Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering

Ocean Engineers have a wide range of employment opportunities world-wide. Because of the wide variety of work they are involved in and the difficulty to categorise the field comprehensively, the Ocean Engineers are mainly related to engineering field as designers and construction supervisors, they also have scope in areas like Consultancy, Marketing and Sales, Operations, Regulation, Surveying and Overseeing, Research and Development, Education and Training, etc,. Each type of work has its own distinctive character and offers opportunities for initiative and imagination in a wide variety of technical and managerial posts. The work place may be a large company, a small group, a consultancy or a government department, but their scopes are wide. As a Coastal engineer, they are dealing with the dynamic interaction of oceans and its shore by developing shore protection systems like breakwaters, jetties, etc., and designing harbours, ports, etc., and also dealing with civil engineering issues in the coastal environment. As an Offshore engineer, they design structures like steel jacket structures, concrete gravity platforms, tension-leg platforms, etc., which are capable of withstanding the severe ocean environment. As anEnvironmental Engineer, they haveto protect the oceans from the harmful effects of mankinds activities. Also involve in harvesting and/or utilizing the oceanic resources such as minerals, wave energy, thermal energy and tidal power. Depending mainly on the type of qualifications held and personal inclination, Ocean Engineers may become specialists in one field or develop broad experience in several. Eventually they may find themselves in senior executive positions using their knowledge and experience of general management as well as their professional skills in engineering and project leadership. Indeed, aided by the breadth of their education, training and experience, the professional Naval Architects and Ocean Engineers are even successful in top management positions in government, industry and commerce quite outside the offshore field.
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