Naval Architect

INTRODUCTION

Naval architecture also known as Naval engineering is an engineering discipline dealing with the Engineering design process, shipbuilding, maintenance and operation of marine vessels and structures.  

Naval architecture involves basic and applied research, design, development, design evaluation and calculations during all stages of the life of a marine vehicle. Preliminary design of the vessel, its detailed design, construction, trials, operation and maintenance, launching and dry-docking are the main activities involved. Ship design calculations are also required for ships being modified (by means of conversion, rebuilding, modernization, or repair). 

Naval architecture also involves formulation of safety regulations and damage control rules and the approval and certification of ship designs to meet statutory and non-statutory requirements.

 

(Ref. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naval_architecture )

SCHOOL EDUCATION

Students in naval architecture programs learn how to design and construct large ships for ocean travel. Aspiring marine engineers find out how to design the systems that allow the ships to move, such as mechanical systems, propulsion engines, underwater submersibles or offshore platforms. The three schools featured below include 4-year naval and merchant marine academies, as well as a public university. Each of the three schools offers undergraduate programs in naval architecture, marine engineering or ocean engineering, or a closely related field.

(Ref.http://study.com)

 

CAREERS IN NAVAL ARCHITECTURE

A Naval Architect is a professional engineer who is responsible for the design, construction and repair of ships, boats, other marine vessels and offshore structures, both civil and military, including.

Naval Architects have a wide range of employment opportunities in world-wide. They are involved in such a wide variety of work that it is difficult to categorize it comprehensively. However, the main areas are as follows:

 ·                    Design

·                    Construction and Repair

·                    Consultancy

·                    Marketing and Sales

·                    Operations

·                    Regulation, Surveying and Overseeing

·                    Research and Development

·                    Education and Training

 

 (Ref. http://www.rina.org.uk/careers_in_naval_architecture.html )