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Instructor Information: Thomas Wakeman M.ASCE
Course Length: 1 Hour
This webinar was co- sponsored by ASCE's Coastal, Oceans, Ports & Rivers Institute and ASCE Continuing Education.
Purpose and Background
Navigation engineering is a civil engineering specialty that involves the life -cycle planning, design, construction, operation, and maintenance of safe, secure, reliable, efficient, and environmentally sustainable navigable waterways (channels, structures, and support systems) used to move people and goods by waterborne vessels. Although navigation infrastructure engineering practices began centuries ago in collaboration with development in naval architecture, today’s maritime professionals must think beyond channels, bulkheads and breakwaters. Modern practice must consider factors from many existing fields related to waterway navigation, ports and business activities integrating them into one specific discipline that supports the United States Marine Transportation System (MTS).
The importance of the MTS cannot be overstated with respect to our national economic security and defense. Despite growth in other modes of domestic and international transportation and in global communications, the nation’s ports and waterways remain the critical backbone of our economy strength and national defense capabilities. Consider that in the United States:
- Waterborne transport moves more than 95% of imports and exports – oil, grain, autos, coal, and many other goods totaling 1.4 billion metric tons
- There are 363 deep draft ports and approximately 97,000 aids to navigation
- There are more than 63,800 vessel calls at U.S. ports each year
- 147 million passengers are moved each year via navigable waterways
- Waterways support a $100 billion commercial and recreational fishing industry
- Rapid deployment of Navy and Coast Guard ships is essential for both national defense and monitoring of maritime shipments of cargo and materials
This webinar presents many of the challenges currently facing navigation engineering practice and considers courses of action for practitioners. Topics include discussions of new technology tools and their integration into the navigation engineer’s toolbox, incorporation of sustainability principles, maritime security implications for design and practice, and consideration of how navigation infrastructure redesign might contribute to reducing energy demands associated with vessel movements and waterway maintenance.
- Challenges facing navigation engineering practice
- Courses of action for practitioners to enhance effectiveness
- New technology tools and integrated approaches and their integration into navigation engineers' toolboxes
- Incorporation of sustainability and environmental protection tools
- Maritime security and risk management implications for design and practice
- How navigation infrastructure redesign can contribute to reducing energy demands for vessel movements and waterway maintenance
Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:
- Identify how navigation and navigation infrastructure are changing to become part of a global trade and marine transportation system (MTS) crucial to national economic security and defense
- Recognize the role of maritime professionals in supporting the global MTS through navigation engineering and other emerging areas for engineering innovation to challenges of business competitiveness, infrastructure development, sustainability, risk management, security and resilience, and technology deployment
- Find out where to get additional information and education in maritime systems and navigation engineering
Webinar Benefits
- Learn how your business or agency can benefit from trends in the U.S. Marine Transportation System
- Identify opportunities for navigation engineering services as global transport networks expand, services are incorporated into supply chain decisions, and the information age permeates the transportation system
- Help clients understand the need for professional navigation engineering services as they adopt new technologies and consider international business opportunities
Assessment of Learning Outcomes
Students' achievement of the learning outcomes will be assessed via a short post-assessment (true-false, multiple choice and fill in the blank questions).
Intended Audience
The webinar will be beneficial to those who work in the maritime commerce private sector, engineers in the Corps of Engineers, USCG, NOAA, and other government agencies involved with navigation engineering, and also to those who advise these organizations, such as attorneys, business consultants and technologists. The discussion, though technical, involves no equations. Non-engineers can follow the material.
Webinar Outline
- Major trends facing the Marine Transportation System?
- Opportunities for navigation engineers as globalization and maritime activities connect international businesses?
- Potential impacts of climate change, sustainability concerns, security threats and energy availability/dependency on the MTS in the coming years?
- Build you expertise
How to Earn your CEUs/PDHs and Receive Your Certificate of Completion
To receive your certificate of completion, you will need to complete a short on-line post-test and receive a passing score of 70% or higher within 1 year of purchasing the course.
How do I convert CEUs to PDHs?
1.0 CEU = 10 PDHs [Example: 0.1 CEU = 1 PDH]