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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
- Naval Architect
- Marine Structural Designer
- Marine Architect
- Initial Design and Naval Architecture Supervisor
- Engineering Specialist
- Designer
- Boat Builder
- Structural Designer
- Engineering Technician
- Boat Designer
Tasks for “Marine Architect”
- Conduct stability analyses of ships.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Evaluate performance of craft during dock and sea trials to determine design changes and conformance with national and international standards.
Related Technology & Tools
- Laptop computers
- Plotters
- Personal computers
- Safety glasses
- Desktop computers
- Hard hats
- The Napa Group NAPA
- Siemens PLM Software NX
- ShipConstructor
- HydroComp NavCad
- Microsoft Outlook
- Microsoft Access
- Microsoft Excel
- AeroHydro MultiSurf
- ANSYS AQWA
- Microsoft Project
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- Proteus Engineering FastShip
- Creative System GHS
- Microsoft Office
- Herbert Software Solutions HECSALV
- Autodesk Algor Simulation
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- ANSYS ASAS
- Intergraph SmartMarine 3D
- Strand7
- Dassault Systems SOLIDWORKS
- ANSYS FLUENT
- Seasafe Marine Software Seasafe
- MSC Software Nastran