Shipwright, Ship Builder, Boat Builder

• Construct, fit out, commission and repair all types of vessels from small pleasure craft through to a range of competitive, commercial and naval vessels.
• Day to day tasks include preparing preliminary sketches of structural parts and sections, producing templates and patterns from full-size detail drawings, fitting out internal and external components, positioning sections accurately, preparing slipways and constructing cradles used to support ships, supervising launching and slipping procedures, carrying out repairs.