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Boat Builders and Shipwrights

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Boat Builders and Shipwrights

Boat Builders and Shipwrights construct, fit out and repair boats and ships.

Fun facts

  • Stable Future Growth
  • 1602 Weekly Pay Before Tax
  • 87% full-time Full-Time Share
  • 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
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