Program Overview

Introduction to the Design of Floating Offshore Structures Unit

The Design of Floating Offshore Structures unit, coded as JEE359, is an advanced ocean engineering course. It introduces students to the complex hydrodynamic and structural challenges associated with floating structure design. Students apply their knowledge of hydrostatics, environmental loading, and structural response to understand the engineering principles that determine sizing requirements and govern the loads and motions experienced by free and moored floating structures.

Unit Details

• Unit Name: Design of Floating Offshore Structures
• Unit Code: JEE359
• Credit Points: 12.5
• College/School: Sciences and Engineering, Australian Maritime College
• Discipline: National Centre for Maritime Engineering and Hydrodynamics
• Coordinator: Doctor Damon Howe
• Availability as Elective: Yes
• Delivered By: University of Tasmania
• Level: Advanced

Availability

The unit is available in Launceston during Semester 1, with attendance options including on-campus study.

Key Dates

• Study Period: Semester 1
• Start Date: 23/2/2026
• Census Date: 17/3/2026
• WW Date: 20/4/2026
• End Date: 14/6/2026

Learning Outcomes

Upon completing this unit, students will be able to:

• Appraise factors that influence the design of floating offshore structures
• Apply analysis techniques and relevant design codes to determine the optimum configuration and main dimensions of a floating offshore structure
• Apply numerical methods to evaluate the global performance of floating offshore structures and the optimum mooring configuration
• Design small-scale model experiments to evaluate the hydrodynamic characteristic and performance of a floating offshore structure

Fee Information

• Field of Education:
• Commencing Student Contribution: $1,192.00
• Grandfathered Student Contribution: $1,192.00
• Approved Pathway Course Student Contribution: Not applicable
• Domestic Full Fee: $3,435.00

Requisites

Prerequisites

JEE225 and JEE254, or equivalent.

Teaching

• Teaching Pattern: 2 x 1-hr lectures and 2 x 1-hr tutorial weekly (12 weeks)
• Assessment:
  • Hydrostatics Lab (15%)
  • Hydrodynamic Modelling and Sensitivity Analysis (25%)
  • Final Exam (30%)
  • Team Design Project (30%)
• Textbooks:
  • Required readings will be listed in the unit outline prior to the start of classes.
  • Recommended texts include:
    • Chakrabarti, S.K. (2005). Handbook of Offshore Engineering. Elsevier.
    • Faltinsen, O.M. (1990). Sea Loads on Ships and Offshore Structures. Cambridge University Press.
    • Ma, K.T., Luo, Y., Kwan, T., Wu, Y. (2019). Mooring System Engineering for Offshore Structures. Elsevier Inc.