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Dr John Bate PhD BSc (Hons) MIMarEST CEng .
Degree in 'Marine Technology' from the University of Plymouth, UK.
PhD entitled: "Performance Prediction and Analysis of High Speed Planing Craft", started at University of Plymouth and completed whilst working for Vosper Thornycroft UK Ltd.
Employed by Vosper Thornycroft UK Ltd. as a Naval Architect, specialising in Hydrodynamics and latterly in Structural design.
Employed as the company Naval Architect at Princess Yachts International plc. and was primarily responsible for technical issues, including the structural design, CE certification (c/o RINA UK Ltd) and MCA Certification.
Employed as a Senior Design Engineer in the Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering Group at Devonport Royal Dockyard Ltd. (DRDL) also known as Devonport Management Ltd. (DML).
Freelance Naval Architect - Involved in the design of various small craft and supporting a number of bids with preliminary design work. Also an experienced surveyor, from RCD/MCA compliance examinations through to condition/pre-purchase surveys. JB has comprehensive experience with Composite, Aluminium and Steel structural design, as well as a thorough knowledge of vessel stability and compilation of Stability Information Books for code compliance. JB has assisted a number of ship and boat builders with the design of their craft.
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