Grade 12 – Maritime Economics

October 28, 2016

Introduction

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_video link=”https://vimeo.com/522357616″][vc_column_text] A Note for Teachers Welcome to the Grade 12 section of the MaritimeSA website that has been made possible through generous sponsorship by African Marine Solutions (AMSOL), the well-known South African company that specialises in salvage and towing operations, as well as ship management, bunkering and offshore services. […]
April 21, 2021

All the Grade 12 videos

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]We have consolidated all the videos for Grade 12 on this page for ease of access. They also appear on the pages associated with each topic and are designed to give you a graphical and ‘classroom like’ overview of each topic, providing context and meaning to the course syllabus that […]
October 28, 2016

Main types of marine propulsion systems

From the old sailing ships (that were dependent on wind and currents) to today’s ships with highly sophisticated engines, Marine propulsion systems have changed radically over the years. In this section, we study the varous types of marine propulsion. Sailing ships Steamships Modern steamships The change from steamships to motorships over […]
October 14, 2020

Sailing ships

Before the invention of the steam engine, ships were powered by the wind. This meant that they were dependent on the wind and on ocean currents. Voyages took a long time and were not direct from one port to another as the ship’s route followed the wind belts. An example […]
October 28, 2016

Steamships

Once the steam engine had been invented and used to pump water from mines or on railway locomotives, several steam-powered ships were built. Initially these were small vessels, trading along the European coast or on American waterways. In 1818, the steamship Savannah was built for an American owner. Her steam engine […]