Costs of Marine Engineering and Naval Architecture Services

摘要

The U.S. Coast Guard in consultation with ABS Consulting, conducted a study on thecosts of marine engineering and naval architecture services and related industry practicesin 2013. The goal for this study was to provide information on industry costs andpractices to support the Coast Guard’s regulatory development program. The findings ofthis study provide information on the costs and the reasons for the variability of the costsfor a suite of vessel inspection activities. The information compiled by this studyindicates that there is not a general market for marine engineering and naval architectureservices in the United States. Instead, the costs of each service are driven by thecharacteristics of the service and the vessels receiving the service.