School: Engineering
This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.
Unit Title
Offshore Science and EngineeringUnit Code
ENS2180Year
2017Enrolment Period
1Version
1Credit Points
15Full Year Unit
N
Mode of Delivery
On Campus
Unit Coordinator
Dr Cheslav BALASH
Description
This unit provides students with a working knowledge of common practices in the offshore engineering sector. Students examine how the fundamentals of the marine sciences are applied to engineering projects. Offshore risk assessment and management practices are covered and relevant data collection, analysis and reporting skills are developed.
Equivalent Rule
Unit was previously coded ENS2107
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this unit students should be able to:
- Access risk assessment information for an offshore structure and develop a safety case in compliance with current offshore regulations.
- Apply scientific knowledge to solve engineering problems by demonstrating sound data collection, analysis and reporting methods.
- Apply the fundamentals of marine geology, physical oceanography and marine meteorology to a variety of offshore technical problems.
- Define the scope for and supervise an environmental survey for the preliminary design of a coastal engineering facility.
- Describe the equipment, technology and methods that are fundamental to the most common offshore engineering activities.
- Explain the fundamentals of hydrocarbon exploration and production and demonstrate familiarity with the terminology of upstream and downstream activities.
Unit Content
- Applied Ocean Science: strategies and equipment for collection, analysis and presentation of metocean data; data sources - measured, remote-sensed, and physically or computer modelled.
- Marine Geology: geomorphology of the ocean floors, margins and shelves; sedimentation and origins of hydrocarbons and minerals in the oceans; formation and classification of coastal regions.
- Meteorology: regional weather systems and seasonal variations; global pressure, air mass movement and circulation patterns; prediction of local weather; storms and tropical cyclones.
- Offshore Energy Industry: global regions of hydrocarbon exploration and production; industry infrastructure including - Upstream and Downstream activities; renewable energy.
- Offshore Operations: types of offshore work vessels; types and features of fixed and floating exploration and production structures; subsea engineering projects including templates and pipelines; renewable energy installations; nearshore projects including coastal defences and harbours; offshore Remote Operated Vehicle (ROV), diving and surveying operations.
- Offshore Safety: risk assessment and risk management on offshore structures; safety analyses based on plans, layout and equipment using applicable standards and regulations; classification of hazardous and non-hazardous areas; certification and insurance; development of a safety case for an offshore platform.
- Physical Oceanography: ocean structure, physical and chemical properties; global ocean circulations, tides, waves, winds and currents; marine resources mineral, biological and energy.
- Seismic Exploration, Fixed Structures, Exploration Drilling, Offshore Operations, Subsea Pipelines and Cables, Floating Production Systems and Coastal Facilities.
- Technical issues around offshore activities, typical and extreme environmental conditions
Additional Learning Experience Information
Lectures, tutorials and workshops.
Assessment
GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units
Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.
ON CAMPUS| Type | Description | Value |
|---|
| Assignment | Practical work and reports | 50% |
| Test | Mid-semester test | 20% |
| Examination | End of semester examination | 30% |
Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)
For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.
Academic Misconduct
Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:
- plagiarism;
- unauthorised collaboration;
- cheating in examinations;
- theft of other students' work;
Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.
The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.
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School: Engineering
This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.
Unit Title
Offshore Science and EngineeringUnit Code
ENS2180Year
2017Enrolment Period
2Version
2Credit Points
15Full Year Unit
N
Mode of Delivery
On Campus
Unit Coordinator
Dr Cheslav BALASH
Description
This unit provides students with a working knowledge of common practices in the offshore engineering sector. Students examine how the fundamentals of the marine sciences are applied to engineering projects. Offshore risk assessment and management practices are covered and relevant data collection, analysis and reporting skills are developed.
Equivalent Rule
Unit was previously coded ENS2107
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this unit students should be able to:
- Apply the fundamentals of marine geology, physical oceanography and marine meteorology to a variety of offshore technical problems.
- Describe the equipment, technology and methods that are fundamental to the most common offshore engineering activities.
- Apply scientific knowledge to solve engineering problems by demonstrating sound data collection, analysis and reporting methods.
- Perform a basic risk assessment for an offshore structure and develop a safety case in compliance with current offshore regulations.
Unit Content
- Meteorology: regional weather systems and seasonal variations; global pressure, air mass movement and circulation patterns; prediction of local weather; storms and tropical cyclones.
- Physical Oceanography: ocean structure, physical and chemical properties; global ocean circulations, tides, waves, winds and currents.
- Applied Ocean Science: strategies and equipment for collection, analysis and presentation of metocean data; data sources - measured, remote-sensed, and physically or computer modelled.
- Ocean Renewable Energy: industry challenges; types of technologies for wave, current, tidal and thermal energy extraction; device-behaviour control strategies.
- Marine Geology: geomorphology of the ocean floors, margins and shelves; sedimentation and origins of hydrocarbons and minerals in the oceans; formation and classification of coastal regions.
- Offshore Oil and Gas Industry: global regions of hydrocarbon exploration and production; industry infrastructure for Upstream and Downstream activities.
- Offshore Structures and Operations: types of offshore work vessels; types and features of fixed and floating exploration and production structures; subsea infrastructure including templates, pipelines and risers; moorings systems; offshore intervention methods (Remote Operated Vehicles, diving and surveying operations); offshore lifting operations; technical issues around offshore activities in typical and extreme environmental conditions.
- Offshore Safety: risk assessment and risk management on offshore structures; safety analyses based on plans, layout and equipment using applicable standards and regulations; classification of hazardous and non-hazardous areas; certification and insurance; development of a safety case for an offshore platform.
- Offshore Aquaculture and Commercial Fisheries: key concepts and design considerations; innovative solutions for maximised energy efficiency.
Additional Learning Experience Information
Lectures, tutorials and workshops.
Assessment
GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units
Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.
ON CAMPUS| Type | Description | Value |
|---|
| Assignment | Renewable ocean energy device: Performance-data analysis report | 20% |
| Laboratory Work | Offshore oil and gas technologies: Computer-simulation lab report | 10% |
| Test | Mid-semester test | 20% |
| Presentation | Offshore-accident review: Oral presentation. | 10% |
| Examination ^ | End of semester examination | 40% |
^ Mandatory to Pass
Core Reading(s)
- (2018). Essentials of oceanography (8th ed., pp. xxi, 298). [""Boston, MA ;"", ""Australia ;""]: Cengage Learning.
- S., G. T. (2012). Essentials of oceanography. (6th ed.). Belmont, California: Brooks/Cole.
Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)
For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.
Academic Misconduct
Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:
- plagiarism;
- unauthorised collaboration;
- cheating in examinations;
- theft of other students' work;
Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.
The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.
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