Portland Community College | Portland, Oregon

Upon successful completion of the course students should be able to:

1. Function safely in a welding shop and a shipyard environment.
2. Interpret blueprints to lay out, prepare, and assemble a pipe system.
3. Create a material list for a maritime welding project.
4. Calculate takeoffs. Sketch spools to “see” takeoffs.
5. Operate oxy fuel cutting equipment and pneumatic tools according to industry standards.
6. Fabricate butt joints using more advanced pipe fabrication techniques.

Each concept will be delivered via a combination of lectures and videos followed by practical demonstrations and hands-on application in the welding lab.

Oral or written examinations, quizzes, written assignments, visual inspection, welding tests and task performance. 

• Function safely in the PCC Welding Shop and a Shipyard Environment.
  • Understand and practice personal safety by using proper protective equipment (PPE)
  • Understand, promote and adhere to a Safety-First culture by following OSHA safety guidelines and requirements at all times.
    • Understand and maintain a safe work area
    • Recognize and report dangerous electrical and air/gas hose connections
    • Understand and practice fire prevention
    • Understand first aid protocol in case of an emergency.
    • Understand confined and enclosed spaces.
    • Understand sitemaps and muster stations.
    • Understand fire hydrant locations throughout the shipyard.
    • Understand injury reporting procedure.
    • Understand  ANSI safety color codes.
  • Understand and practice power tool safety
  • Understand and practice equipment safety for welding, oxy-fuel and carbon arc cutting systems
• Operate oxy fuel cutting equipment (OFC) and pneumatic tools according to industry standards.
  • Demonstrate correct setup, operation and shutdown procedures for OFC and pneumatic tools
• Interpret blueprints to accurately lay out, prepare, and assemble weld joints
  • Interpret lines, symbols, views and notes
  • Use isometric pipe drawings
  • Lay out material per specifications
  • Assemble project per specifications
• Demonstrate pipe fabrication techniques 
  • Calculate Socket weld takeoffs
  • Calculate Offsets (single and multi run systems) 
  • Calculate Rolling offsets
  • Fabricate pipe spools with associated fittings
• Apply visual examination principles and practices in accordance with ASME Section IX.
  • Evaluate dimensional accuracy based upon industry standards