| Essential Question | Level of Thinking |
| What are propeller shafting, stern tube bearings, line shaft bearings, thrust bearings, shaft seals? | |
| What special considerations are needed to support CPP and contra-rotation? | |
| How is efficiency estimated for the different types of bearings? | |
| How are shaft resonances estimated and what is acceptable? | |
EDQP D-420 EDQP Study Paper Propulsion System Design
Prince, Kevin D., Shafting, Bearings and Lubrication,The Marine Engineering Series Edited by Michael G. Parson, SNAME, Alexandria VA, 2020 ISBN ISBN 978-1-7923-0957-1
ABS Propulsion Shafting Alignment ABS Guidance Notes on Propulsion Shafting Alignment
SNAME TR Bulletin 3-53 Guidelines for the Development of a Propulsion Shafting System Design For Commercial Vessels
SNAME TR Bulletin 3-51 Practices and Procedures for the Alignment of Marine Main Propulsion Shafting Systems
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