Basic Training for Oil & Chemical Tanker Cargo Operations (OCTCO) 

at RL Institute of Nautical Sciences (RLINS), Madurai

Marine Engineering could be quite complex to study but then again, what is known about it is not necessarily harder than other types of engineering. The core curriculum is not significantly different from most other engineering fields and relies heavily on knowledge in Mathematics, Physics, and Mechanisms.

However, Marine Engineering includes additional challenges, for instance, hydrodynamics to visualize how fluids particularly water behaves around the moving vessels, corrosion which is a great concern in marine environment since vessels work in salty water, and many more skills about marine propulsion such as engines and propellers. Furthermore, Marine Engineering sometimes lays stress on the application, and the students acquire training in workshops or on ships through internships.