Surabaya Shipbuilding State Polytechnic

Shipbuilding Institute of Polytechnic Surabaya (SHIPS)
Politeknik Perkapalan Negeri Surabaya (PPNS)
Type	State Polytechnic
Director	Ir. Eko Julianto, MT, MRINA
Location	Surabaya, Indonesia
Affiliations	Paguyuban Politeknik Seluruh Indonesia, Forum Komunikasi Mahasiswa Politeknik Se- Indonesia
Website	www.ships.ppns.ac.id

The development of Shipbuilding Institute of Polytechnic Surabaya or SHIPS (in Indonesian : Politeknik Perkapalan Negeri Surabaya (PPNS)) can be traced back to 1987 when it was established as a polytechnic by Sepuluh Nopember Institute of Technology (ITS) The institute was elevated to an independent institute in 2012.

SHIPS as a state polytechnic offers courses and training in the field of shipbuilding and marine-related industries.

Facilities

Laboratories:

Automatic Fire Extinguisher Laboratory
Ergonomic Laboratory
Workplace Measurement Laboratory
Chemistry Laboratory
First Aid Laboratory
CAD, CAM and Design Laboratory
Non Metal Workshop (trial pond, mold loft, wooden ship and fiberglass ship workshop, wood dry oven)
Construction laboratory (plat and profile bending, hydraulic cutting, plat, profile and pipe rolling, furnace, High Rigidity Axial Fid System CNC (3,3 m wide), CNC cutting, SMAW, GMAW and GTAW welding, NCP plasma cutting), Wire cutting (EDM), Injection Molding, etc.
Material Testing Laboratory (DT and NDT)
Basic Metal Workshop
Machining Workshop
Pneumatic and Hydraulic Laboratory
Internal Combustion Engine Laboratory
Marine Diesel Simulator Laboratory
External Combustion Engine Laboratory
Fluid and Cold storage system Laboratory
Instrumentation, Basic Electric and Physic Laboratory
Electronic, Control and Microprocessor Laboratory
Electric Machine Laboratory
Electrical Repair Laboratory
Power Electronics and Drive Laboratory
Robotic Camp

Other facilities

Classroom, Visual Room, Theater and Teleconference Room.
Library and Reading Room
English Laboratory
Internet and Computer Network
Pray Room (Mushola)
Music Room,
Sports field (volley, futsal, basketball, wall climbing)
Directorat Building

Cooperation

The polytechnic cooperates with companies and institutions, e.g. : PT PAL Indonesia, companies based in Surabaya, Dikmenjur Dikdasmen DG, Ministry of National Affairs, PT INKA Madiun, Schlumberger, PT Freeport Indonesia, PT Komatsu Indonesia, PT Trakindo Utama, PT Esabindo Pratama, PT Pelindo III, Ministry of Manpower of Indonesia, East Java Manpower, American Bureau of Shipping, Bureau of Classification PT Indonesia, GTZ of Germany (1987–1998), PT Newmont, Bengkalis District Government, Local Government Lamongan

Department and Studies program

1) Study Program Diploma IV of Safety and Healthy Engineering
2) Marine Engineering Department

  2.1 Study Program Diploma III of Marine Engineering
  2.2 Study Program Diploma IV of Piping Engineering
  2.3 Study Program Diploma IV of Marine Engineering

3) Ship Building Engineering Department

  3.1 Study Program Diploma III of Ship Building Engineering
  3.2 Study Program Diploma IV of Ship Design and Construction
  3.3 Study Program Diploma IV of Design and Manufacture Engineering
  3.4 Study Program Diploma IV of Welding Engineering 
  3.5 Study Program Diploma IV Design Construction Engineering

4) Marine Electrical Engineering Department

  4.1 Study Program Diploma III  of Power Engineering
  4.2 Study Program Diploma III of Automation Engineering
  4.3 Study Program Diploma IV of Power Engineering

5) Study Program Diploma IV of Waste Management Engineering
6) Study Program Diploma IV of Applied Business Management
7) Study Program Master of Safety and Risk Engineering

Degrees

PPNS Graduates on D3 (Diploma III) Program will have a graduation entitled as: Ahli Madya (A.Md.) known with associate degree as it has 3-years degree course and on D4 (Diploma IV) Program with 4-years degree course entitled : Sarjana Sains Terapan (S.ST.) known also as Bachelor of Applied Science B.ASc.

Areas of employment

Not all companies where graduates have been placed are listed.

Ship building - PT PAL, PT Dok & Shipping Surabaya, PT Dok & Shipping Koja Bahari Jakarta, PT. Dumas Shipyard, PT ASL Shipyard Batam, PT BATAMEC Shipyard Batam,
Shipping - PT Pelni, PT Meratus,
Mining - PT Freeport, PT Newmont, PT INCO,
Oil and gas - PT Badak LNG, PT PERTAMINA, PT AGIP, TOTAL PT, PT Schlumberger,
Manufacturing - PT Astra, PT Gutdner, PT Trakindo Utama, PT United Tractors, PT INKA,
Construction - PT MECO, PT Bukit Jaya Abadi, PT Boma Bisma Indra, PT Swadaya Graha, PT ABB Alstom, PT Wijaya Karya,
Chemical industries - PT Tjiwi Kimia, PT Petrokimia, PT Pupuk Sriwijaya, PT Unilever, PT Wings,
Energy generating/power plants - PT PLN, PT EMOMY,
Inspection - PT Sucofindo, ABS/American Bureau of Shipping, BKI/Bureau of Classification Indonesia, PT spectra,
Banking and insurance - BNI, BRI, Adira Finance, Jasindo,
Multimedia - Trans TV,
Telecommunications - PT Indosat, PT Telkom,
Civil servants (PNS), career officers (Police, Navy, Pol Airud).