Ten experienced naval architects from the Royal Institution of Naval Architects (RINA), BMT Defence Services, BMT Nigel Gee, Lloydâs Register and the University of Southampton gathered on the 11th December to assess the concept designs in a âdesktop reviewâ.
Groups of third year Ship Science students took part in the Concept Design module from October until mid-December (Click here for more information) Over the semester the teams produced eight different concept designs. This year, the selected craft types were: two offshore crew boats, two customs cutters, two small fast ferries and two luxury yachts.
The RINA-BMT Design Prize was  awarded to Antoine Du Baret De Lime, Ricardo Camin, Daniel Bruce and Chrysi Xanthi Lymperopoulos for their customs cutter concept design.
The Ship Science Concept Design Prize was awarded to Abigail Muscat, Max Nicholson, Jeremy Thong and Gilberto Besana.
The students are required to produce a design report with technical work proving their concept, as well as a full lines plan, a general arrangement and midship section drawings. In addition, the students were asked to prepare an A1 poster to show-case their concept design during a âdesktop reviewâ session and at the Faculty design show, taking place on the 12th June 2015
The panel first listened to the students pitching their designs and then asked questions to evaluate each concept. Finally, the panel awarded the RINA-BMT Design Prize to the best concept design. The teaching team, comprising of Dominic Hudson, Georgie Keane, Vaughan Pomeroy and Marion James, presented the Ship Science Concept Design Award to the group that worked best as a team and showed constant and consistent work over the semester to produce a successful design.
