Best Study Materials for the Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering PE Exam
Study Guide for the Professional Engineering License Examination (SNAME; 2009)
This guide is prepared by the same group that wrote the exam, so this guide will provide some of the best review for the Naval PE Exam.
Other References for the Naval Architecture PE Exam
The Society of Naval Architects & Marine Engineers cites the following references as well for you to gather and use in your exam preparations.
- Introduction to Naval Architecture, E. Tupper, 1996, INA/SNAME
- Principles of Naval Architecture, The Geometry of Ships, 2009 SNAME
- Principles of Naval Architecture, Intact Stability, Colin S. Moore, 2010 SNAME
- Principles of Naval Architecture, Strength of Ships and Ocean Structures, Mansour and Liu, 2009 SNAME
- Principles of Naval Architecture, Vols II and III, E.V. Lewis, 1988, SNAME
- Applied Naval Architecture, Robert Zubaly (available through SNAME)
- Ship Design and Construction, R. Taggart, 1980, SNAME
- Ship Design and Construction, T. Lamb, 2003, SNAME
- Ship Production, R.L. Storch, C.P. Hammon, H.M. Bunch & R.C. Moore, 1995, SNAME
- Fiberglass Boat Design and Construction, R.J. Scott, 1996, SNAME
- Marine Engineering, R.L. Harrington, 1992, SNAME
- Elements of Ocean Engineering, R.E. Randall, 1997, SNAME
- Rules for Building and Classing Steel Vessels, American Bureau of Shipping, (ABS)
- Rules for Building and Classing Plastic Vessels, 1978, ABS
- Rules for Building and Classing High Speed Planing Craft, 1997, ABS
- U.S. Code of Federal Regulations, Titles 33 and 46 (CFR 33 and CFR 46)
- Mechanical Engineer’s Handbook, Avallone and Baumeister, or
- Eshbach’s Handbook of Engineering Fundamentals, Tapley
Naval Architecture PE Exam Review Course
Some people tend to review better in an audio and/ or video format. This course provides a review of four main areas of the Naval Architecture PE Exam, and is designed in a distance format. There are multiple experts on hand to provide the teaching of the class. The link is provided below:
Naval Architecture PE Exam Review Course
For More Information about the Naval Architecture PE Exam:
Contact the following organization:
The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers
http://www.sname.org/
SNAME study materials
601 Pavonia Avenue
Jersey City, NJ 07306
Phone: 800-798-2188
Fax: 201-798-4800
And finally, if you have not done so already, you will want to review the exam specifications for the Naval Architecture PE Exam. Use this information to focus your preparation in the right areas.
