Dry Dock Engineer
CurrentPrimary responsibilities as Dry Dock Engineer are in support of Heger’s maritime clientele, both Naval and commercial, in the various aspects of design, inspection and certification of dry dock facilities. Design responsibilities include:• Longitudinal and transverse bending strength analysis of floating dry docks.• Local strength analysis of structural elements subjected to design head pressures, hurricane wind forces, keel and side blocking loadings, etc.• Hydrostatic analysis of floating dry docks including lifting capabilities and intact stability during a docking evolution of design vessels. • Draft and develop construction drawings in accordance with the Nation CAD Standard to accurately reflect the structural and architectural design of dry dock elements.Inspection responsibilities include:• Conducting on-site condition assessment surveys of floating dry docks in accordance with US Naval and commercial standards in order to verify compliance prior to issuing dry dock certifications.• Analysis in order to ascertain or verify a safe maximum lifting capacity for certification based on the material assessment of the floating dry dock.