The Department of Ship Technology, Cochin University has been grooming dynamic Naval Architects for the past 30 years .The department is one of the very few institutions in India which offers undergraduate course in Naval Architecture and Ship Building.

The curriculum stipulates two month Industrial training for the students during the months of May and June every year in reputed shipyards and related industries.

The course structure includes various Naval Architecture subjects such as Stability, Resistance and Propulsion, Sea Keeping and Manoeuvring, Ship Design, Strength of Ships, Structural Design of Ships, Ship Building Technology, Marine Engineering and Ship Propulsion Plants, Electrical Systems on board Ships and Shipyards, and various other engineering subjects.

The Department of Ship Technology got on steam in 1975 with an undergraduate program in Naval Architecture and Ship Building. In drawing up the curriculum and also for conduct of the above course, the Department had the active support of experts from the erstwhile Wilhelm-Pieck University, Rostock, Germany. The curriculum of the program has been designed as to provide the students a modern and sound education in basic science and engineering subjects and acquire profound knowledge in the subjects of Ship Technology and Naval Architecture, Industrial training programes in different ship building industries and ports are also sandwiched into the curriculum. This B.Tech course has also been accredited by Royal Institute of Naval Architecture (RINA) satisfying the UK Engineering Council requirements for registration of Chartered Engineers and also included in the Merchant Shipping Rules, Ministry of Transport, Government of India. Each of our students are members of RINA.

The Department has very well equipped laboratories and workshops to carry out experiments and practicals in fluid mechanics, strength of materials, instrumentation, welding, machining, model making and fitting etc. The Department library has over 6,000 volumes on Naval Architecture,. Ocean Engineering and other engineering subjects, in addition to the 30 periodicals being subscribed to by it. A UNIX based mini computer with 16 terminals and PCs are available exclusively meant for the students of their use in advanced computational techniques and other computer applications.

The Society of Naval Architecture Students (SNAS), established in 1981, which is a student body of the Department, with an objective to organize the following activities to

(1) advance the interest of students in academics, other than those which form part of the curriculum

(2) promote the talents of its members by organizing various cultural and sports competitions and

(3) look after the general interests of its members, working in coordination with the teaching staff of the Department.

This society also publishes an annual technical journal, SHIPSTECHNIC which contains papers form eminent authorities in the field, Several seminars and lecturers on various aspects of ship design and construction related subjects have also been organised by the department. Ph. D. programme is also available in the Department Research areas covers materials testing and fatigue analysis related to marine structures, hydrodynamics of marine vehicles and development of CAD/CAM techniques applicable to marine industry.

The Department has already completed sponsored research schemes valued at Rs.5.00 lakhs. Two are presently in progress(Rs.200 lakhs) and one is awaiting approval. The department maintains active collaboration and interaction with various Universities in Germany, IIT Madras, and the various shipyards in India, Its faculty has published about 40 articles in journals of repute. Seminars organized include Current trends in research & Teaching in Naval Architecture and Current trends in Design and Analysis of Ship Offshore Structures.