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This is an introductory fitting shop course designed to introduce the student to fitting shop safety, terminology, and machinery and to provide hands-on experience with the hand and power tools used in a fitting shop.

Fitting Shop Safety; Layout and Layout Tools; Selection, Care, and the Use of Files; Selection, Care, and the Use of Hacksaws; Drills, Reamers and Drill Presses; Selection and the Use of Taps; Selection and the Use of Dies; and Metrology.

Prerequisites - SC 1807 (Safety in Science Lab (Lab Safety)) and SC 1808 (WHMIS)

Duration - 13 weeks

Lectures - 1 hour/week = 13 hours total

Practical Exercises - 2 hours/week = 26 hours total

This is an introductory welding course designed to introduce the student to welding shop safety, terminology, and tools and equipment and to provide hands-on experience with the welding tools and equipment used in a welding shop.

Safety; Oxy-Acetylene Equipment Orientation and Set-Up; Operating Oxy-Acetylene Cutting Equipment; Oxy-Acetylene Fusion Welding; Oxy-Acetylene Non-Fusion (Brazing); Shielded Metal Arc Welding; and Testing.

Prerequisites - SC 1807 (Safety in Science Lab (Lab Safety)) and SC 1808 (WHMIS)

Duration - 13 weeks

Shop - 4 hours/week

This course is designed to add to, and further develop the skills acquired in WKPR 0100.

The student will be given instruction and hands-on experience in the use of machine shop machinery and methods.

Lathe Components and Their Functions; Use, Care, and Maintenance of the Lathe; Use, Care, and Maintenance of Pedestal and Bench Grinders; HSS and Carbide Tool Bit Terminology and Geometry; Sharpening; and Sawing Machines.

Prerequisite - SC 1807 (Safety in Science Lab (Lab Safety)) and SC 1808 (WHMIS); WKPR 0100 (Machine Shop)

Duration - 13 weeks

Practical Exercises- 4 hours/week - 52 hours total

This course is designed to provide students with theoretical and practical oxygen/acetylene gas cutting and welding skills suitable for the marine environment.

Welding Safety; Oxygen-Acetylene Cutting; Oxygen-Acetylene Welding; Oxygen-Acetylene Brazing/Soldering; Inspection

Prerequisites - SC 1807 (Safety in Science Lab (Lab Safety)) and SC 1808 (WHMIS)

Duration - 5 weeks

Lecture - 1 hour/week

Laboratories - 5 hours/week

This is a skills training course designed to teach the student how to identify, select and safely use proper tools for given applications.

Shop Safety; Hand Tools and Wrenches; Electric and Pneumatic Hand Tools; Metrology,;Copper Pipe and Tubing; Joints, Gaskets and Sealants.

Prerequisites - SC 1807 (Safety in Science Lab (Lab Safety)) and SC 1808 (WHMIS)

Duration - 13 weeks

Lecture - 0 hours a week = 0 hours total

Laboratories - 3 hours a week = 39 hours total

This is an introductory skills training course designed to give the student instruction and hands-on practice in basic lathe operations and bench grinders.

Introduction to Machine Shop; Lathe Components and their Functions; Use, Care, and Maintenance of the Lathe; Use, Care, and Maintenance of Bench and Pedestal Grinders; HSS and Carbide Tool Bit Terminology and Geometry; HSS Tool Grinding; Spindle Nose Tooling; Machinability; Machining 60-degree External and Internal Unified Thread; Thread Terminology.

Prerequisites - SC 1807 (Safety in Science Lab (Lab Safety)) and SC 1808 (WHMIS)

Duration - 13 weeks

Lectures - 0 hours/week = 0 hours total

Laboratory - 4 hours/week = 52 hours total

This is a skills-training course designed to give the student practice identifying and selecting tools for given applications.

The student will practice using these tools safely and properly on shop projects.

Stationary Workshop Tools, Metal Fasteners, Piping, Alignment, Pressure Gauges,

Prerequisite - SC 1807 (Safety in Science Lab (Lab Safety)) and SC 1808 (WHMIS); WKPR 1110 (Fitting Shop I)

Duration - 13 weeks

Lecture - 0 hours a week = 0 hours total

Laboratories - 3 hours a week = 39 hours total

This course is designed to teach engineering drawing fundamentals as well as to develop the skills necessary for the student to produce three-dimensional Computer Aided Design (CAD) parts and assembly models.

The course will develop the necessary skills for fabricating the models using 3D printers and Computer Numerical Control (CNC) milling machines via Computer Aided Manufacturing (CAM) software.

Drafting Fundamentals; Dimensions, Symbols, and Annotation; Engineering Drawings; Production and Processes; Electrical Drawings; Fasteners; 3D Modeling; Additive Manufacturing (Printing); CAD/CAM Machining.

Prerequisite - SC 1807 (Safety in Science Lab (Lab Safety)) and SC 1808 (WHMIS)

Duration - 52 Hours

This course is designed to provide students with theoretical and practical arc welding knowledge that will permit them to develop skills suitable for the marine environment.

Welding Safety; Metal Preparation; Principles of Electric Arc Welding; Electric Welding Processes; Metallurgy of Welds (Pre and Post Welds)

Prerequisite - SC 1807 (Safety in Science Lab (Lab Safety)) and SC 1808 (WHMIS); WKPR 1109 (Welding I) or equivalent

Duration - 13 weeks

Lectures - 1 hour/week

Laboratories - 2 hours/week

This is a skills training course designed to give instruction and hands-on practice in the safe and efficient use of Machine Shop tools and equipment.

Cutting Speeds and Feeds; Cutting Fluids; Sawing Machines; Drills and Drilling (Lathe); Taper Turning; Other Lathe Operations; Use of Steady and Follower Rests; Machine Shop Projects.

Prerequisite - WKPR 1117 (Machine Shop I)

Duration - 13 weeks/52 hours

Shop - 4 hours/week = 52 hours

This course is designed to provide students with a background in materials and materials processing specifically for ROV operations.

Emphasis is placed on the safe, proper and suitable use of tools.

Classification of ROV metals (Stainless Steels, Aluminum, and Titanium); Identification of ROV Metals; Properties of ROV Metals; Other ROV Materials; Special Topics; Welding Safety; Oxygen-Acetylene Cutting; Electrode Selection; Welding Processes; Welding Positions; Electric Arc Welding Processes (Shielded Metal Arc Welding); Hand Tools and Wrenches; Selection, Care and the Use of Files; Drills and Drill Presses; Selection and the Use of Taps and Dies; Metrology; Piping.

Prerequisites - SC 1807 (Safety in Science Lab (Lab Safety)) and SC 1808 (WHMIS)

Duration - 13 weeks

Laboratories - 4 hours once per week = 52 hours total

This course will give the students hands-on appreciation for the physical attributes and function of the machinery employed in the systems that they design in their other courses.

Safety; Pumps; Valves and Manifolds; Oily Water Separators; Air Compressors; Heat Exchangers; Purifiers; Boiler Systems.

Prerequisite - ENSY 1103 (Marine Systems); SC 1807 (Safety in Science Lab (Lab Safety)) and SC 1808 (WHMIS)

Duration - 6 weeks

Lectures - 2 hours/week = 12 hours total

Laboratories - 8 hours/week = 48 hours total

The student will be given instruction and hands-on machining practice in the production of Acme and Square Threads and Machine Shop Projects.

Acme Threads; Square Threads; Tool Bit Grinding; Drill Bit Sharpening; Indexing Heads; Spur Gear Cutting; Machine Shop Projects.

Prerequisite - SC 1807 (Safety in Science Lab (Lab Safety)) and SC 1808 (WHMIS); WKPR 2117 (Machine Shop II) or equivalent

Duration - 5 weeks/40 hours

Laboratory - 8 hours/week = 40 hours