A Career As A Naval Architect

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Naval architecture is an engineering branch concentrating on the design and construction of water-use vehicles. Skilled professionals with advanced technical knowledge physics, materials science and engineering, boat creation is assisted by naval architects.
I think writing a report on being a naval architect is better for me, because I want to go to the military when I get out of school and I like the construction of objects.
The education required for being a naval architect is having the bachelor’s degree at any college that has it. The mariners license is common in being a naval architect and the professional engineering license may be required. The projected growth for being a naval architect is about 9% from 2014 to 2024.
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Many naval architectures that are very skilled could have many advancement opportunities in the career field. If they have a good enough work experience and training that gives them a better understanding of the areas of design and shipbuilding. But the opportunities in the industry depend on the growth of the industry of shipping and the fleet of the U.S. Navy.
The working conditions for naval architects is very different then many jobs out there. They divide most of their time between their office that they work at and the work site that they need to check on to see if everything is going the way things are planned. Some of the work sites could be very hazardous. They may be required to travel to professional conferences and business meetings. The average naval architect normally works around forty hours a week. Sometimes they will work longer hours to meet the deadlines that they have. The average salary for a naval architect is normally around seventy-two thousand forty dollars per year. Experienced architects that work for private industries will earn more than one hundred thousand dollars per year. Most naval workers get paid vacations and holidays, pension plans and insurance. The ones in the navy get additional
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They must be able to explain complex concepts and give clear instructions when leading professional teams on their projects. They must employ operations analysis for a design that will perfectly perform the ships simple functions, and employ critical thinking skills to correct and anticipate any errors before the ship is set out to sea or built. They meet with clients to analyze their ship system needs. They must be able to discuss progress with their clients to keep the design options open before it gets too far down the road. They use the principles of trigonometry, calculus, and other advanced topics in math troubleshooting, design, and analysis in their hard

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