Ocean Engineers have a wide range of employment
opportunities world - wide. Because of the wide variety of work they
are involved in and the difficulty to categorise the field
comprehensively, the Ocean Engineers are mainly related to engineering
field as designers and construction supervisors, they also have scope in
areas like Consultancy, Marketing and Sales, Operations, Regulation,
Surveying and Overseeing, Research and Development, Education and
Training, etc.

Each type of work has its own distinctive character
and offers opportunities for initiative and imagination in a wide
variety of technical and managerial posts.

The work place may be a large company, a small group, a consultancy or a government department, but their scopes are wide.

As a Coastal Engineer, they are dealing with the
dynamic interaction of ocean and its shore by developing shore
protection systems like breakwaters, jetties, etc., and designing
harbours, ports, etc., and also dealing with civil engineering issues in
the coastal environment.

As Offshore Engineers, they design structures like
steel jacket structures, concrete gravity platforms, tension - leg
platforms, etc., which are capable of withstanding the severe ocean
environment.

As an Environmental Engineer, they have to protect
the oceans from the harmful effects of mankind's activities. They are
involved in harvesting and / or utilizing the oceanic resources such as
minerals, wave energy, thermal energy and tidal power.

Depending mainly on the type of Qualifications held
and personal inclination, Ocean Engineers may become specialists in one
field or develop broad experience in others.

Eventually they may find themselves in senior
executive positions using their knowledge and experience of general
management as well as their professional skills in engineering and
project leadership.

Indeed, aided by the breadth of their education,
training and experience, the professional Naval Architects and Ocean
Engineers are even successful in top management positions in government,
industry and commerce quite outside the offshore field.

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