Apart from the brief history of the development of marine vehicles, the talk also provide some information on the birth of naval architecture and the basic professional knowledge on ship stability, structural strength, resistance and propulsion as well as maneuvering and control with the illustrations of marine accident cases.

Ir Ivan HM TUNG - Ir Tung graduated in 1979 from the National Cheng Kung University (NCKU) of Taiwan with the BSc degree in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering. He also graduated in 1982 from the University College London (UCL) and was awarded the MSc degree in Naval Architecture.

After the graduations, he worked in Hong Kong for two shipyards, one shipping company and one ferry company separately for the tasks including design and construction of both domestic and ocean going vessels and management of professional and technical staff.

Ir Tung served in the HKMD as a ship surveyor in 1989 and moved up to higher positions from year to year. He eventually promoted as the Deputy Director of Marine in 2012 to assist the Director to monitor the safety of the port and Hong Kong registered ships in addition to manage about 1400 staff.

He has taken up the Chairman duties of the Marine and Naval Architecture Discipline Panel under the HKIE since 2017 after his retirement from the HKMD.

Cantonese with presentation in English
Registration & Enquiries 

This seminar is free of charge and prior registration is required. The number of participants is limited to 50. Applications will be accepted on a first-come-first-served basis with priority given to members of MMNC Division. Only on-line registration via MMNC divisional website http://mc.hkie.org.hk/ shall be accepted for registration. Successful applicants will be notified individually. Attendance certificates will be issued after the event. For enquiries, please contact Ms. Christina Pong at email: christinapong311@gmail.com.