Structural &
Marine Engineer
in Namibia.
Gerson M. Mangundu — structural engineer and naval architect with experience in Walvis Bay, Swakopmund and Windhoek, and offshore surveys in Angola and Ivory Coast. Boat design, industrial structures, API 650 tanks and survey-led repair engineering.
Engineering services. Practical design guides.
- Structural engineering
Structural engineering and design in Namibia
Structural design in Namibia: offshore steelwork, decks, lifting systems and industrial structures. Explore Gerson Mangundu’s engineering experience.
View service - Marine engineering
Marine engineering and naval architecture in Namibia
High-speed boat design, marine structures, piping and legacy vessel drawings in Namibia. View Gerson Mangundu’s naval architecture project experience.
View service - Offshore surveys
Offshore surveys and structural inspection support
Offshore structural surveys, FPSO inspections and 3D laser scanning. Namibian engineer Gerson Mangundu turns field findings into repair documentation.
View service - Tank engineering
Storage-tank and acid-tank design in Namibia
API 650 storage-tank and acid-tank design experience in Namibia, including nine Walvis Bay tanks and Bannerman acid tanks. Discuss your engineering scope.
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Engineering blog / Namibia
Explore structural design, coastal engineering, foundations and marine infrastructure in Namibia, alongside practical guides to tanks, boats and offshore surveys.
- How API 650 storage tanks are designed: the engineering basics
- What makes an offshore structural survey useful for repair design?
- High-speed boat design: structure, systems and drawing coordination
- Acid-tank design: why corrosion allowance is only one input
- Structural design in Namibia: steelwork, loads and connections
- Coastal engineering in Namibia: what a design study must establish
- Marine infrastructure in Namibia: docks, access and structural interfaces
- Foundations and settlement: the structural design interface in Namibia
Registration
Education
Specialisations
Core Toolkit
Survey & Fieldwork
Condition surveys, repair method statements, and measured reality turned into dependable field data.
Hydrophore vessel tank survey
Replacement versus in-situ carbon-fibre lining assessment; access/laydown/hatch constraints; Riegl VZ-600i scanning.
Oxygen scavenger skid structure survey
Corrosion assessment and reinforcement recommendations.
Copper-nickel seawater spool replacement survey
Survey and 3D laser scan.
Hull deformation survey
Riegl scan to map deformation.
CIP tank reinforcement
Led technicians reinforcing tank with carbon steel, FRP and Belzona.
Shell-side/ballast tank repair survey
Ballast tank survey.
Seawater cooling pipe leak repair
Leadership of applicator/rope-access team for Belzona cold-repair.
Complex grating dimensional survey
Measured corroded complex geometry.
Engine-room deck plate survey
Replacement survey.
Full structural survey
Lead engineer; ballast tanks, primary and secondary structures; coordinated NDT including MPI, UT and thickness; liaised with OIM/project management.
Road survey and design support
Road surveys and design input.
Materials testing
Optimum water content, maximum dry density, CBR and plasticity analysis.
Building site engineering
Structural plan review, setting out, supervision of steel fixing/carpentry, reporting, works programmes and resource coordination.
Consulting & Design
Engineering design, fabrication-ready drawings, and code-aligned documentation that closes the gap to the yard.
Mixing-tank and compressor roof covers
Engineering design.
30-tonne truck ramp
Structural design including lifting lugs and forklift pockets.
Oil-rig helicopter deck
DNV-aligned design.
Workboat mezzanine deck
DNV design for 10 t/m² deck loading.
FPSO storage rack
Design and engineering.
FPSO moonpool stairway
Design and engineering.
FPSO storage mezzanine
Design for 1 t/m² capacity.
Rotating crawler beam
180-degree rotation and 2-tonne SWL.
Drill-line stand
Design, lifting operation planning and sea fastening.
Offshore railings
Structural design.
Oil-rig 3D model
Full 3D modelling.
Ballast-tank reinforcement supporting helideck
Reinforcement design.
Bannerman acid tanks
Engineering design of acid tanks for Bannerman, forming part of industrial tank design experience alongside sulphuric-acid and API 650 storage-tank work.
Sulphuric-acid tank
Design with NACE corrosion allowances and API 650 guidance.
Nine API 650 storage tanks
Heavy fuel oil, sludge and water tanks; design and supervision; bottom/annular/shell plates, wind girders, roof trusses and nozzles.
Vessel piping systems
Engine cooling, bilge, fuel, fresh water, grey/black water and HVAC spools; pressure-appropriate flange selection.
Pump selection
Capacity and system-duty selection.
Lifting beams, lifting lugs and padeyes
DNV-aligned onshore/offshore lifting design.
High-speed boat design — steel and FRP vessels
Structural scantling and design of high-speed boats, covering hulls, frames, decks, stiffeners, bulkheads and engine girders. Marine-system design includes propulsion, HVAC, bilge, exhaust, firefighting, fresh and grey/black water, anchoring and mooring, using DNV, BV or ISO requirements as applicable.
Boat piping design
Fabrication-ready piping spools.
Crane/davit bases
DNV-aligned foundation design.
Boat general-arrangement drawings from legacy plans
Recreated boat general-arrangement plans from old drawings, translating the available legacy vessel information into updated drawing documentation of the vessel layout.
Boat safety drawings from legacy plans
Recreated boat safety drawings using old vessel drawings as the starting point, alongside the general-arrangement reconstruction work.
100 m dry dock
Preliminary design.
Floating dock
Preliminary engineering design.
Warehouse structural design
Structural design scope.
