Hi Crrkadav, Naval achitecture primarily revolves around ship building. With shipping becoming commercially more important, the prospects of naval architecture/ ship building/ Ocean Engineering are bright. A blend of arts and science, long term planning, time bound schedule and critical methods to be employed and IT along with mechanical engineering and computer aided design (CAD) are taught in this course. Under this profession, ships, boats, submarines, oil rigs, hover crafts and all structures related to ship building are required to be designed. The various classifications of ships are: passenger ships, oil tankers, cargo ships, bulk carriers, warships and aircraft carriers.

In addition to the characteristics of the production materials and various workshop activities, the curriculum includes types of ships, materials, welding and cutting, ship structure, outfitting, design (concept, preliminary,  contract), dimensions, displacement, stability, propulsive characteristics, hull form, general arrangement, structural details, prefabrication, shell planting, framing, decks, hatches super structure, tanker construction, pumping, piping, painting, corrosion control, ventilation, refrigeration, testing, launching, international regulations and shipyard layout etc.

CUSAT B. Tech is upgraded and recognized by the Ministry of Surface Transportation Govt. of India with MOT certificate. PhD research in the related topics can also be conducted here and every year, a training extending up to 8 weeks is provided in shipyards, repair firms, ports and research centers. Besides this, Faculty of Technology of Cochin University offers Naval Architecture and ship building B.Tech. In addition to CUSAT, IIT Chennai & IIT Kharagpur offer B.Tech programme in Naval Architecture & Ocean Engineering. M.Tech is offered by IIT Kharagpur. IIT chennai offers M.Tech Ocean Engineering while Vollare College of Engineering Vishakhapatnam offers B.Tech in Naval Architecture.

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