Becoming a Shipwright in Queensland

About this role

Shipwrights construct, fit out and repair ships.

What you might do day-to-day in this job

Typical tasks for a Shipwright include:

• studies plans and specifications, and prepares templates and scale plans for fabrication and cutting of hull sections
• marks reference points and lines on dry docks and slipways
• checks position and functioning of slipway apparatus
• assembles shells of boats and erecting hull sections of ship
• erects and prepares launching platforms, conducting pre-launch tests and supervising launching procedures
• installs masts, frames, decking, fittings, machines, shafts and safety equipment
• builds and installs structures such as cabins, machine mountings, propeller supports and rudders
• determines 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.