Careers: Read all about Marine Engineering or as we fondly call- Engineering at Sea.

Marine Engineering is a category of engineering careers in India which has been under the covers for a long time and has been low-key until recently, it has seen a boom and lot of exposure.  A lot of marine engineering colleges have opened and many engineering colleges have inducted marine engineering in their course curriculum. Marine Engineering caters to the engineering and systematizing of water vehicles and structures like boats, ships, oil rigs and kinds of marine vessels. It also includes Oceanographic or Ocean Engineering. To explain most simply, marine engineering is the application and exercising of electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, electronic engineering as well as computer science engineering to the building, development, design, maintenance and advancement in technology of marine vessels and oceanic structures and propulsions and systems. Also very importantly, its concern does not lie only with marine vessels and man-made boats and vessels like submarines and ships but also marine natural structures and environment.

Marine engineers are employed as “naval architects”, which involves the building and construction of ships and its designs. Apart from they work in developing the propulsion, powering and mechanizing aspects of the ship (ventilation, cargo handling, air-conditioning, interior and exterior communication). Electric power generation and electric power distribution systems are designed and developed by thir suppliers; only installation is the design responsibility of the marine engineer. Also, marine engineers are involved and employed in off-shore engineering works like construction and design of fixed and floating marine structures like oil platforms and off-shore wind farms.

Eligibility Criteria:  

• As working at sea can sometimes be strenuous, candidates for marine training colleges must meet certain physical standards, which are determined by the Merchange Shipping Medical Examination Rules. 
• No younger than 17 and no older than 25, with 5 years of relaxation for candidates from Scheduled Castes or Scheduled Tribes.
• Good eyesight with no color blindness or impaired field of vision.
• No impairment in hearing.
• The weight of the candidate must be no less than 42 kilograms and height of at least 150 centimetres.
• Good dental health.
• Mentally stable and in good psychological condition.
• Be otherwise in good health as determined by a medical examination.
• Other requirements: There are no gender restrictions for marine engineering training. Candidates should be unmarried by the time of commencement.
• Indian citizenship, though a few foreign candidates may receive special permission from the Ministry of Shipping.