The Company
Pfitzco, Inc. is a well-respected Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering firm located in Tampa, Florida. Started in 1978 by its President, Fritz Schmid, the company is licensed by the Florida Board of Professional Engineers to offer the public engineering and related professional services. Pfitzco, Inc. has over 100 years of combined experience in the marine field and our staff has extensive experience both on the shipyard and vessel owners' side>/li>
Pfitzco's primary focus over the years has been helping vessel owners in repairing, modifying and maintaining existing vessels. While a majority of their day-to-day projects involve structural design and naval architecture, Pfitzco, Inc. has completed projects covering a wide range of engineering disciplines including mechanical, civil and electrical engineering. The company has assembled a small but diverse staff, and maintains advanced computer resources to provide a wide range of engineering services. When projects fall outside of their area of expertise, Pfitzco, Inc. has developed a network of consultants to provide assistance as required. Professional drafting services are provided including 3D presentations and animation. Pfitzco's philosophy is to blend experience and knowledge with the speed and sophistication of the computer to provide the customer with innovative, common sense designs and solutions.
Pfitzco, Inc. provides engineering services for some of the largest vessel owner/operating companies. These services typically involve design, preparation of shipyard repair or new construction specifications, shipyard bid evaluation, class approval of structural modifications, machinery installations, stability evaluations, and owner representation during shipyard periods.
Pfitzco, Inc. performs a wide variety of engineering services in various shipyards. Pfitzco, Inc. has designed floating drydocks from 1500 LT to 15,000 LT lifting capacity as well as major modifications to increase the stability or lifting capacity of existing docks. Pfitzco, Inc. also provides certification services for all sorts of drydocking systems, including floating drydocks, graving docks, and even marine railways.
Pfitzco, Inc. provides naval architects and marine engineering services for marine salvage around the world. The company has provided salvage engineering services such as computer simulations for refloating vessels, residual structural strength calculations for damaged vessels, towing analysis, and other engineering as required for any sort of salvage operation. Pfitzco, Inc. has prepared many computer models for the OPA 90 damage stability and residual structural strength requirements for numerous vessels as part of a 24-hour rapid response team and has participated in countless "Spill Drills" and other preparedness exercises.
Pfitzco, Inc. has a long history of dealing with regularity agencies and classification societies, including the U.S. Coast Guard, the American Bureau of Shipping, Lloyd's Register, Det Norske Veritas, and other classing societies, as well as hull underwriters. Pfitzco, Inc. has extensive experience, as owner's representatives, dealing with these regulatory bodies under the time and expense constraints of shipyard periods.
Pfitzco, Inc.occasionally becomes involved with shore-side structural engineering projects. The most notable of these was the design of spread footings and pedestals required for the structural support of the KUMBA and MONTU roller coasters at Busch Gardens and the DUELING DRAGON and HULK roller coasters at Universal Studios. In addition, Pfitzco, Inc. was responsible for providing engineering design work for other components critical to the ride paths such as tunnels, ditches, bridges, building structures, and other general items, as well as insuring there were no interferences between objects for any of the rides.
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