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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”
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Design layout of craft interior, including cargo space, passenger compartments, ladder wells, and elevators.
Related Technology & Tools
- Hard hats
- Laptop computers
- Desktop computers
- Personal computers
- Plotters
- Safety glasses
- ShipConstructor
- Microsoft Access
- Intergraph SmartMarine 3D
- Microsoft Word
- Strand7
- Dassault Systems SOLIDWORKS
- Seasafe Marine Software Seasafe
- Herbert Software Solutions HECSALV
- ANSYS AQWA
- Microsoft Project
- Proteus Engineering FastShip
- Siemens PLM Software NX
- ANSYS FLUENT
- The Napa Group NAPA
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Office
- Autodesk Algor Simulation
- MSC Software Nastran
- AeroHydro MultiSurf
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Microsoft Outlook
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- Creative System GHS
- ANSYS ASAS
- HydroComp NavCad