Department of Marine Engineering

With the transition of CST to the Rivers State University of Science and Technology (RSUST) in 1980, it adopted the then Senate approved academic curriculum, leading to the award of Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.) degree in Marine Engineering within a period of five (5) academic sessions. Since then, the programme has been consistently receiving full accreditation from the Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN) and the National Universities Commission (NUC).

However, in 2022, NUC introduced the Core Curriculum and Minimum Academic Standards (CCMAS) to replace the BMAS in all Nigerian Universities with effect from 2023/2024 academic session and renamed the programme as Marine and Offshore Engineering. In the CCMAS, the B.Eng. in Marine and Offshore Engineering has four options from Year IV such as Marine Engineering, Naval Architecture & Shipbuilding, Offshore Engineering, and Subsea Engineering. Consequently, the Marine Engineering Department was renamed in 2024 by Senate as “The Department of Marine and Offshore Engineering.” The programme incorporates sea-training and mandatory industrial internship to develop professional skills and adaptability to sea life and substantial capacity to solve problems in the field of Marine and Offshore Engineering and related disciplines.

Vision and Mission of the Department Programme:

Vision

To become an exceptionally advanced technological and leading research department that will be structurally and philosophically oriented to solve practical and challenging maritime engineering problems.

Mission

To produce high quality maritime engineers equipped with sound research and practical ability in analysis, design, construction and maintenance of engineering systems and environment that support human civilization.

Programme Educational  Objectives (PEOs)

In 3 – 5 years after graduation, the graduates of Marine and Offshore Engineering should have consistently:

1. Demonstrated the capacity to develop innovative, economic and eco-friendly marine engineering solutions to complex maritime engineering problems;
2. Shown competence to design, interpret, supervise, and collaborate with others to execute maritime engineering projects in compliance with professional standards based on international best practices;
3. Exhibited capacity for critical thinking and creative ingenuity that would evolve novel technologies and techniques for solving complex Maritime Engineering problems;
4. Functioned effectively in interdisciplinary Maritime activities as a team member with the engineering community to achieve corporate goals;
5. Developed entrepreneurial skills and capacity for lifelong learning with a spirit of self-reliance so as to set up and operate small scale units for self-employment.

PREVIOUS HEADSHIP OF THE DEPARTMENT

Profile of the Current Head of Department

Engr. Dr. Daniel Tamunodukobipi is an Associate Professor of Marine and Offshore Engineering and is the current Acting Head of Department of Marine Engineering in the Faculty of Engineering at the Rivers State University, Port Harcourt, Nigeria. He is a registered Engineer with the Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN), a member of the Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE), and the Immediate Past National Chairman of the Nigerian Institution of Marine Engineers & Naval Architects (NIMENA). He is the Chairman of Maritime Code and Standards Committee, of COREN; a Member of Standard or Organisation of Nigeria (SON), an Inspector of the COREN Engineering Regulations Monitoring and Enforcement Committee, and a Certified Lloyds Class Surveyor.

Engr. Dr. Daniel is an astute professional and erudite academic, who has served in diverse capacities. He is a Visiting Lecturer at the Centre of Excellence in Marine and Offshore Engineering of Rivers State University; Adjunct Professor at Federal University of Petroleum Resources, Delta State,and Akwa-Ibom State University, Akwa-Ibom; External Examiner for B.Eng. Marine Engineering Programme of Niger Delta University, Bayelsa State; Programme Moderator for HND/ND Marine Engineering at the Maritime Academy of Nigeria, Oron, Akwa-Ibom State; Member, Committee of Maritime Professionals Establishing the Nigerian Maritime University, Delta State; Technical Director of MCBAN (Marine Crafts Builders Association of Nigeria) Boats Certification; etc.

Engr. Dr. Daniel holds a Bachelor and a Master Degrees in Marine Engineering, Rivers State University; and two Doctor of Philosophy Degrees: a PhD in Energy System Engineering, University of Science and Technology, Daejeon, Korea; and another PhD in Urban Energy System Research and Environment, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Seoul, Korea. Daniel is a national awardee and was inducted into the National Universities Commission (NUC) Hall of Fame in 2023 as an expert curriculum developer of the famous Core Curriculum Minium Academic Standards (CCMAS) and a co-author of the CCMAS Book Series for Marine and Offshore Engineering . His areas of specialization include Ship power plants, Rotordynamics and Offshore Engineering and he has published widely in these areas of specialization.