APPT 167: STEAM SYSTEMS/RIGGING/PIPE FITTING & SERVICE
Foothill College Course Outline of Record
Heading | Value |
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Effective Term: | Summer 2022 |
Units: | 4.5 |
Hours: | 36 lecture, 63 laboratory per quarter (99 total per quarter) |
Prerequisite: | Per California Code of Regulations, this course is limited to students admitted to the Plumbing & Pipefitting Apprenticeship Program. |
Degree & Credit Status: | Degree-Applicable Credit Course |
Foothill GE: | Non-GE |
Transferable: | None |
Grade Type: | Letter Grade Only |
Repeatability: | Not Repeatable |
Student Learning Outcomes
- A student will be able to layout, cut and fit piping systems.
- A student will be able to rig equipment and demonstrate knot tying.
- A student will be able to recognize, classify and demonstrate steam piping systems and equipment.
Description
Fourth year of the Plumbing and Pipefitting Apprenticeship program. This course provides students with a working knowledge of layout, cut, and fit for water piping and steamfitting systems.
Course Objectives
The student will be able to:
- Lay out, cut and fit piping systems
- Recognize, classify and demonstrate steam and service systems
- Rig equipment related to the trade
- Demonstrate knot tying
Course Content
- Layout, cut and fit-up
- Joints and connections
- Water/condensate return systems
- Recognize and classify steam and service systems
- Prepare steam boilers
- Attend/participate in field trip to Sheedy Drayage, Inc. to work on hydro crane
- Steam system service
- Rigging equipment installations
- Securing loads
- Safety
- Knot tying
- Knots related to the trade
Lab Content
Students will work individually and in team to lay out and cut piping to fit specific plan requirements in the lab:
- Components for steam systems used by the United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices
- Components for rigging systems used by the United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices
Special Facilities and/or Equipment
1. Laboratory with piping/rigging tools
2. Personal protective equipment
3. When taught via Foothill Global Access, on-going access to computer with email software and hardware; email address
2. Personal protective equipment
3. When taught via Foothill Global Access, on-going access to computer with email software and hardware; email address
Method(s) of Evaluation
Methods of Evaluation may include but are not limited to the following:
Written examination
Hands-on demonstration
Chapter quizzes
Group and classroom participation
Punctuality
Method(s) of Instruction
Methods of Instruction may include but are not limited to the following:
Lecture
Discussion
Laboratory
Demonstration
Representative Text(s) and Other Materials
United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices. Steam Systems. 2015.
United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices. Rigging. 2020.
. Hydronic Heating and Cooling. 2016.
Types and/or Examples of Required Reading, Writing, and Outside of Class Assignments
- Readings from the textbooks
- International Pipe Trades Steam Systems
- International Pipe Trades Rigging Systems
- OSHA & Safety Practices for Steam Systems and Rigging Systems
- Writing assignments include homework assignments for identifying steam system components and knot identification for rigging
Discipline(s)
Plumbing