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[NP-DEMOT] Diploma in Engineering (Marine) (DEMOT)

Offered by School of Engineering

Part-time Diploma

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Area of interest
Marine Engineering, Engineering

About Course

Course Objectives

The main objective of the part-time Diploma in Engineering (Marine) (DEMOT) is to equip the working adults with strong fundamental knowledge and skills in Marine & Offshore Technology, which is highly sought after by the marine industry. The course builds on the strong foundations in the basic and core subjects, enabling graduates to be effective and productive members in the marine industry and to continue to build upon their knowledge and remain current of technological development.

Course Description

The Diploma in Engineering (Marine) is a part-time CET course, consist of the following modules:  
1. Fundamentals of Naval Architecture Analysis (60hrs) 
2. Fundamentals of Hydrostatics (60hrs) 
3. Marine Design (60hrs) 
4. Marine Engineering Systems (60hrs) 
5. Offshore Production Technology(60hrs) 
6. Offshore Drilling & Structures  (60hrs) 
7. Engineering Materials  (60hrs) 
8. Marine Production Technology (60hrs)
9. Marine Project Management (60hrs)
10. Engineering Mechanics (60hrs)
11. Strength of Materials (60hrs)
12. Mechanics of Machines (60hrs)
13. Fluid Mechanics (60hrs)
14. Thermodynamics (60hrs)
15. Piping Design (60hrs)

Target Audience

The Diploma in Engineering (Marine) is a part-time CET course, consist of the following modules:   1. Fundamentals of Naval Architecture Analysis (60hrs)  2. Fundamentals of Hydrostatics (60hrs)  3. Marine Design (60hrs)  4. Marine Engineering Systems (60hrs)  5. Offshore Production Technology(60hrs)  6. Offshore Drilling & Structures  (60hrs)  7. Engineering Materials  (60hrs)  8. Marine Production Technology (60hrs) 9. Marine Project Management (60hrs) 10. Engineering Mechanics (60hrs) 11. Strength of Materials (60hrs) 12. Mechanics of Machines (60hrs) 13. Fluid Mechanics (60hrs) 14. Thermodynamics (60hrs) 15. Piping Design (60hrs)

Trainer's Profile

Cheng Chao

Cheng Chao holds a Master of Science in Marine Technology from the University of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK, and a Bachelor of Engineering in Naval Architecture from Tianjin University, China. She possesses extensive experience in the marine industry as well as in the field of engineering education.

Prior to her role at Ngee Ann Polytechnic, Cheng Chao was a Principal Naval Architect and Project manager in the Engineering Design Department at Sembcorp Marine Pte Ltd, and a Project manager with consultant company Vuyk Kenton Maine Pte Ltd. In these capacities, she worked in shipyard-based design departments and in design consulting with many clients, with a breadth of industry exposure, leading a variety of projects, including DP2 heavy lift pipe laying vessels, scientific research vessel, jack up rigs, FPSOs and tug boats and merchant ships.

Since 2012, Cheng Chao has been a Senior Lecturer at Ngee Ann Polytechnic's School of Engineering. She teaches marine and offshore technology modules such as Naval Architecture, Marine CAD, Marine Design Applications, and Offshore Engineering. Beyond the classroom, she actively mentors and supervises students in diverse projects and internship programs.

Course Structure

TPG course reference No.

TGS-2023019791

Diploma in Engineering (Marine)

Certificate in Marine Offshore Systems
Marine Engineering Systems (NP-009994)
The module aims to provide students with a broad understanding of marine engineering systems such as, marine propulsion and auxiliary systems. Topics include fundamentals of applied thermofluids on marine applications, marine engines, pipe design, flow control, pumps and pumping, heat transfer and heat exchangers, diesel engines, fuel systems, cooling systems, lubrication and lubricating oil systems, and reliability concepts. The module also covers the basics of marine instrumentation and controls systems.
Offshore Drilling & Structures (NP-009996)
The module aims to provide students with the engineering principles and operations of offshore drilling and offshore structures. Students are exposed to the latest engineering concepts and practices in offshore design, construction and installation. They are also given opportunities to explore the capabilities of a software package for structural analysis of offshore platforms.
Offshore Production Technology (NP-009995)
The module aims to provide students with a broad overview of the offshore oil and gas industry in the ASEAN region and other parts of the world. This module covers fundamental understanding of the current concepts of upstream offshore production technology, working principles of topside production modules and subsea modules; and considerations for field layout. Basic chemistry and properties of natural gas and oil would also be discussed.
Certificate in Marine Production Management
Engineering Materials (NP-010015)
The primary aim of this module is to provide students with the fundamental knowledge of common engineering materials. The scope covers basic knowledge of metal structures and how they affect the properties and performances of engineering materials. Classroom knowledge is reinforced and enhanced by hands-on experiments in the laboratory on metallography and mechanical testing. Also included in this module are alloying, plain carbon steels, ceramics, non-ferrous materials and the methods to change their properties as well as polymers.
Marine Production Technology (NP-010111)
The module aims to provide students with the knowledge on processes and operations found in shipbuilding, ship repair and conversion. It also covers principles in shipyard layout, docking facilities, design and process flow management in typical marine production yards. Processes that are included in this module are shipbuilding materials, cutting and forming, welding and weld quality control, pipe fabrication, surface preparation and coating systems, work accesses and platforms, classification and statutory surveys, commissioning and trials.
Marine Project Management (NP-010112)
The module aims to provide students with the fundamental concepts of successful marine project management (PM). Students would pick up fundamental topics such as scheduling, resource planning; management and control e.g. work breakdown structure, graphic representation of work sequence, duration estimating, resource planning, earned value method and contracts. They would then learn the practical use of PM software to plan, organize and control typical marine projects.
Certificate in Mechanics
Engineering Mechanics (NP-009779)
This module introduces students to the study of external forces in two dimensions and their effect on particles and rigid bodies that are at rest. Students learn the skills to analyze the forces acting on the bodies by drawing free-body diagrams and applying the conditions of equilibrium. Topics include forces and resultants, moments and couples, equilibrium, and the concepts of plane friction.

This module also aims to equip students with the skills to analyze problems of rigid bodies in motion. Only linear and rotational motion in two dimensions will be covered. Topics include Kinematics of linear and rotational motion, and Kinetics of linear and rotational motion.
Mechanics of Machines (NP-009781)
This module aims to provide students to apply the theories and laws covered into practical engineering applications. The laboratory sessions will give students a good understanding of the practical aspects of stress analysis and machine systems.

Major topics include deflection of beams, analysis of stability in columns, friction mechanisms such as power screws, belt drives, balancing of flywheels and shafts, and vibration analysis of mechanical systems.
Strength of Materials (NP-009780)
This module aims at providing the students with a foundational knowledge of strength of materials at a tertiary technologist level. Major topics include stress and strain and engineering problem required stress analysis and interpretational of practical design criteria.
Certificate in Naval Architecture
Fundamentals of Hydrostatics (NP-009771)
The module aims to provide students with an in-depth understanding and application of marine hydrostatics. Fundamentals of intact stability, subdivision, damaged stability in relation to their fundamental principles and application in marine design would be discussed and analysed in examples and case studies. Other stability issues in launching, tonnage measurement and load line are also analysed.
Fundamentals of Naval Architecture Analysis (NP-009770)
The module aims to provide students with an introduction to the important branches of Naval Architecture and basic principles relating to shipbuilding. Basic ship terminology and ship geometry would be introduced. Analytical methods such as simpson's rules, trapezium rules and centroid calculation would be dwelt on and these analysis would be applied on areas of waterplane, buoyancy, first and second moments of area of waterplane, and metacentric height.
Marine Design (NP-009772)
The module aims to provide students with an overview of the ship and marine design process. This would be facilitated through the application of the 2-D and 3-D Computer-Aided Design concepts and processes for the design development of a marine platform Assignments are used to facilitate learning of these concepts and techniques learnt.
Certificate in Thermofluid Engineering
Fluid Mechanics (NP-010354)
The aim of this module is to provide students with an understanding of the fundamental principles of Fluid Mechanics. In this module, the fundamental principles of Fluid Mechanics are introduced under the following topics. These include pressure and pressure measurement, hydrostatic forces on surfaces submerged in fluids and buoyancy, energies of liquids in motion, losses of energy in pipelines, general principles of pumps and system characteristic, and flow measurement (pitot-static tube, venturi and orifice meters).

Laboratory experiments are included to reinforce the students' theoretical knowledge through visualisation and experimentation.
Piping Design (NP-010356)
This module aims to equip students with the basic knowledge in all major topics to the detailed engineering/layout engineering of piping system, mechanical design, hydraulic design and basic stress analysis of process piping system.

The module covers process plant layout, P & ID diagram, design for thermal expansion as well as flexibility analysis of piping system. It is designed for personnel who are involved in the piping system for the oil and gas, power plant, chemical as well as building services industries. It provides the students with practical examples in the materials for construction, piping system specifications, design, installation as well as maintenance of piping system.

After attending the course, the students will be able to understand the overview of a process plant system compliance with ASME B31, B16 codes and Singapore Codes of Practice and be able to perform their duties with the piping system more effectively.

Instruction includes concept theory, problem solving, understanding the codes of practice and standards, system design, drafting as well as piping stress analysis.

Laboratory work involves hands-on pump system characteristic and hydraulic losses of piping system will enhances students’ understanding of the practical aspects of piping system.
Thermodynamics (NP-010355)
This module aims is to equip students with knowledge on thermodynamics, where the first chapter will be covered to explain the different forms of energy and various processes by which energy is transformed from one form to another. Thereafter, module will focus on applications of basic thermodynamic principles to actual engineering problems. Examples are petrol engines and diesel engines used in cars and trucks, gas turbines in aircrafts and steam turbines in electrical power generation plants.

Entry Requirements

Condition 1

Highest qualification

GCE ‘O’ Level grade:English Language (Grade 1-7)
and

Highest qualification

GCE ‘O’ Level grade:Mathematics (Grade 1-6)
and

Highest qualification

GCE ‘O’ Level grade:Science (Grade 1-6) And Working experience:At least 1 year of relevant work experience.
or

Condition 2

Highest qualification

NITEC with GPA >= 3.5
or

Condition 3

Highest qualification

NITEC with GPA >= 3.0 And Working experience:At least 1 year of relevant work experience
or

Condition 4

Highest qualification

Higher NITEC with GPA >= 2.0
or

Condition 5

Highest qualification

Higher NITEC with GPA >= 1.5 And Working experience:At least 1 year of relevant work experience.
or

Condition 6

Highest qualification

NITEC in Technology with GPA >= 3.5 And Working experience:At least 1 year of relevant working experience.
or

Condition 7

Highest qualification

NITEC in Services with GPA >= 3.5

And Working experience:At least 1 year of relevant working experience
or

Condition 8

Highest qualification

Higher NITEC in Technology with GPA >=2.0 And Working experience:At least 1 year of relevant working experience
or

Condition 9

Highest qualification

Higher NITEC in Services with GPA >=2.0 And Working experience:At least 1 year of relevant working experience
or

Condition 10

Highest qualification

Relevant Advanced WSQ Certificate (or higher) and Level 6 WSQ Workplace Literacy SOA and Workplace Numeracy SOA
and

Highest qualification

- And Working experience:At least 1 year of relevant working experience
or

Condition 11

Working experience

Applicants with at least 2 years of relevant working experience may apply for the course

Financial matters

Course fees payable (incl. GST & excl. supplementary fee)

Description Certificate in Mechanics Certificate in Marine Offshore Systems Certificate in Marine Production Management Certificate in Naval Architecture Certificate in Thermofluid Engineering Total course fee
Full Course fee $3,767.04 $3,767.04 $3,767.04 $3,767.04 $3,767.04 $18,835.20
Singapore Citizen Aged 40 & Above $376.70 $376.70 $376.70 $376.70 $376.70 $1,883.50
PR Sponsored by SME $392.26 $392.26 $392.26 $392.26 $392.26 $1,961.30
Singapore Citizen Sponsored by SME $392.26 $392.26 $392.26 $392.26 $392.26 $1,961.30
Singapore Citizen Aged Below 40 $565.06 $565.06 $565.06 $565.06 $565.06 $2,825.30
Singapore PR $1,506.82 $1,506.82 $1,506.82 $1,506.82 $1,506.82 $7,534.10
Long-Term Visit Pass Plus $3,767.04 $3,767.04 $3,767.04 $3,767.04 $3,767.04 $18,835.20

GST rate

The course fees payable above are inclusive of 9% GST rate.

Payment option

The first payment needs to be made after accepting the offer.

Allowed payment by

Post-Secondary Education Account (Adhoc withdrawal form);Post-Secondary Education Account (Standing order form);SkillsFuture Credits (SFC);Credit card (e-payment);Debit card (e-payment);PayNow (e-payment)

Nett Supplementary Fees Payable

  • GPA Insurance Fee S$2.13,subject to GST,fees payable S$2.32 Allow payment by Post-Secondary Education Account (Adhoc withdrawal form); Allow payment by Post-Secondary Education Account (Standing order form)
  • Other Fees S$7.50,subject to GST,fees payable S$8.18 Allow payment by Post-Secondary Education Account (Adhoc withdrawal form); Allow payment by Post-Secondary Education Account (Standing order form)

Refund and withdrawal policy

  • Please note that a 100% refund will be available if the withdrawal request is submitted more than or equal to 14 days before the course start date.
  • Please note that a 50% refund will be available if the withdrawal request is submitted less than 14 days before the course start date.
  • Please note that no refund will be available if the withdrawal request is submitted on or after the course start date.

Course 
Schedule

Class Day(s): Mon, Tue & Wed
Time: 6:30pm - 10:00pm
Delivery mode: Face-to-face & Home-based learning (Async & Sync)