Boat Builder and Repairer - ANZSCO 399111
- Description
- Builds, repairs and modifies boats. Registration or licensing may be required.
- Skill Level
- 3
- Specialisations
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- Composite Boat Builder
- Rigger (Boat)
- Sparmaker
- Wooden Boat Builder
- Yacht Builder
- Skills Assessment Authority
- TRA
- Caveats
- No caveats apply to this occupation.
- Endorsed Correlations to ASCO Occupations
Group: 3991 Boat Builders and Shipwrights
- Description
- construct, fit out and repair boats and ships.
- Tasks
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- 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
- Skill Level
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Most occupations in this unit group have a level of skill commensurate with the qualifications and experience outlined below.
In Australia:
AQF Certificate III including at least two years of on-the-job training, or AQF Certificate IV (ANZSCO Skill Level 3)
In New Zealand:
NZ Register Level 4 qualification (ANZSCO Skill Level 3)
At least three years of relevant experience may substitute for the formal qualifications listed above. In some instances relevant experience and/or on-the-job training may be required in addition to the formal qualification.
Registration or licensing may be required. - Occupations in this Group
