ISCO Occupation Group 7214.2 Shipwright
From Open Risk Manual
Definition
Shipwright: Shipwrights build and repair small type of water vessels from pleasure craft to naval vessels. They prepare preliminary sketches and create templates. They use hand and power tools to construct smaller boat themselves or supervise a team of shipbuilders. They also construct cradles and slipways for the ship’s construction, transportation, launching and slipping. Depending on the vessels, they might work with different materials such as metal, wood, fibreglass, aluminium etc.
Essential Skills
- Adjust Engineering Designs
- Fasten Components
- Wear Appropriate Protective Gear
- Ensure Vessel Compliance With Regulations
- Liaise With Engineers
- Engineering Processes
- Read Engineering Drawings
- Mechanics Of Vessels
- Apply Health And Safety Standards
- Prepare Pieces For Joining
- Mechanics
- Use Power Tools
- Engineering Principles
- Design Drawings
- Read Standard Blueprints
- Align Components
Optional Skills
- Cutting Technologies
- Use Cad Software
- Types Of Maritime Vessels
- Operate Lifting Equipment
- Construct Moulds
- Cad Software
- Lead A Team
- Defense System
- Rivet Types
- Sand Wood
- Operate Precision Measuring Equipment
- Metal Forming Technologies
- Cut Metal Products
- Types Of Wood
- Tend Riveting Machine
- Set Up Automotive Robot
- Use Welding Equipment
- Material Mechanics
- Operate Handheld Riveting Equipment
- Physical Parts Of The Vessel
- Fibreglass Laminating
- Use Painting Equipment
- Program A Cnc Controller
- Operate Drilling Equipment
- Apply Preliminary Treatment To Workpieces
- Types Of Metal
- Manipulate Wood
- Sanding Techniques
- Industrial Paint
- Cae Software
Alternative Names
- Naval Vessel Shipwright
- Shipfitter
- Boatbuilder
- Ship Repair Engineer
- Boatfitter
- Submarine Shipwright
- Ship Fitter
- Boat Builder
- Boat Repairer
- Shipbuilder
- Ship Construction Worker
- Ship Builder
- Boat Construction Worker
- Ship Repairer
- Boat Repair Engineer
- Boat Fitter
- Naval Engineer/Shipwright
