Registered Migration Australia

Shipwright

ANZSCO 399112




Description

Constructs, fits out and repairs ships. Registration or licensing is required.

 

Skill Level

3

 

 

Specialisations

  • Loftsman/woman (Marine)
  • Ship's Carpenter

 

 

Occupation Lists

This occupation is on the following skills lists:

 

 

 

Group: 3991 Boat Builders and Shipwrights

 

 

 

 

Description

construct, fit out and repair boats and ships.

 

 

Tasks

  • 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

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

 

Sources: www.abs.gov.au and DIBP