The Marine Engineer is a professional focused on the scientific and technological development of the naval maritime area and the performance in any of its activities, including safety, avoiding contamination and respecting the ecological balance. He has a global and comprehensive vision of the legal, economic, financial, social and cultural aspects that intervene in the naval problem.

The career presents the following specializations:

• Naval Architecture


• Marine Machinery


• Maritime Transport

The specialization Naval Architecture trains him in the calculation of structures, architecture and shipbuilding. It is the equivalent to the professions of Civil Engineering, Architecture and Civil Construction combined, but aimed at the naval field.

Marine Engineering Courses In India:-

• E.in Marine Engineering


• Tech. in Marine Engineering


• Tech. in Naval Architecture and Ship building

Marine Engineering Colleges in India

Before the joining of the any courses of marine engineering, it is recommended that to check the Top Marine Engineering Colleges. Choose the best institution which has excellent infrastructure and labs, probably the best hostel and food facilities. Also the best institute in terms of placement numbers.

 Duties of Marine Engineer

• He performs the calculation of the ship’s structure and its stability in different loading conditions.


• He manages the construction of all types of naval vessels, such as ships, fishing vessels, yachts, recreational boats, rafts and hopper barges.


• He designs, calculates and directs the construction of oil platforms, naval reactor projects and port facilities.


• He analyzes the behavior, safety and strength of the ship according to regulations that govern in this regard.


• He carries out a study of the materials under load and vibration in order to check the characteristics and limitations of the materials used in the construction and repair of vessels.


• He takes charge of the direction of the preventive maintenance, repair, modification and/or transformation of small, medium-size and large tonnage ships and vessels.


• He organizes the work sequence in the construction, repair and transformation of ships and vessels, allocates roles and resources and controls the rational management of these resources.


• He applies relevant safety measures in the construction or repair process.


• He performs inspection of ships, naval vessels, oil platforms, underwater vehicles, etc, for their classification, reclassification and certification of their seaworthiness and effectiveness.


• He addresses legal, economic and financial aspects in his area.


• He investigates the optimization of Ships and Watercraft Design, modeling and carrying out experiments, collecting data, analyzing this data and using mathematical and computer tools in Naval Hydrodynamics.


• He deals with the organization and management of shipping companies.

 Marine Machinery

• He designs and calculates the whole propulsion plant of a ship which can use steam, diesel or gas turbines. These propulsion plants are more complex than their terrestrial counterparts because a ship does not have much room for its location and it is subject to oscillatory movements.


• He deals with the design of equipment and facilities of *marine auxiliary machinery, with all the systems and subsystems that integrate them.


• He manages the installation and commissioning of all the machinery required for navigation, both for propulsion machinery and services carried by the ship.