Boat Builders and Shipwrights
Boat Builders and Shipwrights construct, fit out and repair boats and ships.
Fun facts
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Stable Future Growth
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1685 Weekly Pay Before Tax
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87% full-time Full-Time Share
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2% female Gender Share
Tasks
There are many tasks done by boat builders and shipwrights. A few are listed below:
- studying plans and specifications, and preparing templates and scale plans for fabrication and cutting of hull sections
- marking reference points and lines on dry docks and slipways
- checking position and functioning of slipway apparatus
- assembling shells of boats and erecting hull sections of ship
- erecting and preparing launching platforms, conducting pre-launch tests and supervising launching procedures
- installing masts, frames, decking, fittings, machines, shafts and safety equipment
- building and installing structures such as cabins, machine mountings, propeller supports and rudders
- determining repair requirements and procedures
- may make hull moulds and fabricate and repair vessels using materials such as aluminium, wood, glass, reinforced plastics, carbon fibre, Kevlar, fibreglass and concrete
Specific occupations
- Boat Builder and Repairer
- Shipwright
- Composite Boat Builder
- Rigger (Boat)
- Sparmaker
- Wooden Boat Builder
- Yacht Builder
- Loftsman/woman (Marine)
- Ship's Carpenter