這個主題主要介紹海洋表面波和船、近岸結構物與海洋交通工具間交互作用的原理。線性及非線性理論和紛紜水波成長的表面波定理主要被發展應用在環境、船體或是浮體結構物上。表面波理論主要探討線性波、非決定化線性波，以及由環境、船舶與浮體結構所引起的隨機水波。

The subject introduces the principles of ocean surface waves and their interactions with ships, offshore platforms and advanced marine vehicles. Surface wave theory is developed for linear and nonlinear deterministic and random waves excited by the environment, ships, or floating structures.

隨著表面波物理學及數學的發展，一些造船及近岸工程的相關應用，亦於課堂中提出講授。這包含了船波和波的阻抗、波和浮體的交互作用、高速行駛船舶與近岸結構物之耐海性、拖曳力評估及其他造成順應式近岸結構物緩慢飄移現象的非線性效應，與結構物設計於深海中以重獲碳氫化合物之錨定系統。

Following the development of the physics and mathematics of surface waves, several applications from the field of naval architecture and offshore engineering are addressed. They include the ship Kelvin wave pattern and wave resistance, the interaction of surface waves with floating bodies, the seakeeping of ships high-speed vessels and offshore platforms, the evaluation of the drift forces and other nonlinear wave effects responsible for the slow-drift responses of compliant offshore platforms and their mooring systems designed for hydrocarbon recovery from large water depths.

This course was originally offered in Course 13 (Department of Ocean Engineering) as 13.022. In 2005, ocean engineering subjects became part of Course 2 (Department of Mechanical Engineering), and this course was renumbered 2.24.