Career in Marine Engineering: Aim at the Fisheye !

Engineering is undoubtedly one of the most desirable and lucrative career options among the students, which will never lose its sheen. There are various branches in this sector like communication, computer science, genetics and various others. To add to the list is marine engineering. All those aiming to make it big as a Career in Marine Engineering, can remain assured of an exciting and thrilling journey. Marine engineering is all about research done in oceans and inland waters connected to the sea. Marine engineering also encompasses construction and maintenance of ships, along with various other sailing vessels.

Marine Engineering: What it covers?

To make a career in Marine Engineering, one can choose from Naval Architecture, Marine Engineering and Ocean Engineering. Although inter related, these should not be confused with each other. Naval Architects are responsible to look after basic ship design; this includes power requirements to structure and the entire stability of the ship.

Ocean Engineers on the other hand include comprehensive study of the ocean environment. Under this a student learns about effects of wear and tear due to corrosion, rusting and the bearing ocean would have on ships and other marine vehicles and structures. The ocean engineers are also responsible for designing and operating stationary ocean platforms, manned or remote-operated sub-surface vehicles. for deep sea exploration.

Marine Engineers are the members of the ships' crew and also in charge of managing a team of marine technicians and craftspeople. Job of a Marine Engineer rests completely on the ships' technical management. Under this, students select the ships' machinery, such as diesel engines, steam and gas turbines. Apart from this, professionals chalk out the design of electrical, fluid, mechanical, and control systems throughout the vessel.

Duties of a Marine Engineer

• Maintaining and operating the engines
• Maintaining other infrastructural features of a vessel like
• Fixing Water systems
• Air conditioning
• Overall maintenance operation of the engine
• Periodic Power generation
• Construction, operations and maintenance of the engine room

Therefore, a Marine Engineer deals with the technical aspect of the ship. It can be easily said that they are in charge of the. With modernization and navigation becoming electronic the role of Marine Engineers has eased to a great extent. Apart from these technical jobs, Marine Engineers these days are involving themselves in big researches on renewable energy and underwater vehicle.

Colleges offering Marine Engineering

In order to secure an illustrious career in marine engineering, students must take admission into good colleges. Some of these study institutes are as follows:

• Marine Engineering Research Institute, West Bengal
• Marine Engineering & Research Institute, Maharashtra
• International Marine Communication Centre, Tamil Nadu
• Maharashtra Academy of Naval Education & Training, Maharashtra
• Mohomed Sathak Engineering College, Tamil Nadu
• Tolani Maritime Institute, Pune
• Padmabhushan Vasantdada Patil Pratishthan's College of Engineering, Mumbai
• T.S. Chanakya, Karaus, Mumbai

Marine Engineering Programs

The candidate can get the admission through various entrance examinations, which are conducted between April and June. Also, different courses are available in Marine Engineering such as B.E., M.E. and Ph.D. It is full time 4 years course. For a 2 year M.E. in Marine Engineering, a candidate should be B.E. in Marine Engineering. The candidate who successfully completes M.E. course can proceed for Ph.D program.

Educational Qualification

Students willing to take admissions into marine engineering must have a four year B.E. in Marine Engineering as the basic educational qualification. For getting admission to B. E. in marine engineering, the eligibility required is 10+2 with Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics and English.

This career will surely assure them excellent job opportunities off shore. The remuneration is highly attractive and also fetches one with an NRI status. The best part about making a career in marine engineering is that it assures 100 per cent placement rates.

 

Source: Prachi Srivastava (Shiksha Team)