GET SKILL IN SHIPYARD

History Of Ship Development

Along the middle ages to the modern ages, ship continuously make development. In the past there was no such thing as an exploration model of ship. Captains with their experience and knowledge had to acquire whatever they could get their hands on. Ships exploration had continuously developed to be larger, stronger and faster

How ever, nowadays ships are built bigger and equipped by many equipment that can used as maximal. The equipment can be a machine, navigation, and many others that match with this ages.

Boats and ships remain essential tools for international trade, domectic trade and security cultural purposes of the country.

The progression from a word of isolated communities to an integral global community was made possible by shipping and sea trade. The idea of shipping as the catalyst of economic development is not new. Adam smith, often regard as the father of modern economic, saw shipping as one of the stepping stone to economic growth.

Based of the idea, until this day we cannot count ships has build and repair in every country , urope, asia, middle east and so on. So many people has work at the place that called shipyard.

About Shipyard

Generally, shipyards have on-shore facilities such as electrical and machine work, carpentry, steel fabrication, pipe-fitting, painting, and sand blasting. The activities are in workshop and yard, depend on the management of the shipyard. Painting and sandblasting are conducted outdoors. Shipyards also have the store for keep the equipment of the activity.

In Shipyard, workers build and repair such vessels, and various specialties ranging from architecture and engineering lofting, fitting, welding, painting, electrical work, plumbing, carpentry,

In shipyard, many kind of ships are built. It builds tankers, container ships, icebreakers, submarines, barges, and tugboats. Besides building ships, shipbuilders outfit ships and repair them. Until now there are many people that cannot count works as a workers employed in shipbuilding and repairing.

Many kinds of workers are employed in the shipyard industry. Professional workers include many kinds of engineers, designers, and technicians. Nautical architects provide the design for a ship's hull. They draw up plans for a safe ship that will move easily and economically through the water. They also plan space for cargo, living quarters, and machinery. A related group of workers, marine engineers, concentrates on designing the machinery that will run a ship. Drafters prepare detailed drawings that give exact measurements and specifications for all the ship's parts.

Once the plans have been drawn up, they must be translated into the actual parts of the ship. In some smaller shipyards, loft workers make life-sized patterns of each part of the ship to be built. They work in a huge room known as a loft. Fitters are one of the largest groups of workers in the shipbuilding industry. They have a duty to fit the part of shipbuilding assembly. To cut the material such a plate and fit up them , then check to see that each section has been put in its place correctly. Welders and other metalworkers do the final fastening of all the parts. Welding is important in shipbuilding because most ships are joined together by welding rather than by riveting. Seams and joints are made watertight by caulkers.

Before the structure of a ship is completed, many job like piping, painting, blasting must follow the schedule. After finish inspection by QC and approve by owner , the ship is ready to lunch.



Get Skill In Shipyard


In Indonesia , especially in Batam Island, many people said that work in shipyard is the destiny, cause every day they look and see the employee of some shipyard back home with the dirty uniform, black skin, small salary and many negative thinking.
But in the fact, so many people in there work in shipyard include of me. Many of them earn money that can guaranty their life, wife and sons.

Actually, earnings vary widely depending on the skills and kind of work done. Those who work in dangerous, cramped, wet, or oily places often receive a higher rate, as do workers with special skills such as lofter or marker and crane operators. Salaries of professional workers generally reflect the level of experience they have within their respective field. Benefits generally include paid holidays and vacations, health insurance, and retirement plans depend on the shipyard or sub contractor and government low.

So never avoid to work in shipyard, or you fell not free to work there. so many skills that can make you earn in good salary.

Turning Block Assembly

This image describe about turning proses. After the fabricate of an assembly block, crane operators and rigger will prepare to turning the block. this proses have to get the permit from safety officer. Because, this proses contain the dangerous consequence about person life. It's must be ensure that fit and weld of eye lug secure. Generally QC take a part to make few test of weld. Then about position of eye lug, must be certain correct. The Supervisor of this department must ensure that area easy for crane to move and run his job. Sling, hook must be prepare by rigger.

Crane hand signals are needed for a successful turning operation. The signalman must be familiar with proses of turning, know about methods of slinging crane wire sling. Due to the size and depth of the block, it is extremely important that hand signals are given correctly. When giving these signals, the signalman must be in clear view of the crane operator.

The signalman must know to judge the few seconds that elapse between the time the signal is given and the actual stopping . If allowance is not made for this, accidents may results.



Until now there were many accident in shipyard occur. Worker has give his life as non, the reason is no safety. So i said that safety is very important, safety first to avoid some accident that we can rewind it anymore.

All the shipyard project supervisior will conduct their own safety checks and briefing at the beginning of the day before carrying out any operations/work. Extra caution are given to special projects which maybe more dangerous.

Safety wise, make sure workers are to be with helmets, safety shoes and all the equipments whether they are in yards or the terminal port.

Safety is always a number one in the shipyard because anything can happen. Being a new entrant doesn't mean that the importance of safety is not there, sometimes accidents do happen and its often beyond our control.