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Career: Marine Architects
Job Description
Design and oversee construction and repair of marine craft and floating structures such as ships, barges, tugs, dredges, submarines, torpedoes, floats, and buoys. May confer with marine engineers.
Job Tasks
Importance %age |
Task Description |
88
|
Design layout of craft interior, including cargo space, passenger compartments, ladder wells, and elevators. |
83
|
Study design proposals and specifications to establish basic characteristics of craft, such as size, weight, speed, propulsion, displacement, and draft. |
78
|
Confer with marine engineering personnel to establish arrangement of boiler room equipment and propulsion machinery, heating and ventilating systems, refrigeration equipment, piping, and other functional equipment. |
76
|
Evaluate performance of craft during dock and sea trials to determine design changes and conformance with national and international standards. |
73
|
Design complete hull and superstructure according to specifications and test data, in conformity with standards of safety, efficiency, and economy. |
61
|
Oversee construction and testing of prototype in model basin and develop sectional and waterline curves of hull to establish center of gravity, ideal hull form, and buoyancy and stability data. |
Work Activities
Importance %age |
Activity Description |
77
|
Thinking Creatively
|
77
|
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
|
77
|
Communicating with Persons Outside Organization
|
76
|
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
|
74
|
Provide Consultation and Advice to Others
|
70
|
Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment
|
69
|
Getting Information
|
69
|
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
|
68
|
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
|
65
|
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
|
65
|
Analyzing Data or Information
|
63
|
Processing Information
|
62
|
Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others
|
59
|
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
|
59
|
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others
|
58
|
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
|
57
|
Scheduling Work and Activities
|
57
|
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
|
55
|
Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People
|
55
|
Documenting/Recording Information
|
55
|
Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information
|
52
|
Developing and Building Teams
|
52
|
Interacting With Computers
|
49
|
Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others
|
48
|
Selling or Influencing Others
|
45
|
Coaching and Developing Others
|
45
|
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material
|
42
|
Monitoring and Controlling Resources
|
41
|
Performing Administrative Activities
|
39
|
Developing Objectives and Strategies
|
36
|
Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates
|
35
|
Performing General Physical Activities
|
34
|
Handling and Moving Objects
|
33
|
Training and Teaching Others
|
32
|
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
|
27
|
Staffing Organizational Units
|
23
|
Assisting and Caring for Others
|
19
|
Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
|
19
|
Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
|
16
|
Controlling Machines and Processes
|
12
|
Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment
|