An engineering

discipline dealing with

the design,
construction,
maintenance and
operation of marine
vessels and structures.
ROLE of NAVAL ARCHITECTURE through the
ages.

Ships are one of the oldest forms of transport

used by men. Over the time, their structure,
functions and equipments have been
subjected to constant evolution. These
constant evolutions have been
propelled by the ever changing
patterns of world trade, the
necessity of the economic alterations
and the incessant advances in
technology. Among these, technology
has been a vital factor in providing
opportunities to build larger, faster
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Brief History of Naval Architecture in the
Philippines
The practice of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering
started to flourish in the country in 1942 when Rufino J. Martinez
introduced boat-building and ship repair in Navotas, Rizal.
Five years later, the National Shipyard and Steel
Corporation, the biggest and most modern shipyard at
the time, built the 10,000-ton Graving Dock in Mariveles,
Bataan for ship repair and 2,300- ton slipway for ship
building. Several other vessels were constructed
and repaired by Filipino practitioners,
including oil tankers, tugboats, barges,
aluminum alloy and steel patrol boats, and
other multi-purpose naval vessels.
The Filipino Naval Architects and Marine
Engineers were also the first to design
and built the two inter-island cargo
passenger vessels of 1,750 tons.
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 REPUBLIC ACT NO. 4565
AN ACT TO REGULATE THE PRACTICE OF NAVAL ARCHITECTURAL AND
MARINE ENGINEERING IN THE PHILIPPINES
ARTICLE I-Title of the Act and Definition of Terms
SECTION 1. This Act shall be known as "The Naval Architecture and
Marine Engineering Law".
SECTION 2. Definition of Terms
ARTICLE II- Board of Examiners for Naval Architects and Marine Engineers
SECTION 3. Composition of the Board
SECTION 4. Powers and Duties of the boards
SECTION 5. Qualification of Board Members
SECTION 6. Executive Officer of the Board
SECTION 7. Fees and Compensation of the Board
SECTION 8. Annual report
ARTICLE III- Examination and Registration
SECTION 9. Registration required
SECTION 10. Examination required
SECTION 11. Qualification for examination
SECTION 12. Holding of Examination
SECTION 13. Subjects of examination
SECTION 14. Report of ratings
SECTION 15. Re-examination
SECTION 16. Issuance of registration
certificates, oath of naval architects and marine
engineers.
SECTION 17. Registration as naval architect
and marine engineer without examination
SECTION 18. Exemption from registration
SECTION 19. Refusal to issue certificate
SECTION 20. Suspension and revocation of
certificates.
ARTICLE IV- Penal Provisions
SECTION 23. Penal provisions
ARTICLE V- Miscellaneous Provisions
SECTION 24. Preparation of plans supervision of
construction by registered naval architects and marine
engineers
SECTION 25. Admeasurement and inspection of hull
and main and auxiliary machineries.
SECTION 26. Firms and corporation engaged in the
practice of naval architecture and marine engineering,
SECTION 27. Foreign reciprocity
SECTION 28. Roster of naval architects and marine
engineers
SECTION 29. Repealing clause
SECTION 30. Separability clause
SECTION 31. Effectivity
 The construction of ships and floating vessel
 Normally takes place in a specialized facility
known as a shipyard.
 SHIPBUILDERS (shipwrights) = follow a
specialized occupation that traces its roots to
before recorded history.
 World shipbuilding market share by countries (2011)[19]

Rank Country Combined GT %

1 South Korea 137,596,000 37.45%

2 China 123,961,000 33.7%

3 Japan 63,641,000 17.3%

4 Philippines 423,000 1.6%

Manila, Philippines- The Philippines is already considered worldwide as the leading source for good
and quality seafarers in the maritime industry.
Now, another laurel will be placed in the country’s shipping industry, as it becomes the 4th leading
shipbuilder in the world.

International shipbuilder Hanjin Heavy Industries recently inaugurated its two latest ship called The
MV Star borealis and the MV Star Polaris. Around 20,000 Filipino worked on the assembly of
the two vessels which according to company’s official was finished at a record time.

Last year, the company was able to produce 10 ships at the Subic Bay Metropolitan shipyard. This
production helped largely in pushing the country as one of the top ship producers in the world.

“Filipino workers’ skill is very much upgraded,” said TaekKyunYoo, Managing Director, external trade
team of Hanjin Heavy Industries.

The company also believes that the industry can go further in the country especially with the
excellent skills of the Filipino workers. The said company is also one of the biggest foreign
investors in the Philippines.

Currently, Hanjin Heavy Industries is set to expand their operations in the Philippines as it has
already reserved 200 hectares for added facilities. This expansion is expected to push the
current position of the Philippines as a world leader in shipbuilding ever higher in the coming
years.
 Nagasaka Shipyard Incorporated - (Libo,
Tayud, Consolacion Cebu, Philippines)
 Subic Drydock Corporation (SBFZ,
Zambales)
 HHIC Phil - Hanjin shipyard (Zambales)
 Keppel Philippines (Subic Zambales)
 Gensan Shipyard & Machine Works,
Inc (Sarangani)
 Keppel Philippines (Cebu)
 Tsuneishi Philippines (Cebu)
1. Subic Shipyard & Engineering, Inc.* 5. Herma Shipyard, Inc. Mariveles Slipway
Zambales Building/repair berth Graving dock
Graving dock 16,500 1.07
1,012,500 65.54 6. Sandoval Shipyard, Inc.* Cebu Slipway
2. KEPPHIL Shipyard, Inc.* Batangas Graving dock
Building/repair berth 16,500 1.07
Floating dock 7. Phil. Iron Const. & Marine Works, Inc.*
Liftdock Cagayan
107,000 6.93 de Oro
3. Tsuneishi Shipyard (Cebu), Inc.* Cebu Slipway
Slipway Liftdock
Floating dock 13,500 0.87
65,500 4.24 8. FBM Aboitiz Shipbuilders* Cebu
4. Keppel Cebu Shipyard, Inc.* Shipbuilding way 10,000 0.65
(Formerly Cebu Shipyard & Engineering 9. F.F. Cruz & Co. Iloilo Slipway
Works, Inc.) Launching Pad
Cebu Slipway Floating dock
Shipbuilding way 8,812 0.57
Graving dock T O T A L 1,297,312 83.98
47,000 3.04
 Top performing school in last 2011
Naval Architect and Marine
Engineer Licensure Exam.
SCHOOL TOTAL NUMBER OF TOTAL NUMBER OF PASSING
EXAMINEES PASSERS PERCENTAGE
MARINERS 3 2 66.67
POLYTECHNIC
COLLEGE
FOUNDATION-
BARAS
UNIVERSITY OF 25 15 60.00
CEBU
NAMEI 22 7 31.82
POLYTECHNIC
INSTITUTE
In 1721, 10-year-old sailor
and son of a dockyard owner,
Fredrik Henrik Chapman
designed a body plan for a ship from drawings of
sheer and half-breadth plans and Naval
Architecture was born. As a grown man,
Frederick believed the practical experience in
yards and at sea would not be satisfactory for
true ship designing. So, he studied mathematics
and physics in London and applied his
knowledge to shipbuilding and
became the First Naval Architect. The
ocean covers over 70% of the earth,
making the small but vitally
important field of Naval
Architecture central to
cost-effective transportation,
recreation, shipping, military and
commerce.From cargo vessels to
 A Variety of Career
Naval Architects have a wide range of employment opportunities, both
in the UK and world-wide. They are involved in such a wide variety
of work that it is difficult to categorise it comprehensively. However,
the main areas are as follows:
- Design
- Construction and Repair
- Consultancy
- Marketing and Sales
- Operations
- Regulation, Surveying and
Overseeing
- Research and Development
- Education and Training
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 as well as
opportunities for foreign travel. The work
place may be a large company, a small
group, a consultancy or a
government department.
FUTURE OF NAVAL
ARCHITECTURE
Computers are becoming the primary tool for naval
architects and there are some excellent programs
available or in development for designing ships. Another
future technique for designing quality ships is currently
being attempted by designers using Intergraph's
Integrated Ship Design and Production software. A
typical tanker takes 18-24 months to go from design to
production and this costs the owner money in down
time when the vessel could be making money. The
Virtual Shipyard project is currently underway to try and
challenge this time frame. Eight different companies,
specializing in different areas of ship design, are
working from separate offices throughout the United
States. They are all connected via the internet and are
able to send the design around to each site and can
even store voice comments on an area of the design.
The future is moving fast and as can be seen by the
picture above, naval architects are designing vessels to
keep up with it.
 Naval architecture offers a
CONCLUSION wide area to get a good job, but
the main problem is that the
number of naval architecture
institutes is limited. However, the
marine vehicles are becoming
more and more commercially
important; due to this, the scope
of naval architectures has been
increased so much. Hence, many
good engineering institutes have
started this course selection.
Therefore, it is a good chance for
newcomers in the area of naval
architecture.
“A naval architect should be able to design, draw,
calculate, lay down, cut out, set up, fasten, fit,
finish, equip, launch and send to sea a ship out of
his own head.
He should be able to tell beforehand at what speed
she will go, what freight she will carry, what
qualities she will show in a sea, - before it, athwart
it, against it, - on a wind, close hauled, going free, -
what she will stow, and carry, and earn and
expend.
On his word you should be able to rely, that what he
says, that his ship will infallibly do.”

– John Scott Russell's (engineer and naval architect)