The eighth in this highly successful series of International Dry Dock Conferences will take place in the fall of 2013. The conference offers opportunities for all involved in the industry to take part in discussions and share knowledge and experiences. This conference is targeted for:

• Dock Masters
  
• Docking Officers
  
• Dry dock crews
  
• Engineers
  
• Naval Architects
• Port Engineers
  
• Program/Project Mangers
  
  
  
• Marine Surveyors
  
• Owners Representatives
  
• On-site Representatives
  
• and Consultants representing shipyards, engineering organizations, consulting firms, government agencies, vessel owners and others involved or interested in the dry docking of ships and vessels.
  

Past participants included representatives of shipyards, engineering and consulting firms, and government agencies from six continents.

Conference Schedule

Exact dates in 2013 to be determined.

Presentations

Innumerous topics with valuable technical information will be shared with attendees. Presentations given by various experts in the field will cover unusual, unique and problem dry docking.

Conference Location

To be determined.

Conference Survey Results

The results of the 2011 Dry Dock Conference survey are provided below.

Dock Masters - The yearly salary ranged from $36,000 to $100,000 (US Dollars). The average yearly salary was $78,000. Besides dry docking vessels, duties included dry dock maintenance, facilities and other management positions.

Engineers/Naval Architects - The yearly salary ranged from $54,000 to $115,000 (US Dollars). The average salary was $82,000. Duties included dry dock calculations, maintenance and facilities work.