Plumbing and Pipe Fittings

Plumbing and Pipe Fittings

Increasing challenges to build vessels and performing maintenance tasks under tight schedules mandate personnel to repair damaged plates and pipes safely, efficiently, and quickly. The Pipe Fitting Course acquaints apprentices with the relevant safety precautions and the requisite knowledge of the various plumbing equipment and processes. It also identifies proper schedules of pipes and material selection suitable for specific designs and repaired jobs onboard ships. Welding and Fabrication.

The Course’s outline for plumbing and pipe fittings is highlighted as follows:

a. Pipe Fitting:

 Safety precautions in the workshop and field.

 Introduction to pipe fitting tools and equipment.

 Proper handling of pipe fitting equipment.

 Making out joints and preparation of joints in pipe fitting.

 Oxyacetylene cutting, arc welding, and oxyacetylene brazing.

 Industrial visit to Dorman Long Engineering Limited workshop

at NDL to see some ongoing pipe works joint preparation.

b. Plumbing:

 Introduction to plumbing tools and equipment.

 Proper Handling of plumbing equipment.

 Making out joints and preparation of joints in plumbing.

 Types and dimensions of plumbing pipes.

 Characteristics of different types of plumbing pipes.

 Types and dimensions of other plumbing fittings.

 Uses of plumbing pipes and fittings.

 Polypropylene Random Copolymer (PPR) pipe works (Conduit and Surface).

 Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) and High-Pressure Pipe Works for Conduit and Surface pipes.