If you’re interested in becoming a marine engineer, you really have two choices: you can join the royal navy, or you can look into attending a university that offers marine engineering as a focus. You may be surprised to learn that there are actually a number of different universities and institutes that offer marine engineering, and many of them offer top of the line programs. There are both governmental and private institutions that offer marine engineering as well.
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How to Become a Marine Engineer
Monday, July 27th, 2009What Does Marine Engineering Entail
Wednesday, July 22nd, 2009Marine engineering has an interesting history, and anyone who goes into the discipline will be following in a long tradition of engineers. Marine engineering first became known as a separate discipline during the second half of the 19th century. This was when marine engines became widespread. During this period, marine engineers were actually called stokers because they had to stoke the fires that provided the power for the steam engines. They continued to stoke the coals for the 19th century and even part of the 20th century, and many marine engineers still use the term stoker as a nickname for their job.
Teach the Rules and Regulations
Tuesday, July 21st, 2009When you hire on new employees for your construction team, no matter what type of construction you are doing, one thing is very important: making sure that they know the rules and regulations of your job. This not only includes their duties as an employee but the many dos and don’ts of the workplace. If your employees skip over this training, they may cause injury to themselves or others or damage equipment.
Moving up the Ladder
Wednesday, June 3rd, 2009As with any industry, people in the construction industry often look for advancement. While they may love their position and the work they do, no one wants to stay at the same job level for their entire life. Getting a promotion, after all, almost always involves getting a raise, and everyone needs more money. In the construction world, moving up the ladder isn’t exactly the same as it is in a business environment.
After Construction Maintenance
Wednesday, June 3rd, 2009When most people think of construction or engineering, they think of building buildings or creating prototype models in a workshop. However, there are some aspects of construction and engineering that focus more on maintaining buildings after the construction phase is finished. Working in this field of engineering often means working at physical plants, or the main hub of air conditioning, heating, and electrical systems.
What are Electrical Engineers?
Wednesday, June 3rd, 2009One of the fields of engineering that you may choose to specialise in is electrical engineering. Electrical engineers are often called in to work on buildings after the initial framework has been built. They are the ones who will handle running all of the electrical cables through a new building. They are in charge of wiring light fixtures and switches, putting in electrical outlets, hooking the air conditioning and heating system into the building’s electrical grid, and even setting up the fire alarm system. Often, they work with the local power company to connect the building to the city’s power grid.