marine fitter
Marine fitters work primarily in fabrication, subassembly, assembly and final assembly of all structural components on commercial and naval vessels, to include but not limited to hulls, superstructures, masts, pilot house, and engine rooms.
Also called: shipfitter, maritime fitter, naval vessels fitter, naval fitter, ship fitter
- 23
- essential skills
- 17
- optional skills
- 8
- related roles
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Where you can go from here
8 rolesOccupations sharing the most essential skills with this one. The number is a count, not an opinion.
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Essential skills
23- comply with operational standards for vessels
- cut metal products
- fabricate metal parts
- fasten components
- inspect quality of products
- manipulate metal
- manufacturing processes
- marine technology
- measure parts of manufactured products
- metal forming technologies
- metal joining technologies
- operate drill press
- operate material handling equipment
- operate metal fabricating machines
- pollution prevention
- read engineering drawings
- read standard blueprints
- tend lathe
- troubleshoot
- types of metal
- use caulking tools
- use technical documentation
- work as a team in a hazardous environment
Optional skills
17- apply polishing lubricants
- assemble metal parts
- heat metals
- install electrical equipment in vessels
- join metals
- manufacturing of metal structures
- metal coating technologies
- operate handheld riveting equipment
- operate welding equipment
- produce materials for decision making
- repair vessel mechanical systems
- rivet types
- screw types
- set up the controller of a machine
- tend computer numerical control lathe machine
- tend riveting machine
- types of maritime vessels
Definition and skills from ESCO, published by the European Commission. Source concept
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