s curriculum, the manual is not only easy to read, but contains all the information required for performing successful small craft hull surveys and includes forms and checklists for aiding the surveyor. By publishing it owns manual, Delta Marine Academy is able to control and maintain relevant and up-to-date information.
MODEL BOATThe course includes a model boat that’s similar to the various kinds of boats that you will inspect as a small craft fiberglass hull surveyor. The model boat acts as a three-dimensional visual aid for better understanding of hull surveying principles and concepts. • PACKET OF SURVEYING FORMS AND CHECKLISTSThe forms and checklists covered in the textbook for performing hull surveys have been reproduced and provided to the student in a separate packet. All the forms required to start a marine surveying business are included. These are master forms that contain spaces for a surveyor’s business logo (if desired), name, address, phone number, and email address, and can be reprinted on an inkjet printer or by an inexpensive local print shop. • EXAMINATIONSCan it get any easier? A packet of examinations are provided in the course materials. Upon completion of each examination, just provide an attachment of the answer sheet in an email to the school. Students receive grades within 24 hours of receipt of emails. The examinations contain instructions for scanning answer sheets and attaching them to email messages. Or students may also mail examination answer sheets to the school via the US Postal Service. To EXIT this PowerPoint presentation and return to the 12-MSA web page, click on the X in the upper right corner of this screen.
