Welder: Career Overview

Use hand-welding or flame-cutting equipment •to weld or join metal components •to fill holes, indentations or seams of fabricated metal products. 

Competencies Welding, soldering, and brazing workers should be able: •to concentrate on detailed work for long periods;•to bend, stoop, and work in awkward positions;•to weld in flat, horizontal, vertical or overhead; •to read technical drawings and schematics; to follow safety procedures.

 Electrician: Career Overview

Install, test, operate and maintain the most cutting-edge shipboard electrical systems, including lighting, power distribution, machinery, electronics, inter-ship communications, fire control systems, testing and nuclear plant work.

Competencies Electricians should be able to: •analyze operation of ship electrical or electronic equipment; •install electrical fixtures or components, control or security equipment or systems; •repair or replace electrical wiring, circuits, fixtures or equipment; •use low-voltage and high-voltage apparatus; •read technical drawings and schematics; •follow safety procedures.

Shipbuilder: Career Overview

When a new ship is being built, a shipbuilder •constructs molds and patterns for construction; •bases his designs on blueprints and schematics provided by the ship’s architects and drafters;•builds the walls, support structures and various parts of the ship.

Competencies Ship builders should be able:

to choose the finest streamlined shape of a ship hull;

•make suitable conditions for passengers and the crew during the voyage;

•use the most modern mechanisms to ensure security of a ship;

•install new techniques and methods of shipbuilding;

• follow safety procedures.

Mechanic: Career Overview

• Design, install, adjust, repair or overhaul ship mechanical, hydraulic and pneumatic equipment used in construction of a ship. 

Competencies

Ship mechanics should be able to:• install, check, repair, adjust and test inboard or outboard ship engines and their electrical and mechanical parts;•install auxiliary machinery and associated control systems; •read technical drawings and schematics; •follow safety procedures.

Lathe Operator:Career Overview•choosing and fitting the correct machine tool for the job;•planning the different job stages following engineering instructions;•working out cutting speeds;•monitoring the job's progress;•checking the quality of finished items

Competencies Operators should be able to:•install equipment, machines, wiring or programs to meet necessary specifications;• control operations of equipment or systems; •repair machines or systems using the needed tools; •conduct tests to determine whether equipment, software or procedures are operating as expected; •choose and fit the correct machine tool for the job;•follow safety procedures.