Editing Naval architecture (section)

{{Short description|Engineering discipline of marine vessels}}
{{Redirect|Naval engineering|the physical construction of ships and other floating vessels|Shipbuilding|the design of shipboard systems, and the engineering of other ocean systems and structures|Marine engineering}}
[[File:Scot8000 Querschnitt.jpg|thumb|[[Cutaway drawing]] of a [[Tanker (ship)|tanker ship]]]]

[[File:Naval Architecture Course of Study.png|alt=Curriculum of Naval Architecture|thumb|General Course of Study leading to Naval Architecture degree]]
'''Naval architecture''', or '''naval engineering''', is an [[engineering]] discipline incorporating elements of mechanical, electrical, electronic, software and safety engineering as applied to the [[engineering design process]], [[shipbuilding]], maintenance, and operation of [[watercraft|marine vessels]] and structures.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rina.org.uk/careers_in_naval_architecture.html|title=Careers in Naval Architecture|website=www.rina.org.uk|access-date=2019-08-13|archive-date=2017-10-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171020170147/https://www.rina.org.uk/careers_in_naval_architecture.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>Biran, Adrian; (2003). Ship hydrostatics and stability (1st Ed.) – [[Butterworth-Heinemann]]. {{ISBN|0-7506-4988-7}}</ref> Naval architecture involves basic and applied research, design, development, design evaluation (classification) and calculations during all stages of the life of a marine vehicle. Preliminary design of the vessel, its detailed design, [[Shipbuilding|construction]], [[Sea trial|trials]], operation and maintenance, launching and [[dry-docking]] are the main activities involved. Ship design calculations are also required for ships being [[Ship#Repair and conversion|modified]] (by means of conversion, rebuilding, modernization, or [[ship repair|repair]]). Naval architecture also involves formulation of safety regulations and damage-control rules and the approval and certification of ship designs to meet [[statutory]] and non-statutory requirements.