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THE CHIEF EDITOR’S QUILLMIMET Ahoy! Kita bertemu lagi dalam edisi MIMET Ahoy! yang kedua untuk tahun 2010. Masa berlalu dengan begitu pantas dan rasanya baru semalam Ahoy! Edisi March bertemu semua warga MIMET. Kini kita sibuk kembali dengan aktiviti-aktiviti untuk menyambut siswa-siswi MIMET yang baru. Bagi pihak sidang editor, saya ingin mengambil kesempatan ini untuk mengalu-alukan kedatangan semua siswa baru ke kampus ini. Dengan kehadiran anda, ini bermakna kampus ini semakin hampir untuk mencapai matlamat awal bagi menam-pung seramai 1500 siswa-siswi. Namun demikian, harus diingat bahawa kuantiti tidak semestinya menjamin kualiti. Malahan cabaran untuk memastikan UniKL MIMET terus menghasilkan graduan yang bukan sahaja berilmu tetapi memiliki nilai-nilai insaniah yang mulia menjadi

semakin hebat. Sehubungan itu, sidang editorial menyeru kepada semua siswa dan siswi MIMET yang masih enak dilamun mimpi agar bangkit untuk menyahut cabaran pasaran kerja yang semakin kompetitif. Ingatlah sekeping ijazah atau diploma tidak akan bermakna jika tidak dihiasi dengan transkrip akademik yang baik, disiplin diri yang tinggi, dan kefasihan berkomunikasi dalam sekurang-kurangnya dua bahasa. Tidak kurang pentingnya adalah kemampuan untuk mencari maklumat dan memprosesnya kepada pengetahuan tanpa sebarang seliaan. Tanpa kemampuan pembelajaran sepanjang hayat ini, anda akan menjadi tidak relevan hanya beberapa tahun sehaja selepas meninggalkan kampus.

WELCOME ONBOARD. On behalf of the editorial committee of MIMET Ahoy!, I would like to welcome all new undergraduates to UniKL MIMET. Some of you may have been brought up within the maritime fraternity but to many others, the word MARITIME or MARINE itself may be a new addition to your vocabulary. Whatever it may be, all of us at MIMET are glad to have you onboard. Since this institute is a ”gangway” before you could venture into the maritime sector, let us all lay deep in our mind, that a ship only needs one Captain. You may disagree with him, forward whatever suggestions to him or advice him, but finally he shall have the final say. If the ship succeeded, the Captain will succeed but if the ship failed, the Captain will be made accountable, whilst the crew will normally have a second chance. Hence, the Captain will always decide after considering the best interest of the ship and her crew. If all the crew works together in support of the Captain, there may not be any other outcome other than a safe and successful passage towards the planned destination. Since, we at MIMET are at the “gangway”, do you not think that adhering to the rules, regulations and even advices of our ” Captain” and his “Lieutenants” will ensure that at the end of the day, we will be well equipped to face the challenges of the marine industry? In the words of Nabil, “Lu fikirlah sendiri…….”. Amin Arof

PATRONPROF DATO’ DR. MOHD MANSOR SALLEH

CHIEF EDITORCDR (R) AMINUDDIN BIN MD AROF

EDITORIAL MEMBERS

EN.MAZLAN BIN MUSLIM

EN.ABD RAZAK BIN ABD RAHMAN

CIK AZILA BT. AYUB

EN.MOHD HAZWAN HAFIZ BIN MOHD PUZI

EN AZZAHARI BIN HAMID

EN. AZIZAN BIN HJ. ABDUL AZIZ

EN. MOHD KHAIRRUDDIN BIN ABDUL KARIM

EN. AZIZ BIN ABDULLAH

PN. NIK HARNIDA BT. SUHAINAI

EN.SUFIAN BIN YAHAYA

EN.MOHD HANIS BIN MOHD NOR

CIK SARAH NADIAH BT. RASHIDI

EN.SHARIF BIN SAAD

EN MOHD ZAWAWI BIN MAT TAHAR

KANDUNGAN / CONTENT• Dari Meja Dekan 3• Kursus Keselamatan Pekerja 4• Malam Anugerah Kolej Kediaman 5• ILMIAH - Computer Aided Design 6-7• A Trip to Surabaya 8-9 • LENSA AHOY 10-11• Lawatan Y.B. Menteri KLW 12• ILMIAH - Legal Constraints in Oil Tanker Design & Const. 13-14 • LAMAN NURANI - Ahli Sunnah Wal Jamaah 15• Dragon Boat UniKL MIMET 16• Ceritera Maritim 17• The Royal Albatross Project 18-20

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AcknowledgementThe Editorial committee would like to thank MIMET PHOTOMEDIA CLUB (MIPHOM)and MIMET ICT Unit for allowing some of their photo collections to be included in this 4rd edition

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Saya mengalu-alukan semua mahasiswa baru yang masuk ke UniKL MIMET pada minggu ini. Kepada pelajar-pelajar

baru “SELAMAT DATANG” dan kepada semua mahasiswa yang kembali semula ke MIMET, “ SELAMAT KEMBALI”.

Kepada semua mahasiswa baru, saya percaya anda semua telah membuat pilihan yang baik dan tepat apabila memilih memasuki bidang marin atau maritim di MIMET. Saya doakan semuanya akan berjaya mengharungi pendidikan di UniKL MIMET serta bergraduat menurut masa yang ditetapkan. Untuk keluaran kali ini saya ingin kembali kepada asas kita semua, terutamanya mahasiswa, berada di kampus MIMET ini.

Kita di sini menyediakan suasana pengajaran dan pembelajaran yang sesuai untuk menyampaikan pendidikan kepada semua mahasiswa. Mendapat pendidikan berbeza daripada menerima pembelajaran. Jika anda hanya nak belajar, masuk Universiti Terbuka atau belajar di luar kampus pun sudah mencukupi. Tetapi jika anda hendak dididik, maka perlulah menghadiri Universiti yang ada berkampus dan berprasarana yang lain yang sesuai untuk kita (ahli akademik) memberi dan anda (pelajar) menerima pendidikan.Satu aspek yang sangat penting dalam pendidikan untuk masa depan ialah disiplin – atau mematuhi peraturan. Dimana-mana saja kita pergi dalam hidup kita, di sekolah, Universiti, syarikat, kelab dan lain-lain, semuanya perlukan kita patuhi peraturan masing-masing.

Saya ingin khususnya menekankan peraturan peperiksaan dalam tulisan ini. Baru-baru ini, MIMET menjadi “johan” dalam jumlah pelajar yang ditangkap membuat salah laku dalam peperiksaan. Ringkasnya, kita menangkap 19 pelajar meniru dalam peperiksaan. Ini angka tertinggi sekali bagi semua kampus dalam sistem UniKL. Semua pelajar ini telah diberi markah ‘F’ untuk kertas yang ditiru itu dan diGANTUNG satu semester berikutnya. (Julai 2010). Bererti mereka hanya boleh menyambung pelajaran semula mulai semester Januari 2011.

Inilah akibatnya tidak mahu mengikut peraturan peperiksaan UniKL yang melarang calon-calon membawa masuk nota dan bantuan lain-lain yang membantu pelajar meniru atau menipu dalam peperiksaan. Saya sebenarnya agak malu hendak mendedahkan hal ini ke khalayak tetapi memandangkan seriusnya perkara ini, saya lakukan juga. Saya sampaikan pesanan ini kepada SEMUA warga pelajar MIMET supaya jangan cuba mencabar peraturan-peraturan UniKL kerana ANDA juga yang akan rugi. Semua peraturan kita dibuat dengan tujuan-tujuan tertentu. ANDA mencabulinya dengan RISIKO sendiri.

“Selamat Belajar dan Dididik”

Dari MejaDEKAN / KETUA KAMPUS

MEMATUHI PERATURAN UNIVERSITI

Prof Dato’ Dr. Mohd Mansor SallehDekan / Ketua Kampus UniKL MIMET

#04 Julai 2010BERITA KAKITANGAN

UniKL MIMET telah menganjurkan satu kursus yang bertajuk “Keselamatan Pekerja Bermotosikal di Tempat Kerja” kepada staf yang menggunakan motosikal sebagai kenderaan ke UniKL MIMET.

Kursus ini dijalankan oleh Institut Keselamatan dan Kesihatan Pekerjaan ( NIOSH) dengan pembiayaan oleh pihak PERKESO. Kursus ini telah dijalankan di UniKL MIMET pada 25 hingga 26 Mei 2010 iaitu selama 2 hari.Matlamat utama penganjuran kursus ini adalah bagi memberi maklumat berkaitan cara-cara pemanduan serta pengendalian motosikal yang betul serta selamat. Kursus terse-but telah dihadiri oleh 20 staf serta dikendalikan oleh empat jurulatih dari NIOSH. Kursus ini dijalankan secara teori dan praktikal.Diharap kursus tersebut akan dapat memberi manfaat yang berguna kepada staf yang sering menggunakan motosikal samada ke tempat kerja atau di mana mana sahaja.

KURSUS KESELAMATANPEKERJA •EKSEKUTIF SUMBER MANUSIA

PENGANTIN BARU

Dari awal tahun 2010 sehingga bulan Jun 2010,

beberapa orang staf MIMET telah menyambut

seruan Agama dengan melalui satu fasa baru

di dalam kehidupan mereka di mana mereka

telah selamat melangsungkan perkahwinan dan

mengakhiri zaman bujang mereka. Mereka adalah

seperti di bawah:

1) Pn. Hawariah Mokhtar ( Clerk)

2) En. Mustaffa Ali ( Technical Assistant )

3) Pn. Fauziah Ab Rahman (Asst. Lect.)

4) En. Sharadham Sapie (Officer)

5) Pn. Noor Fadzlinda Adnan (Senior Clerk)

6) En. Mohd Khairruddin Abdul Karim (Technician )

KELAHIRAN ANAK STAFPada tahun 2010 beberapa orang staf telah mendapat

cahaya mata baru sebagai penyeri kehidupan mereka

anugerah dari Allah yang Maha Esa. Mereka adalah seperti berikut:

No Nama StafAnak Tarikh

Kelahiran1 Pn. Syarmela Alaauldin Lelaki 9.3.20102 Pn. Syajaratunur Yaakub Lelaki 15.2.20103 En. Kamarul Nasser Mokri Perempuan 10.3.20104 En. Kamal Ahmad

Lelaki 2.5.20105 Pn. Norehan Mazlan Lelaki 24.3.2010

TAHNIAH !!!..

UniKL MIMET dan Sidang Redaksi AHOY! ingin mengambil kesempatan untuk mengucapkan tahniah ke atas staf yang baru mendirikan rumah tangga serta kepada staf yang baru mendapat cahaya mata baru. Diharap dengan anugerah ini maka staf tersebut akan dapat meningkatkan lagi sumbangannya terhadap kejayaan UniKL serta UniKL MIMET khususnya.

#04 Julai 2010BERITA SISWA

•HAL EHWAL MANUSIA (HEMs)

Malam AnugerahKOLEJ KEDIAMAN 2010

Pada Selasa, 20 April 2010 bertempat di Dewan Khatulistiwa, Jabatan Hal Ehwal Mahasiswa (HEM) UniKL MIMET telah menganjurkan satu program perdana untuk penghuni asrama Kolej Kediaman. Program yang julung-julung kali diadakan ini iaitu Malam Anugerah Kolej

Kediaman 2010, adalah bertujuan untuk menghargai pencapaian siswa-siswi dalam mengadakan aktiviti di Kolej Kediaman dan meraikan penyertaan mereka dalam program yang dianjurkan oleh Bahagian HEM, felo dan Jawatankuasa Perwakilan Kolej Kediaman (JPK).

Selain itu, majlis seumpama ini diadakan bagi mengeratkan ukhwah persaudaraan dan silaturrahim di kalangan mahasiswa dan felo di Kolej Kediaman.Turut hadir memeriahkan majlis pada malam tersebut ialah Dekan UniKL MIMET, Prof Dato Dr Mohd Mansor b Salleh, Timbalan Dekan Akademik, Dr Mohd Yuzri Mohd Yusop, Timbalan Dekan HEM & Teknoputra, Prof Madya Zainorin Muhammad, Pn Hajjah Nik Umaimah Mohd Hashim, Pengurus Pentadbiran & Kewangan, En. Abd Razak Abdul Rahman, Ketua Jabatan HEM, Ketua-ketua Seksyen & Unit serta wakil penaja hadiah untuk anugerah tersebut. Dianggarkan lebih 700 siswa-siswi telaht hadir bagi menjayakan program tersebut.Empat anugerah telah dipertandingkan pada majlis tersebut. Antara anugerah yang dipertandingkan ialah Blok Inovatif dan Kreatif, Blok Selamat dan Ceria, Aras Paling Selesa dan Nyaman, dan akhir sekali Bilik Idaman MIMET. Blok Armada 3 (Asrama Siswi) telah muncul sebagai pemenang pada malam tersebut dengan membawa pulang 2 anugerah utama iaitu Blok Inovatif dan kreatif serta Blok Selamat dan Ceria. Mereka menerima wang tunai berjumlah RM1000.00 beserta piala pusingan. Manakala Aras terbersih dimenangi oleh Blok Armada 1, Aras Bawah. Mereka menerima wang tunai RM250 beserta hamper. Untuk Bilik Idaman MIMET, kategori lelaki dimenangi oleh Bilik GFC/04 Armada 1 manakala kategori perempuan dimenangi oleh Bilik GFB/07 Armada 3.Jabatan HEM merakamkan jutaan terima kasih kepada semua pihak yang terlibat secara langsung dan tidak langsung dalam menjayakan program pada malam tersebut. Majlis seperti ini akan diteruskan pada masa akan datang untuk menerapkan ke dalam jiwa mahasiswa/i bahawa asrama adalah tempat yang selamat dan seronok untuk didiami.

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CAD stands for Computer Aided Design or Computer Aided Drafting. CAD was developed in the early 1960s. CAD is a general term for the powerful tools used for creating, viewing and analysing designs on a computer. Today it is the premier way to design, develop and optimized products.

CAD is used throughout the engineering process from conceptual design and layout, through detailed engineering and analysis of components to definition of manufacturing methods. According to Mack (1992), CAD involves using computer hardware and software to manipulate visual stimuli on the computer screen and refers to any kind of activity that uses a computer to aid in the creation, modification, presentation and analysis of a design. Although the manipulation can also be conducted by using traditional drafting equipment, it was very difficult for someone who was not a trained drafter, engineer or architect to visualize how an object will look like after it was modified. With the advent of CAD technology, even a lay man can look at a computer generated image and get a better understanding of how the image would look if it were modified in some way.

CAD can be categorized into two types, 2-D and 3-D. In the early days of CAD the software mimicked the manually produced two dimensional engineering drawings but as the graphical power of computer increased three dimensional CAD has become the norm. With modern CAD programs, component parts are usually built up from 2-D sketches which are parameterised and assigned dimensional or geometric constraints which capture the design, and they are then extruded into the third dimension. Assemblies are then built up from component parts. Each 3-D model is a replica of an existing object or idea of an object but in digital format which can be up-scaled or down-scaled or even modified to any specific tolerance. These digital objects are then ready for multiple views, or cross sections, dimensions and details, just like 2-D drawings.

Modern computers with powerful graphic processors and high-end software make it possible to manipulate almost photo-realistic models with very smooth motion and manipulate the view in sophisticated ways such as pushing a cross-sectional plane through a complex object in real-time.

Prior to the development of modern CAD programs, the development or modification of a physical model was very difficult and time consuming. Hence, the most effective way to convey the designer’s idea was through a drawing. The long lead time required for drafting has nevertheless, become history with the advent of CAD technology that has

ILMIAH

COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN TRAINING•Nurul Asima Zainon

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According to Mack (1992), CAD involves using computer hardware and software to manipulate visual stimuli on the computer screen and refers to any kind of activity that uses a computer to aid in the creation, modification, presentation and analysis of a design.

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evolved from a merely automated drafting facility to those that include the functions of three-dimensional modelling and computer-simulated operation of the model. The available CAD capability provides the benefit in shortening the lead time for drafting as one of its main advantages. It is much easier and faster for a draftsman to enter, modify and plot a drawing with CAD. Similarly, rather than having to build prototypes and change components to determine the effects of tolerance ranges, engineers can use CAD software to simulate operations to determine loads and stresses. Besides reducing the lead time required to complete the drafting process, CAD has also enabled draftsmen, designers and other interested individuals to process visual information faster. By having this advantage, the individual can decide on drawing modifications without having to modify the existing hard copy each time a change is made.

At University Kuala Lumpur, Malaysian Institute of Marine Engineering Technology (UniKL MIMET) CAD courses are offered to Diploma of Engineering Technology (DET) and Bachelor of Engineering Technology (BET) undergraduates.Compared to the other programmes, undergraduates enrolled into the DET in Ship Design (DET SD) and BET in Naval Architecture and Shipbuilding (BET NASB) are offered the most number of CAD courses. Among the courses offered are CAD 2-D, CAD Modelling Concept, Computer Aided Ship Design (CASD), CAM 2-D & 3-D, and Electrical CAD. The university is licensed to utilized state-of-the-art CAD software from renowned CAD developers for the instruction of its undergraduates. The available software are Auto-CAD, Autodesk Inventor, MaxSurf, Ship Constructor and AlphaCAM.

Among the popular CAD courses for the Diploma programme is CAD Modelling Concept (CAD-MC) course. The students enrolled for this course are expected to have learnt Manual Drafting and CAD 2-D courses as pre-requisites prior to their registration into the CAD-MC course that emphasized on CAD 3-D. The primary focus of this course is to study and develop three dimensional geometric computer models. Topics include learning to think in

three dimensions, the creation of 3D objects, document assemblies using standard drawing views and creating animations of exploded views. The principle objectives of this course are to develop the student’s basic knowledge, skill and proficiency with CAD software to create 3D geometric computer models. The student’s study and problem solving skills will be enhanced through assigned exercises, practical tests, a project and a practical exam. This assessment will be directed toward the development of independent thinking to resolve a variety of design problems using CAD software. At the end of the course, students will be able to identify the main user interface components that are common to CAD environment, and describe how to access different tools. They will also be familiar in utilizing the sketch tools to create 2-D sketch geometry, and use geometric constraints to control sketch geometry. The undergraduates would also be able to create features using extrude, revolve and loft tools, and create swept shapes by sweeping a profile along a 2-D or 3-D path.

Additionally, students would be able to use the hole and thread tools to place hole and thread features on part model, and create thin-walled parts using the shell tool.

This course will also teach undergraduates how to assemble the various parts and create animation. In this context, at the end of this course students will be able to place assembly constraints on components in the assembly, and use the Content Centre to place standard components into assembly design and create animations of exploded views in a presentation file. Upon completion of this course, students should be able to follow drafting standards while dimensioning and annotating drawing views with centrelines symbols, leaders, hole and thread notes, hole tables, automated balloons, and part lists. Upon passing this course, students will move into a more specialized software for ship design before they graduate from UniKL MIMET.

REFERENCES:Bethune, James (2006), Engineering Design and Graphics with Autodesk Inventor 10, Pearson Prentice Hall, New Jersey.Mack, Warren E. (1992), The Effect of Training in Computer-Aided Design on the Spatial Visualization Ability in Selected Gifted Adolescents, An unpublished dissertation for the degree of Doctor of Education in Vocational and Technical Education, Virginia polytechnic Institute and State University, Blackburg, Virginia.Stinchcomb, Craig (2005), Autodesk Inventor 7 : Visual Fast Start,,Pearson Prentice Hall, New Jersey.

At UniKL MIMETCAD courses are offered in :

• DET (Diploma of Engineering Technology)

• BET (Bachelor of Engineering Technology)

Compared to the other programmes, undergraduates enrolled into the DET in Ship Design (DET SD) and BET in Naval Architecture and Shipbuilding (BET NASB) are offered the most number of CAD courses.

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YOUNG LEADERS & ENTREPRENEURS

EDUCATION TOUR, SURABAYA 2010•Ikhwan Shafiq bin Zainal Abdin

REPORT

Surabaya is the capital of East Java Province and Indonesia’s second-largest city. With an approximately 3 million inhabitants, Surabaya was officially established in 1923. It is known as Indonesian maritime city and also the centre of maritime activities including maritime education owing to its location. Due to this fact,

UniKL MIMET has organized a Young Leaders and Entrepreneurs Education Tour 2010 to Surabaya from 17-21 May 2010. This tour was participated by 34 students involving student representative council members, club presidents, and future student leaders of UniKL MIMET. They were accompanied by 5 management and academic staff including both Deputy Deans of UniKL MIMET, Dr. Mohd Yuzri Mohd Yusof and Assoc. Prof.

Zainorin Mohamad.

The main purpose of this tour is to provide an international exposure for the students particularly in the areas related to marine and maritime technology. During the tour, students will have the opportunity to conduct field study, gaining extra knowledge and experience, and establish international network with Indonesian students. The delegation departed to Surabaya on 17th May 2010 with Air Asia flight number AK 556 at 6.15pm and arrived 2 ½ hours later at Juanda International Airport.

Official Visit to ITS-FTK & Indonesian Hydrodynamic Lab

On day 2 (18th May), the delegation has made an official visit to Fakultas Teknologi Kelautan (FTK) at Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember (ITS). A warm reception was given by student representatives and academic staff of FTK to our delegation. During this visit, both parties have exchanged interest in establishing a permanent relationship and cooperation on several issues. For students, this has been a splendid exposure to a foreign college that has been involved in maritime studies for half a century. The faculty consists of 3 main departments –Naval Architecture (DoNA); Marine Engineering (DoME); and Offshore Engineering (DoOE). Currently, FTK is preparing to set up a new Department of Marine Transportation. Today, FTK has more than 1000 students supported by more than 80 academic staff. Besides offering undergraduate and post-graduate programme, FTK also conducts an international joint program with Hochschule Wismar, Germany.Amongst the activities during our visit to ITS were briefing from both parties on respective institute and organization, discussion among academic and management staff, and a session where students from both sides sat together and discuss on issues

such as student affairs, academic matters, study culture etc. The discussion has generated a lot of information and knowledge to be shared between us. At noon, our delegation has been given the opportunity to visit around FTK guided by their students. Here, participants have been exposed to the facilities available at ITS especially in FTK. It is observed that there are many research labs available such as Computer Numerical Control (CNC) Lab, Ship Machinery Lab which places a marine propulsion engine used by students for their learning and research purposes, Electrical & Automation Lab, Marine Safety & Reliability Lab, 3-D Computational Lab for the usage of design software, and many more. It was amazing to see such a comprehensive facilities they have at ITS. Another interesting thing about all these labs is they are offering membership for any student who wishes to become the lab member and perform any research and study in the lab.

In the evening, the delegation visited the Indonesian Hydrodynamic Lab (IHL), located just beside ITS. The IHL is an advanced research facility for marine hydrodynamic studies and development. Founded in 1995, there are 3 main facilities in IHL which is the Towing Tank, Cavitation Tunnel, and Manoeuvring & Offshore Basin. Many experiments have been conducted at IHL such as resistance & propulsion, seakeeping & manoeuvring, propeller performance & cavitation, and launching & installation. All the experiments were conducted using scaled model. The establishment of IHL has contributed to the continued growth and development of marine technology in Indonesia.

PT. PAL, Indonesia Largest Shipyard and Masjid Sunan Ampel

Day 3 of Surabaya Educational Tour was filled with a visit to PT. PAL Indonesia, the largest shipbuilding yard in Indonesia. Located at the edge of Madura Strait, PT. PAL is also in the same area with the base of Indonesian Navy (TNI) Eastern Fleet. This means that PT. PAL is also the main contractor in building and maintaining naval vessel belonging to TNI.

Young Leader & Entrepreneurs Education Tour, Surabaya 2010

• Date :17 - 21 May 2010

Participants of tour: • 34 Students involving SRC

(Student Representative Concil, Club Presidents & future student leaders of UniKL MIMET.

• 5 management and academic staff including both DD of UniKL MIMET, Dr. Mohd Yuzri and Assoc. Prof.Zainorin.

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The interior view of Masjid Sunan Ampel.

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Historically, the shipyard was originally operated as a marine establishment for the Holland fleet back in 1822. Only after the Japanese occupation, that the shipyard became Indonesia’s centre of shipbuilding and ship maintenance. Today, with more than 1200 staff and 2000 plus personnel from the sub-contractors, PT. PAL Indonesia has produced hundreds of merchant and naval ships, as well as structural components & equipment for power plant and offshore industries. There are 3 main departments here – Shipbuilding (Naval & Merchant); General Engineering (Power Plant & Offshore); and Repair & Maintenance. Equipped with various facilities such as workshops, graving & floating docks, launching area, and ship lifts, PT. PAL is capable of building vessels up to 50,000 DWT. One of the latest projects currently ongoing is a 25m Landing Platform Dock for TNI. UniKL MIMET ended the visit to PT. PAL with a tour around the shipyard and subsequently visited the historic Sunan Ampel Mosque and Makam Wali Songo.

Mount Bromo, Tanggulangin leather shopping, and A. Rahman Hakim Orphanage

A must-go tourist’s attraction in Surabaya – Mount Bromo is located in the Bromo-Tengger-Semeru National Park. At 2,329 metres Mount Bromo is still an active volcano, sitting in the middle of a vast plain called the Sand Sea, a protected nature reserve since 1919. It was a 3 hour journey by bus from Sahid Hotel, our accommodation place. All participants departed from hotel at midnight in order to arrive there before sunrise. The bus arrived at the village of Ngadisari, the 1st checkpoint, before the journey continued by van to arrived at the mountain village of Cemoro Lawang, the 2nd checkpoint. From there, several choices of travel to Mt. Bromo are available including by jeep, motorcycle, horse, or just hiking. The writer preferred to on the horseback passing through the sand sea which took about 30 minutes before arriving at the crater of Mt. Bromo. It was such an amazing view from the peak of the mountain, and everyone took the chance to snap memorable pictures before returning back.

On the way back to hotel, the bus stopped by at Tanggulangin, a shopping place for leather products. Various kinds of leather products whether factory or hand-made such as wallets, handbags, jackets, belts etc, can be obtained here. At night, the delegation had paid a visit to Arif Rahman Hakim Orphanage. Besides delivering the donation gathered before the trip, participants also spent some quality time and dined together with all the orphans. It is hoped that the donation could relieve the burden of the orphans’ caretaker and helped in developing the orphanage.

Returning home

Day 5, 21st May, was the last day at Surabaya. The return flight to Malaysia was at 4.15pm Indonesian time. Before taking off to Malaysia, the participants visited the Submarine Monument and did some shopping at Pusat Grosir Surabaya. The submarine monument was originally a former KRI Pasopati 410 submarine belonging to Indonesian Navy was in service from 1962 until 1995. Only in 1998, it was made opened to the public as a tourist destination. The equipment and outfit inside the submarine is still retained. Entering the Submarine Monument will provide the exposure and knowledge on how the arrangement in a submarine looks like. With Air Asia flight number QZ 7615, UniKL MIMET’s delegation departed from Surabaya and arrived at 7.00 pm Malaysian time, thus ending the Young Leaders & Entrepreneurs Education Tour Surabaya 2010. The excitement, joy, knowledge and experience gained will always be sweet memories for all participants. It is hoped that there will be more education tours like this in the future and the writer will always look forward to join them.

Submarine Monument, the former KRI Pasopati 410 now becomes a tourist attraction

Amazing view from the peak

Mt. Bromo on the left

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LAWATAN ULUNG Y.B. Menteri KLWKe UniKL MIMET

•Wartawan AHOY!

Pada Khamis 3 Jun 2010, kampus UniKL MIMET telah diserikan dengan lawatan ulung Y.B. Dato’ Seri Haji Shafie Haji Apdal, Menteri Kemajuan Luar Bandar dan Wilayah (KKLW). Beliau turut diiringi oleh isteri, Datin Seri Hajjah Shuryani Datuk Shuaib, Pengerusi MARA, Y.B. Dato’ Seri Idris Jusuh, Pengerusi UniKL, Y.B. Datuk Dr Adham Baba dan pegawai-pegawai kanan Kementerian KLW, MARA dan UniKL. Y.B. Menteri dan rombongan telah diberi taklimat oleh Ketua Kampus merangkap Dekan UniKL MIMET, Prof Dato’ Dr Mohd Mansor Salleh sebaik tiba dan kemudiannya telah sudi menyampaikan amanat dan berdialog degan warga MIMET. Setelah menyaksikan pertukaran dua MoU di antara UniKL MIMET dengan Alam Ship Management Sdn. Bhd. dan Envirogreen Solutions Sdn. Bhd., beliau telah dibawa melawat di sekitar kampus. Semoga lawatan dan amanat yang diberikan oleh Y.B. Menteri yang amat berkeyakinan dengan potensi sektor maritim negara akan dapat merangsang seluruh warga MIMET untuk terus berusaha bagi mencapai kegemilangan.

BERITA SEMASA

#04 Julai 2010

•Aminuddin Md Arof • Syazani Mohammed

In ensuring safety of tankers at sea, ship builders and owners need to observe all legal requirements imposed through the various conventions and codes introduced by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to enable their ships to qualify for the Certificate of Class for Hull and Machinery issued by a ship classification society recognised by the flag state. Among others, the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS), 1974 includes special requirements for tankers. Fire safety provisions, for example,

are much more stringent for tankers than ordinary dry cargo ships, since the danger of fire on board tankers carrying oil and refined products is much greater. Tankers are also required to be fitted with an inert gas system. (SOLAS, Chapter II-2, Reg 4 Para 5.5) This is to ensure cargo tanks that contain no oil or partly laden tanks are not filled with flammable gas, which can trigger explosion unless proper procedures are followed. The normal method is to fill these tanks with inert (non-explosive) gas from the ship’s boiler flue where it is cleaned and then pumped into the empty tanks, or into the vacant spaces above the oil in loaded tanks. An inert gas system is required on all new tankers and on most of the existing tankers of 20,000 deadweight tonnes (DWT) and above.

Besides SOLAS, The International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL 73/78) includes regulations regarding subdivision and stability which are designed to ensure that, in any

loading conditions, the ship can survive after being involved in a collision or stranding. The 1978 MARPOL Protocol introduced the concept known as protective location of segregated ballast tanks. This means that the ballast tanks (which are empty on the cargo-carrying leg of the voyage and only loaded with ballast water for the return leg) must be positioned where the impact of a collision or grounding is likely to be the greatest. (MARPOL Annex 1, Chapter 4 Reg 19) In this way, the amount of cargo spilled after such an accident will be greatly reduced.

In 1992, MARPOL was amended to make it mandatory for tankers of 5,000 DWT and more ordered after 6 July 1993 to be fitted with double hulls, or an alternative design approved by IMO. (MARPOL Annex 1, Regulation 19).

The requirement for double hulls that applies to new tankers has also been applied to existing ships. This can be witnessed from the new regulation on the prevention of oil pollution from oil tankers when carrying heavy grade oil (HGO) that has prohibited the carriage of HGO in single-hull tankers of 5,000 DWT and above after 5th April 2005, and in single-hull oil tankers of 600 DWT and above by 2008. (MARPOL Annex 1, Reg 21) Besides the obvious advantage, the double hull design has several disadvantages particularly in making the ballast tank difficult to access. This will be felt when there is a leakage between the ballast and the cargo tanks. Efforts to ventilate the area, which is a requirement prior to entering and cleaning of tanks, are also difficult.

Besides that, IMO has introduced severalmeasures over the years to ensure that in the event of mechanical failure, the ship can still be controlled. SOLAS makes it necessary for the essential parts of the steering gear system of tankers to be duplicated. (SOLAS, Chapter II-1,

Reg 29) As with other ships, much of the navigational equipment for tankers must also be duplicated. Otherwise, all new tankers of 20,000 DWT and above have to be fitted with an emergency towing arrangement fitted at both ends of the ship.(SOLAS, Chapter II-1, Reg 3-4) Among others, this is in response to the Amoco Cadiz incident in 1978 where there was inadequate towing system on board the tanker. In that incident, although a tug boat was on scene, it had difficulty connecting to the Amoco Cadiz and when connected to the tanker, the connection point did not support the tug pulling forces causing the tug to disconnect. Today, all tankers are required to have specific towing structures and emergency towing equipment. The emergency towing equipment must be able to be deployed even if power is lost on board.

ILMIAH

LEGAL CONSTRAINTS IN OIL TANKER

DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION

#04 Julai 2010

MARPOL also requires tankers of 150 gross tonnage and above to be equipped with an oil discharge monitoring and control system approved by the flag state. In considering the design of oil content meter to be incorporated into the system, the flag state shall have regard to the specification recommended by the IMO. The system shall be fitted with a recording device to provide a continuous record of the discharge in litres per nautical mile and the total quantity discharged, or the oil content and the rate of discharge. It is a requirement for the discharge to automatically stop in case of any failure in the monitoring and control system. (MARPOL Annex I, Reg 31) Oil tankers are also required to be installed with effective oil/water interface detectors for a rapid and accurate determination of the oil/water interface in slop tanks and shall be available for use in other tanks where separation of oil and water is effected and from which it is intended to discharge effluent direct to the sea. For crude oil tankers of more than 200,000 DWT, MARPOL (Annex I, Reg 33) requires them to be fitted with a cargo tank cleaning system using crude oil washing (COW). COW is a process to assist in the control of hydrocarbon being discharged to the sea together with the ballast water. When the tanker is being discharged, the crude oil cargo is pumped through a fixed cleaning system that washes the cargo tanks with crude oil (cargo) and minimizes the amount of oil residue and wax clinging to the surface of the tanks. The crude oil (cargo) is pumped through the rotating jets with high pressure, and the sediments are kept mixed and pumped ashore with the cargo. In order to avoid the generation of static electricity, COW is only allowed at an atmosphere of reduced oxygen below the level that explosions or fire can occur. (Van Dokkum, 2006)

Crude oil tankers are vessels of larger sizes (from the Panamax size upwards), usually with three cargo segregations and cargo pumps driven by steam turbines. Cargo tank bulkheads are usually of plane type. Product tankers are vessels of smaller dimensions (usually up to the Panamax or Post-panamax dimensions), with a larger number of segregations and the cargo piping system with pumps driven by steam turbines or with deep-well pumps (driven by either hydraulic or electric motors). Corrugated bulkheads are often used in cargo tanks, and in some cases the deck framing is constructed above the deck. The general requirements on the design of the cargo area for oil tankers are addressed at Regulation 3-6, Chapter II-1 of SOLAS. The usual configuration of tankers comprises a double bottom, double skin and a centreline longitudinal bulkhead.

The design and construction of oil tankers is also influenced by the International Load Line Convention (ILLC) 1966. The purpose of a load line is to ensure that a ship has sufficient freeboard and thus sufficient reserve buoyancy. The freeboard on commercial vessels is measured between the lowest point of the uppermost continuous deck at the side and waterline and this must not be less than the freeboard marked on the Load Line Certificate issued to that ship. All commercial ships, other than in exceptional circumstances, have a load line symbol painted amidships on each side of the ship. This symbol must also be permanently marked, so that if the paint wears off it remains visible. The load line makes it easy for anyone to determine if a ship has been overloaded. The exact location of the Load Line is calculated and/or verified by a Ship Classification Society and that society issues the relevant certificates on behalf of the flag state. This symbol, also called an international load line or Plimsoll line, indicates the maximum safe draught, and therefore the minimum freeboard for the vessel in various operating conditions. For the purpose of freeboard computation, ships are divided into type `A’ and type `B’. Ships of both types may refer to Table A and Table B of Regulation 28 to the International Convention on the Load Line to check the estimated length of the freeboard. Oil tankers are grouped into type ‘A’ vessels.

In conclusion, it is undeniable that shipowners and charterers will strive to minimize cost and maximise profit in the operation of oil tankers or other vessels. As a result, strict adherence to the various constraints particularly those imposed by the IMO that may result in higher acquisition and operating costs may not be a popular option to some. This may have resulted in some owners opting to register their vessels with the Flags of Convenience (FOC) countries. Besides enjoying the tax and other benefits offered by the FOC, their disability in the enforcement of the various IMO conventions as flag states may be seen by some ship owners as an opportunity to maximise profit. Nevertheless, the benefits obtained through those moves are arguably short term in nature. Tankers and other ships that do not comply with IMO requirements will have difficulties to get through their annual survey, conducted by the ship classification societies, which will result in difficulties to insure the vessels and their cargoes. Ships without the required safety certificates may also be detained and penalized by the authority at their port of call under the Port State Control regime initiative. Similarly, tankers that are not seaworthy will be prone to accident both at sea or in harbour and once this happens; it will cost the owner or charterer very dearly. Hence it will be worthwhile to adhere to the various constraints in the design and construction of ships. Whilst adhering to the legal constraints will result in additional acquisition cost, it will provide long term operational advantage for the ship’s operators.

IMO (2003), International Convention on Load Lines 1966, IMO Publication, London.IMO (2004), SOLAS, Consolidated Edition, IMO Publication London.IMO (2006), MARPOL, Consolidated Edition, IMO Publication, London.Stopford, Martin (1997), Maritime Economics, 2nd Edition,Routledge, London.Van Dokkum, Klaas (2006), Ship Knowledge, Covering Ship Design, Construction and Operation, 3rd Edition, DOKMAR, Enkhuizen.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

• Crude oil tankers are vessels of larger sizes (from the Panamax size upwards).

• The purpose of a load line is to ensure that a ship has sufficient freeboard and thus sufficient reserve buoyancy.

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ILMIAH

#04 Julai 2010LAMAN NURANI

GOLONGAN AHLUS SUNNAH WAL-JAMAAH (ASWJ)

• Muhammad Zaki Zakaria

Dalam kesempatan ini, saya hanya mahu menjelaskan siapakan Ahlussunnah menurut penulisan Imam al-Baghdadi yang telah menjadi rujukan definisi ASWJ supaya pembaca dapat memahaminya secara jelas.Imam al-Baghdadi (wafat429H) Rahimahullah dalam kitabnya al-Farqu bainal Firaq menyatakan (hal.19):“Maka golongan yang ke 73 ialah Ahli Sunnah Wal Jamaah iaitu golongan ahl al-ra’y (Abu Hanifah dan murid-muridnya) dan ahlu al-hadis;

bukan mereka yang mempermain-mainkan hadis; dan ulama fekah mereka, penghafal al-Quran mereka, perawi hadis dari mereka, dan ulama hadis di kalangan mereka, semuanya sepakat atas keesaan pencipta, keesaan sifat-sifatNya, keadilanNya, hikmahNya, dan nama-namaNya dan pada bab kenabian dan kepimpinan, hukum hudud, dan pada perkara usuluddin.”

Seterusnya, Imam al-Baghdadi Rahimahullah memperincikan LAPAN (8) golongan yang termasuk dalam Ahlusunnah wal Jamaah (lihat bukunya dari halaman 240-243): Itulah huraian sebenar al-Imam Abdul Qahir bin Tohir bin Muhammad al-Baghdadi (wafat429H). Rupanya ramai sebenarnya yang diiktiraf sebagai Ahlussunnah. Ia berbeza dengan pandangan yang meminoritikan dan mengekslusifkan ASWJ hanya untuk golongannya sahaja dengan tuduhan sesat dan bidaah pada perkara remeh-temeh seperti qunut, talqin, zikir selepas solat, berdoa beramai-ramai dan sebagainya. Lihat kata Imam al-Baghdadi tentang perkara-perkara cabang (hal. 19):“Mereka (ASWJ) hanya khilaf mengenai halal dan haram pada cabang hukum, bukanlah khilaf tersebut mengundang kepada sesat dan fasik; mereka adalah puak yang terselamat, kerana mereka bersatu pada keesaan pencipta dan qidamNya, qidam segala sifatnya sejak azali, dan harus melihatNya tanpa sebarang perumpamaan dan gangguan, serta yakin terhadap isi kandungan kitabNya dan rasulNya, dan mengikut segala syariat islam, dan menghalalkan segala yang dihalalkan oleh Al-Quran, dan mengharamkan segala yang diharam oleh Al-Quran, serta menerima apa yang dibawa oleh Rasulullah SAW dan beriman pada hari kebangkitan dan perhitungan, dan soal dua Malaikat dalam kubur, beriman dengan telaga Kauthar dan Timbangan”.

Semoga masyarakat Islam tidak terbelenggu dengan perpecahan yang lebih parah lantaran perkara-perkara tersebut. Banyak masa yang perlu digunakan untuk memperbetulkan generasi muda yang menyongsang arus dengan pelbagai gejala sosial. Wallahu a’lam.

• Golongan pertama, mereka yang menguasai ilmu khususnya dalam bab Tauhid (mengEsakan Allah) dan kenabian, hukum-hukum wa’ad (khabar gembira) dan wa’id (ancaman siksa), pahala dan balasan, syarat-syarat ijtihad, pemerintahan dan kepimpinan. Mereka yang melalui jalan ini ialah ulama Kalam (Tauhid) yang bebas dari fahaman tasybih (menyerupakan sifat Allah dengan makhluk) dan bebas dari fahaman ta’til (yang menafikan sifat-sifat yang Azali bagi Allah SWT)), dan bebas dari bidaah al-Rafidhah, Khawarij, Jahmiah, Najariah dan seluruh pengikut bidaah dan hawa nafsu.

• Golongan kedua ialah imam-imam fiqh samada kumpulan yang cenderung pada rakyun (dalil aqal) atau hadith. Iaitu mereka yang beriktikad (berkeyakinan) pada perkara usuluddin dengan mazhab-mazhab sifat pada Allah dan pada sifat-sifatnya yang azali (membicarakan sifat-sifat Allah SWT sebagaimana sifat 20), dan mereka bebas dari fahaman Qadariah dan Muktazilah; mereka menetapkan melihat Allah Taala dengan mata (di akhirat kelak) dengan mata tanpa tasybih (menyerupakan Allah dengan makhluk), tanpa ta’til’ (menafikan sifat-sifat Allah).

Termasuk dalam golongan ini ialah murid-murid kepada Malik, al-Shafie, al-Auza’i, al-Thauri, Abu hanifah, Ibn Abu Laila (wafat148H), sahabat-sahabat Abu Thaur (wafat240H), sahabat-sahabat Ahmad bin Hanbal (wafat241H), ahli al-Zahir, keseluruhan ulama fiqh yang beriktikad dalam bab-bab akal ini dengan prinsip-prinsip Sifat (tauhid yang membahaskan Sifat-sifat Allah). Dan mereka tidak mencampurkannya dengan apa-apa dari ahli bidaah dan hawa nafsu.

• Golongan ketiga ialah mereka yang menguasai ilmu-ilmu yang berkaitan dengan periwayatan hadith dan sunnnah yang disampaikan oleh Nabi SAW, mereka berupaya membezakan antara sahih dan cacat antaranya, mengetahui sebab-sebab ‘al-jarh wa al-ta’dil’ (kredibiliti seorang rawi), dan mereka tidak memasukkan ilmu mereka dengan apa-apa dari ahli bidaah dan nafsu yang menyesatkan.• Golongan ke empat ialah kaum yang menguasai kebanyakan topik-topik sastera Arab, nahu dan saraf. Mereka berada atas jalan pakar bahasa seperti al-Khalil (wafat175H), Abu ‘Amr bin al-’Ala` (wafat 145), Sibawaih (wafat 180H), al-Farra’ (wafat 207H), al-Akhfash (wafat 215H), al-Asma’i, al-Mazini (wafat 236H), Abu Ubaid (wafat 224H) dan seluruh imam-imam Nahu samada ulama-ulama Kufah atau Basrah, yang mana mereka tidak mencampurkan ilmu mereka dengan sesuatu dari bidaah al-Qadariah, atau Rafidhah atau Khawarij. Maka sekiranya seseorang itu cenderung ke arah nafsu yang menyesatkan, maka bukanlah ia dari golongan Ahlussunnah walaupun kata-katanya adalah ‘hujah’ dalam ilmu bahasa dan Nahu.

• Golongan ke lima, antaranya ialah mereka yang menguasai ilmu yang berkaitan dengan jenis-jenis qiraat untuk al-Quran, dan jenis-jenis tafsiran al-Quran, penakwilannya berdasarkan mazhab-mazhab Ahlussunnah, tanpa berpegang dengan takwilan ahli nafsu yang sesat.

• Golongan ke enam ialah, antaranya ialah para ahli zuhud sufi yang mempunyai ilmu maka jauh pandangan, yang telah dinilai maka ia diiktibarkan, mereka redha dengan hidup yang ringkas, mereka mengatahui bahawa penglihatan, pendengaran dan hati dipertanggungjawabkan terhadap kebaikan dan kejahatan; menghisab dengan neraca zarah-zarah, justeru menyediakan diri mereka dengan sebaik-baik perisapan untuk hari Kiamat.Perkataan mereka berjalan di atas dua jalan iaitu secara jelas dan isyarat di atas jalan ahli hadis, tanpa mereka ‘membeli’ pandangan yang mempermainkan hadis. Mereka tidak melakukan kebaikan kerana riak, tidak pula meninggalkan kebaikan kerana malu kepada orang lain. Agama mereka hanya satu dan menafikan ‘pentasybihan’ (menyerupakan Allah dengan makhluk), mazhab mereka ialah tafwidh (menyerahkannya) kepada Allah SWT, bertawakkal kepadanya, penyerahan kepada-Nya, tenang dengan apa yang direzekikan-Nya.

• Golongan ke tujuh ialah, antaranya kaum yang terikat dengan barisan hadapan peperangan dengan orang-orang kafir, berjihad melawan musuh-musuh Islam, mereka menjadi benteng melindungi umat Islam, meninggalkan isteri-isteri mereka dan negara mereka, dan menzahirkan pada barisan hadapan mereka Mazhab ASWJ.

• Golongan ke lapan ialah, antaranya kebanyakan negara-negara yang secara kebiasaannya terdapat syiar ASWJ, bukannya negara yang menzahirkan syiar ahli hawa-nafsu yang sesat.

#04 Julai 2010

TIM DOLPHIN UniKL MIMETCEMERLANG DI TASIK PUTRAJAYA

• Abdul Halim Lazim

BERITA SISWA

Berbekalkan moto “SAMMA RYTM BRYTA VAGEN” yang bermaksud “Sama Irama Kayuhan Sempurna”, Tim Dolphin UniKL MIMET

akhirnya BERJAYA mengibarkan bendera UniKL dan Malaysia di podium 1MALAYSIA INTERNATIONAL DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL 2010, PUTRAJAYA yang berlangsung dari 18 hingga 20 Jun 2010 di Komplek Sukan Air Putrajaya untuk Pertandingan Perahu Naga 500m peringkat nasional dan antarabangsa. Setelah mengharungi hampir 30 perlumbaan dalam pelbagai kategori, akhirnya Tim Dolphin berjaya merangkul pingat perak dan gangsa untuk Kategori Terbuka Malaysia bawah 23 tahun (pendayung campuran) dan pingat gangsa untuk kategori bawah 23 tahun (pendayung campuran) peringkat antarabangsa. Untuk sampai ke peringkat ini, siswa/i UniKL MIMET dari pelbagai program telah bergabung bagi tempoh hampir sebulan untuk menjalani latihan intensif di MIMET dengan mengorbankan cuti semester mereka

Penaung dan seluruh sidang editorial MIMET Ahoy! mengucapkan SYABAS kepada semua ahli Tim Dolphin UniKL MIMET dan berdoa semoga anda akan terus sukses dalam semua lapangan yang diceburi. Tahniah juga diucapkan kepada penaung MDC, Encik Abdul Halim Lazim dan Encik Mohd Shahrizal Abd Salam yang telah berjaya membimbing ahli-ahli MDC untuk mencapai kejayaan ini. Semoga anda berdua terus membimbing siswa/i kita untuk terus mencipta

kejayaan demi kejayaan. BRAVO.

Menurut ‘anak naga’ Elly, “kerjasama dan kepercayaan setiap ahli ketika mendayung adalah kunci kejayaan pasukan ini”, ditambah oleh ‘anak naga’ Aiman, “kasih sayang dan perjuangan tanpa kenal erti kalah menjadi pembakar semangat ketika perlumbaan”. Sokongan dari semua warga MIMET telah benyak membantu pasukan ‘pink dragons’ ini utuk menharungi perlumbaan dalam pelbagai kategori selama tiga hari di Putrajaya. Selain berjaya mengibarkan bendera UniKL MIMET, sukan ini mampu memupuk sahsiah dan jati diri siswa/i bukan saja dalam pertandingan, tetapi juga dalam mengharungi kehidupan di universiti dan dalam masyarakat amnya. Untuk kemajuan dan pembangunan sukan perahu naga di UniKL, Kelab Perahu Naga MIMET (MDC) berhasrat membuka penyertaan kepada semua kampus UniKL untuk turut serta dalam pertandingan yang akan datang jika ada sokongan dan sambutan daripada semua pihak. Akhir kata dari ‘anak naga’ Poon & Jay yang telah berjaya menamatkan pengajian peringkat diploma masing-masing, “sukan ini meninggalkan kenangan yang mendalam buat kami dan semua ‘anak-anak naga’ MDC”.

team “anak anak naga lelaki”

team “anak anak naga perempuan”

#04 Julai 2010

• Muhhammad Zaki Zakaria

Berita Siswa

Mei 2010 – Kem Usahawan Bestari (Kem U Best) telah diadakan di UniKL Kampus Kota dari 12 hingga 18 Mei 2010. Pelancaran Kem U Best telah disempurnakan oleh Dato’ Mukhriz Tun Mahathir selaku Timbalan Menteri Perdagangan Antarabangsa dan Industri, Malaysia. Kem U Best adalah unik kerana ia merupakan satu-satunya program yang memberi ganjaran berbentuk wang tunai kepada pesertanya. Modul yang dijalankan berbentuk kerjasama dan gerak kerja dalam kumpulan. Antara modul yang dipraktikkan ialah praktikal kepimpinan, praktikal perniagaan, praktikal innovasi dan kreativiti. Kerjasama dalam kumpulan merupakan kunci bagi mencapai hasil pulangan yang optimum semasa mengikuti program ini. Program yang disasarkan kepada pelajar Semester 1 ini berjaya menarik minat seramai 35 peserta daripada UniKL MIMET. Peserta telah membentuk 7 kumpulan yang terdiri daripada 5 orang ahli. Antaranya ialah KMS Enterprise, BMO Enterprise, NAFAS Marine Enterprise, TBG Enterprise, Naval Cruise Enterprise, Octahedral dan Layar M&N.

Peserta UniKL MIMET telah berjaya membolot kategori CEO terbaik, kumpulan jualan tertinggi, innovasi dan kreativiti terbaik. CEO terbaik dimenangi oleh saudara Ibnu Fadhil Abdul Razak dari kumpulan KMS Enterprise. KMS Enterprise juga telah mengungguli kategori jualan tertinggi kumpulan dengan perolehan pendapatan sebanyak RM1600.00 dalam tempoh 3 hari praktikal jualan. Bagi kategori innovasi dan kreativiti terbaik dimenangi oleh BMO Enterprise. Rekod cemerlang peserta UniKL MIMET dalam Kem U Best sebelum ini dipegang oleh Gah Bahtera Resources dalam kategori jualan tertinggi kumpulan dengan pendapatan sebanyak RM2200.00.

Terima kasih dan tahniah kepada peserta UniKL MIMET kerana berjaya membuktikan mereka adalah yang terbaik daripada semua peserta Kem U Best tersebut. Moga semangat keusahawanan yang diperolehi daripada Kem U Best dapat diteruskan di peringkat kampus selaras dengan saranan kerajaan dalam merealisasikan keusahawanan sebagai kerjaya pilihan dikalangan pelajar universiti.

CERITERA MARITIM• Aziz Abdullah

CERITERA MARITIM

So, what is a merchant marine? Basically a merchant marine is defined as the crew and officers of a country’s vessels that are engaged in commerce or trade. Thus, those not engaged in commerce or trade come under a totally separate entity called the Navy, which we will not discuss here.There is a big distinction between crew and officers, in terms of rank, salary, career structure and job nature. A typical merchant ship’s basic personal structure that can be found onboard a typical Malaysian merchant ship (such as the MISC’s Bunga Raya etc) would be as follows.

As you can see the Captain is the highest ranking officer on board. The Chief Engineer’s rank may also be a Captain but the Deck Captain has administrative authority over everyone onboard. Thus, the Deck Captain is in full control while the Chief Engineer is still responsible to the Deck Captain for safe operation and maintenance of all ship’s equipment and systems. In the absence of the Deck Captain, the Chief Mate may assume command, never the Chief Engineer even if he is of Captain’s rank. Officers are those in charge of their subordinates.

Engine Department Deck DepartmentCaptain

Chief EngineerFirst Engineer Chief MateSecond Engineer Second Mate

Third Engineer Third MateFourth Engineer Fourth MateOiler Able-Bodied SeamanWiper Ordinary Seaman

All officers are required to have a merchant mariner’s license that is issued by the Marine Department of Malaysia, under the Transport Ministry. Non officers (in italics) are considered crew or “un-licensed”.

Engineering Department What do you do on board as an engineer? Besides the routine engine watch-keeping duties, everything that you take for granted at home, such as your electricity, air conditioning, refrigeration, drinking water and sewage are all provided and looked after by you on a ship. You can no longer expect TNB or Jabatan Air Perak to come sort out any service disruption. It is you who must maintain the services throughout the often long voyages. The four engineers and numerous, usually 2 to 5 un-licensed technical crew, are in charge of keeping all the machineries that provide the above services in continuous working order, all that while keeping the ship moving. Some of the jobs that a UniKL’s DME graduate would be doing on board a merchant ship would be as a fourth engineer that involves in fault finding and troubleshooting as he would be expected to be well versed in the layout of the engine room, every single pipe line, valves and related machineries. During times of emergencies, he works with other engineers in repairing machineries. Usually, an emergency situation on a moving ship can last from two hours to twenty four hours or even more. Though the senior engineers relieve each other, the fourth engineer is supposed to work throughout the emergency situation. Thus, he should have high level of energy and stamina, should be flexible and able to pitch in when the situation demands. Also to mind that in cases of emergency situations such as oil spills or leakage he is expected to clean up and remove all the traces of spilled oil from the floor plates and also from the bilges. Moreover, the engine room temperature is extremely high and humid, ranging from 30 degrees Celsius to 55 degrees Celsius. For this reason, he is expected to have the ability to withstand long stretches of hard work in emergency situations and also have the mental and physical capability to bear such stress. Do you have what it takes to be a fourth engineer?

The first thing that struck my mind when UniKL’s Diploma In Marine Engineering Technology (DME) programme was launched was how effective this program will turn out to prepare our graduates for the uncertainties at sea. Coming from the naval fraternity whereby the initial three-year training is usually very structured and geared towards molding a complete seafarer

to become not only a sea warrior but also a professional such as a marine engineer, naval architect, navigator or gunner, the training path taken by UniKL’s DME students is seen quite different and unstructured to meet the actual requirements of a professional seafarer. I could be wrong but there is an obvious lack of a simulation platform to translate what is being taught in class to a simulated operational hands-on exposure. I feel obligated, thus, to enlighten these students on some very basic knowledge of what they need to know beyond their classroom theories and course works about the merchant marine.

PESERTA UniKL MIMET MENYERLAH

DALAM KEM U BEST KUMPULAN 4 • Mohd Yusri Yussoff

TIM DOLPHIN UniKL MIMETCEMERLANG DI TASIK PUTRAJAYA

#04 Julai 2010

THE ROYAL ALBATROSS PROJECT

• Pete Pela, Owner, Royal Albatross

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Ships have plied the seas under sail using Mother Nature’s good clean air ever since the first Sailor set out on a floating log…until steam engines burning filthy coal made bigger profits for their City-dwelling Shareholders. Proper Seafarin’ nations still train their cadets under sail…

and, who knows?...maybe Oil at $1,000 per barrel will mean cargo can again be profitably carried under Sail! The Owner and Crew of Royal Albatross can’t wait for that day…but in the meantime, they will delight in the sheer beauty of a big Ship under Sail, they will become better people through the discipline and teamwork involved, and they will savour the Romance and Camaderie of a Life at Sea under Sail.

The Royal Albatross, a Four-masted 150’ Barquentine, started life as Windy II, built in 2001 at Detyen’s Shipyard, NC. USA. USCG certified for Oceans 150 pax + 10 crew for day sailings, 49 pax over night. Windy II operated from Chicago’s Navy Pier ‘til 2008, and featured in Batman’s last movie: “The Dark Knight.” She arrived in Singapore in April 2008. A Refit Project was planned by her new Owner, various shipyards were surveyed and it was determined that UniKL MIMET could provide the facilities and environment the owner was looking for. The Project commenced in Jan 2009, is presently ongoing, and involves significant improvements in most aspects of the ship at an estimated cost of US$2,250,000. The Ship was renamed Royal Albatross in April 2009.

Mission: Royal Albatross will be an iconic Super Yacht renowned for high end service, enjoyment and adventure through sailing, cruising and diving activities in South East Asian waters.

Royal Albatross will be Classified by Registro Italiano Navale (RINA) who will certify the following under the category Private Yacht, Unrestricted 100-A-1.1”Y” ; Tonnage Cert, Intl. Load Line Cert, Intact/damage stability booklet, ISPC-ISSC/Ship’s security plan/CSR, MARPOL Annex I,IV,V,VI,Annex I (Oil) and ISPPC Annex IV (Sewage), V (garbage), VI (Air). Royal Albatross will be registered by Langkawi International Yacht Registry who shall issue the vessel with a Passenger Ship Safety Cert. Sea trials will commence in August, and full operations in November 2010.

Specifications, before and after refit:

Before4

46.233.529.27.72.828156781381691784301/60908568146435Gaff

5150/49

After4

46.634.529.27.72.92822653161189187430

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149/49

MastsSparred LengthLength on deck

Length at waterlineBeamDarft

Air DraftNumber of sails

Sail area (Square meters)Displacement (light ship)Displacement (full Load)

Gross tonnage Engine (HP@2,600 RPM)

Genset (number/kW)Water tanksFuel tanks

Waste tanksRig

CrewPassenger (day/overnight)

150/49

The Refit has been carried out at the pier and on the slipway at UniKL MIMET using the various facilities available.

Royal Albatross high and dry, enabling underwater and other work. Here the final colours are applied.

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Other particulars:Crew berths: 12 + 2 (Owner), Passengers: 12 incl. Owners Cabin (including 4 Pullman)Hull: Steel – underwater 6mm, topsides 5mm, keel sides 20mm, wing keel 50mm.Seven watertight compartments. Steering: Data Hidrolik electro-hydraulic w/emergency helm pump.Four Aluminum masts 6061-T6 – main and topmast, aluminum yards (4), spruce booms, aluminum/ spruce bowsprit.Sails (22): Dacron, 4 square on fore mast, 18 fore & aft. Total 653 sq meters.Engine: Cummins 6CTA 8.3M 430hp @ 2600rpm with Twin Disc MG 5091 hydraulic gearbox 2.95:1 ratio with hydraulic PTO from gearbox. PE Luke Feathering Prop 40” x 25” RH.Generator #1: Cummins 6BT5.9DM with Stamford UCM2744 100kVA 400/50/3 alternator.Generator #2: IZUZU 4BGI 40kVA @ 400/50/3 alternatorGenerator #3: Onan/ Cummins MDKBT 22.5 w/PTO & hydraulic pump.4T.Thrusters: Wesmar DP50 forward and V2-12 40hp aft both reversing variable speed counterrotating dual propeller hydraulic powered units.

A summary of the work performed is described below:

Hull Improvements: Strengthening of all hull sections to meet Class requirements. Repair of rudder and bearingsStrengthening of bow and anchor locker. New anchor and chain. Additional keel ballast. Modify bowsprit. Repair and modifications to skeg. New rope guards. New sea chest. New sea water intakes and filtration system. New stern windows and “gallery”. Multiple new escape hatches. Multiple new port holes. Towing points for towed support vessel. Underwater lights and camera. Modification of Bulwarks. Enlargement of fore house. New boarding gate and ramps.Machinery improvements: Upgraded rudder control system. Modifications to existing ships hydraulics systems. Replacement of propeller shaft. New second hydraulic pack. New hydraulic windlass. New stern capstan. Two new generator sets (now 3 in total). Engine room silencing. Two new watermakers & filtration systems. Air conditioning throughout vessel (14 units). New air compressor. New diving compressor (air and Nitrox). Overhaul of existing Cummings 430HP main engine. Overhaul of existing genset and systems. New engine room ventilation. High capacity ice maker (400kg/day). Sewage system upgrade.

The Sails: are the soul of the Ship and so are designed to propel the vessel efficiently and safely in long passages across trackless oceans.

Rigging and Sail improvements: New Staysail rig design. Height modification to all four masts. Lowering upper masts. New lower topsail yard. New standing rigging throughout. New chain plates throughout. 200+ new pulley blocks. New sails (22)

The Sails are a very traditional means of propulsion, but the availability of modern aids to safety, navigation, even comfort cannot be forgotten, so Royal Albatross is equipped with the latest electronics and other gadgets:

Systems improvements: Navigation system. Regular Sonar. Forward looking Sonar. Communications system (GMDSS, DSC). Radar/AIS. Auto pilot. Hi Fog fire suppression system. Entire new electrical distribution. Electrical management and energy management systems. Carbon and UV filtration systems. Storage and launch system for tenders (2), Large towed support vessel. Solas B Liferafts for 180p. Cathode protection system. Engine/genset noise suppression systems. Modification of water systems.

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Comfort: is important for a Life at Sea, because sometimes, just occasionally, this Life can be quite uncomfortable, so those on board the ship, especially the pampered passengers, are accommodated in the best possible way:

Interior Improvements: Grand salon, seating 70p. Owners cabin. 4 Guest cabins en-suite. New Breezeway lounge. Crew cabins (for 10+2). Gourmet galley. Wooden hull look and feel. Hidden LED lighting throughout. 270° panoramic view in Grand Salon. Dive centre. Reception area. Bar. New Sea Cork flooring.

Exposed Deck improvements: Substantial increase in useable deck space. Enlargement of existing foredeck. New Breezeway deck New Sea Cork decking. New helm station. New pilot house. New open-air bar. New seating and sun beds throughout. New awnings. New tables. Over transom seating. New boarding gates. Deck and mast lighting. New bowsprit netting. New railings. New life saving equipment. Upgrade to stern davits.

With such attention to careful construction, to the installation of every conceivable safety device, and of course with careful seamanship, Royal Albatross should be able to sail all the Seven Seas, and even the Polar regions, in great safety, and so bring the experience of true Adventure to all who sail in her, and an Education in the ways of the Natural World to those who are young in age, or in heart.

We look forward to Sailing over the far horizon….to gem-like Islands set in an azure Sea!

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Pete Pela, Owner, Royal Albatross Pete@tallship.com.sg.

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Guest cabins en suite.