Composite Materials 1

Important Notice:

Course Discontinuation Scheduled for December 15, 2025

If you choose to enroll, please ensure you are able to complete the course within the available timeframe!

Please be aware that this course will be discontinued on December 15, 2025, as the instructor will no longer be available to provide support beyond that date.

The course will remain open to new enrollments until that time, and all features—including access to lessons, quizzes, and the virtual classroom—will continue functioning as usual for both new and existing students.

Students considering enrolling during this period should take note of the following:

• Completing the course typically requires 40 to 80 hours of personal study.
• To receive the course certificate, you must complete all lessons and quizzes and successfully pass the final assignment.
• The final deadline to submit assignments is November 20, 2025. If you would like the option to make a second submission (in case your first attempt is not successful), your first attempt must be submitted by September 20, 2025.
• The course and all associated materials will no longer be accessible after December 15, 2025. Students are strongly encouraged to download the course materials before that date.

Welcome!

Welcome to Composite Materials 1.

If you want to learn about these materials, how to use them, and be part of this world, this course is for you!

What will you learn?

You will learn all the principles and theory that involve composite materials to understand what they are, their components, and what they can be used for in different applications, focusing mainly on the Naval Industry.

You will learn specific terminology, different processes, basic chemistry knowledge in the use of polymer matrix, how to properly read material datasheets, and criteria to select the correct or most convenient production processes, procedures, and materials for the particular project you may be working on. 

Once this knowledge is settled, you will develop, together with the instructor, a basic laminate calculation spreadsheet for composite materials, which will be a very helpful tool to be used in your future projects.

After the course, you will be able to apply the knowledge acquired to use composite materials in manufacturing components and products.

Course organization

The course is video-based and on-demand and can be followed at your own pace.

It contains videos, quizzes, and downloadable documents and gives access to the course’s classroom, a virtual place to interact with the instructor and fellow students.

Students completing the course will obtain the Course Certificate.

– Resources:

• Video lessons.
• Written documentation (196 pages).
• Calculation templates (spreadsheets).
• Quizzes.
• Course Certificate.

– Classroom:

– Prerequisites:

• To follow the course, it is not necessary to have any prior knowledge of composite materials. However, a technical or engineering background will help you during the journey. Also, a basic background in physics and mathematical concepts is assumed.

• A minimum Navalapp membership level of “Subscriber” (free membership) is required to enroll in this course.

RINA Endorsement

After a thorough evaluation, the Royal Institution of Naval Architects (RINA) has found that Navalapp’s course Composite Materials 1 meets the Institution’s requirements for Continuing Professional Development (CPD). Therefore, RINA has considered that the course warrants recognition and has issued a Certificate of Endorsement.

During the evaluation, RINA studied different aspects of the course, such as learning aims, content and structure, whether the information is up-to-date and factually correct, students’ evaluations of the course, the supporting information and materials, the instructor’s expertise, the method by which the students are evaluated, and Navalapp’s organization standards.