You will serve as an NAVAL ARCHITECT and be responsible for reviewing specifications, plans, and calculations for passenger vessels, towing vessels, cargo/industrial vessels, tank vessels, tank barges, and offshore supply vessels to ensure compliance with all applicable Coast Guard and international regulations, and to confirm that the vessels are safe for intended service with regard to structural adequacy, stability, arrangements, fire protection, lifesaving, pollution, cargo/passenger safety, and such other areas under the disciplines of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering that may be regulated. Applicants for positions that involve highly technical research, development, or similar functions requiring an advanced level of competence in basic science must meet the basic requirements in paragraph A. Because of the diversity in kind and quality of BET programs, graduates of other BET programs are required to complete at least 1 year of additional education or highly technical work experience of such nature as to provide reasonable assurance of the possession of the knowledge, skills, and abilities required for professional engineering competence.