Modern ship production design can be divided into three parts: preliminary design, detailed design and production design.

Both preliminary design and detailed design are aimed at solving the problem of "what kind of ship to build".

The preparation of production technology is the basis of preparation in advance, and the specific contents include: determining the ship's construction policy, compiling the construction essentials of various professions, and coordinating the production technology problems among various professions, so as to make full use of the existing equipment of the shipyard, give play to the builder's skills, improve the shipbuilding quality and production efficiency, and ensure safety and low cost.

Main features of production design; 1 Production design solves the problem of "how to build a ship".