2006-07-28 17:12:12 · 5 answers · asked by oleander 3 in Education & Reference ➔ Other - Education
Engineer... No, really, what do you do?
2006-07-28 17:15:36 · answer #1 · answered by DmanLT21 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Naval Architects, Marine Engineers, and Ocean Engineers design, build, operate, and maintain ships and other waterborne vehicles and ocean structures as diverse as aircraft carriers, submarines, sailboats, tankers, tugboats, yachts, underwater robots, and oil rigs. These interrelated professions address our use of the seas and involve a variety of engineering and physical science skills, spanning disciplines that include hydrodynamics, material science, and mechanical, civil, electrical, and ocean engineering.
* Naval Architects are involved with basic ship design, starting with hull forms and overall arrangements, power requirements, structure, and stability. Some naval architects work in shipyards, supervising ship construction, conversion, and maintenance.
* Marine Engineers are responsible for selecting ships' machinery, which may include diesel engines, steam turbines, gas turbines, or nuclear reactors, and for the design of mechanical, electrical, fluid, and control systems throughout the vessel. Some marine engineers serve aboard ships to operate and maintain these systems.
* Ocean Engineers study the ocean environment to determine its effects on ships and other marine vehicles and structures. Ocean engineers may design and operate stationary ocean platforms, or manned or remote-operated sub-surface vehicles used for deep sea exploration.
Recent statistics have indicated that today's professionals will change careers at least three times during their working lives. A career in the maritime industry offers such diversity that you can change careers innumerable times and still stay in the same industry! Young professionals beginning their careers as naval architects, marine engineers, or ocean engineers can attain top management and leadership positions in the marine industry, where talent and dedication are recognized, encouraged and rewarded.
2006-07-28 17:22:08 · answer #2 · answered by jit 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What Do Marine Engineers Do
2017-02-22 08:49:58 · answer #3 · answered by zanis 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They work at the Krabby Patty in Bikinibottom, Texas.
2006-07-28 17:24:21 · answer #4 · answered by Scorpius59 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
glorified diesel mechanics who do a bit of refrigeration repair and other stuff. They are tradesmen, not engineers
2006-07-28 17:16:13 · answer #5 · answered by mofuonamotorcycle 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋