Ship/Wreck Hull Welding for Engineers (Above and Below the Waterline)

Naval architects approach welding HY80, HSLA and mild steel with an emphasis on quality assurance and quality control. At national shipyards this emphasis on quality coupled with vetted highly skilled trades can produce predictable robust ships. However, in the modern fast-paced world outside the environment of a national shipyard naval architects are often required to make assumptions with limited information. Engineers must carefully choose the methodology, techniques, and equipment for implementing a salvage project. It is challenging for a single organization to tackle large‐scale structural welding projects alone, so unique collaborations between engineers and skilled trades are often beneficial.