The maintenance of aircraft structures also forms part of the engineering course. Here are officers learning how aircraft wings are built.

Youth seeks the experience of age, a young officer under instruction takes his problem to a fatherly looking naval pensioner who is his instructor in the fitting shop

Working on the shaping machine this Midshipman is making a component for a marine engine.

Practical experience in the operation of marine engines is gained on actual full size engines such as this Diesel in the engine testing laboratory at the College.

Dwarfed by the huge drilling machine a young midshipman handles the giant with the experience of men many years his senior thanks to the college's method of teaching.

Two officers who are under instruction re-assembling part of a marine auxiliary engine.