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Job Description
Design and oversee construction and repair of marine craft and floating structures such as ships, barges, tugs, dredges, submarines, torpedoes, floats, and buoys. May confer with marine engineers.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 17-2121.02
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Marine Architects”.
Also Known As…
- Marine Architects
- Structural Engineer
- Piping Designer
- Naval Architect Specialist
- Marine Structural Designer
- Marine Architect
- Initial Design and Naval Architecture Supervisor
- Engineering Specialist
- Designer
- Boat Builder
- Structural Designer
- Naval Architect
- Engineering Technician
- Boat Designer
Tasks for “Naval Architect”
- Design complete hull and superstructure according to specifications and test data, in conformity with standards of safety, efficiency, and economy.
- Oversee construction and testing of prototype in model basin and develop sectional and waterline curves of hull to establish center of gravity, ideal hull form, and buoyancy and stability data.
- Confer with marine engineering personnel to establish arrangement of boiler room equipment and propulsion machinery, heating and ventilating systems, refrigeration equipment, piping, and other functional equipment.
- Evaluate performance of craft during dock and sea trials to determine design changes and conformance with national and international standards.
- Design layout of craft interior, including cargo space, passenger compartments, ladder wells, and elevators.
- Study design proposals and specifications to establish basic characteristics of craft, such as size, weight, speed, propulsion, displacement, and draft.
- Conduct stability analyses of ships.
Related Technology & Tools
- Personal computers
- Safety glasses
- Plotters
- Desktop computers
- Laptop computers
- Hard hats
- Herbert Software Solutions HECSALV
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- ShipConstructor
- ANSYS ASAS
- Siemens PLM Software NX
- Microsoft Project
- Strand7
- Microsoft Access
- The Napa Group NAPA
- Intergraph SmartMarine 3D
- Creative System GHS
- Microsoft Word
- Proteus Engineering FastShip
- Seasafe Marine Software Seasafe
- Microsoft Outlook
- ANSYS FLUENT
- Microsoft Office
- HydroComp NavCad
- AeroHydro MultiSurf
- Autodesk Algor Simulation
- ANSYS AQWA
- MSC Software Nastran
- Dassault Systems SOLIDWORKS
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Microsoft Excel