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Ocean Engineering is the branch of Engineering concerned with the design, analysis and operation of systems that operate in an Ocean environment. OCEAN ENGINEERING EDUCATION The accreditation body ABET states that ocean engineering curricula should meet the following criteria: "The program must demonstrate that graduates have: knowledge and the skills to apply the principles of fluid and solid mechanics, dynamics, hydrostatics, probability and applied statistics, oceanography, water waves, and underwater acoustics to engineering problems; the ability to work in groups to perform engineering design at the system level, integrating multiple technical areas and addressing design optimization." {Link without Title} ABET currently accredits the programs at the following universities:
WORK OF OCEAN ENGINEERS The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers {Link without Title} describes the work of ocean engineers as follows: "Ocean engineers study the ocean environment to determine its effects on ships and other marine vehicles and structures. Ocean engineers may design and operate stationary ocean platforms, or manned or remote-operated sub-surface vehicles used for deep sea exploration." {Link without Title} RENEWABLE OCEAN ENERGY (WIND, WAVE, THERMAL, TIDAL) Ocean presents a vast quantity of renewable source of energy in the form of winds, waves and tides. In addition, there is vast quantity of energy in the form of thermal difference which can be extracted. LEADING INSTITUTIONS
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