The School of Ocean Technology develops and delivers education and training and applied research and development programs in various aspects of ocean technology. To do so, the School works collaboratively wtih the world-class expertise and facilities found throughout the Marine Institute.  These include:

• The Southside Marine Base
  
  The Southside Marine Base is across the harbour from downtown St. John’s at Pier 25. It features lifeboat evacuation training systems and a 137-metre dock. Nautical science training and offshore safety and survival training (mandatory for people working in the offshore petroleum industry) is delivered here and it is the base for the university’s training and research vessels.

• Flume Tank
  
  The Marine Institute is home to the world’s largest flume tank. This facility is used to carry out performance evaluations, gear tests and other observations on newly developed or existing fishing gears and other related equipment in simulated underwater and near surface conditions.
  
  
• Underwater Cameras/Camera Systems and Remotely Operated Vehicles
  
  SOT has access to a number of cameras available for underwater video collection for both field work and tank projects.   SOT also has a  variety of small work class remotely operated vehicles (ROV) for training and observation.
  
  
• MV Anne S. Pierce
  
  The Marine Institute operates the training and research vessel, the MV Anne S. Pierce.  Thediesel engine ship measures 116.6 ft in length, has a gross tonnage of 295 tons and can cruise up to ten knots. She features laboratory and aft working areas as well as accommodations for sixteen persons.
  
  
• Acoustics Tank
  
  The facility includes a rectangular concrete water tank 4.0 m deep, 4.0 m wide, and 5.5 m long containing 88,000 litres of water.  The tank is used for transducer development, materials, and flow noise studies in addition to structural acoustics.