Principles of oceanography and ocean bed geology, Sea floor spreading, Plate tectonic theory Overview of offshore engineering. Characteristics of offshore structures, Support and supply bases and vessels for offshore operations, Navigational aids maintenance and repair, Types of Offshore Structures and Vehicles, Categories of Loads. Environmental loads (waves-currents- winds). General design of a jacket platform. Oil and gas drilling technology, Production technology. Safety aspects of offshore installations, fixed structures: design criteria and loadings, preliminary design, wind, waves, tides, fatigue analysis, seismic and dynamic analysis, marine studies, and certification and inspection. Floating structures: moorings/riser systems, wave loads on floatingJ structures, dynamic response of floating structures, stability of vessels, safety of offshore structures.
