Christopher Hart Email & Phone Number

South Kingstown, RI, US

Providence, Rhode Island Area

Chris has over 40 years of experience as a naval architect/engineer in the design, analysis and testing of advanced marine vehicles, in both private industry and government. He has worked at Navatek for the past 18 years directing full scale sea trials, model tests and hydrodynamic performance analyses of many of Navatek’s unique high performance vessel.

Baltimore, Maryland Area

Propose, plan and direct R&D of advance marine vehicles. Sea trials director on many of Navatek’s advanced marine vehicles including lifting body vessels, hydrofoils, planing hulls, and multi-hulls.Performing seakeeping analyses of complex marine vehicles, including application of AEGIR, LAMP (Large-Amplitude Motion Program), AQWA, and SMP; Works directly.

Responsibilities included seakeeping and speed/power predictions, stability analysis, active ride control system design, and scale model testing of new commercial SWATH designs. Active in the development and production of a 37 meter, 28 knot SWATH passenger ferry, Cloud X, and was responsible for sea trials planning, data acquisition and performance.

Specialized in the hydrodynamics and scale model testing of advanced marine vehicle designs including SWATH, hydrofoil, SES, ACV, and planing craft.

Ms, Ocean And Marine Engineering

Bsme, Mechanical Engineering