| Occupation Title | BOAT BUILDER AND REPAIRER |
| ANZSCO Code | 399111 |
| Occupations in this Group | 399111 Boat Builder and Repairer 399112 Shipwright |
| Description | Builds, repairs and modifies boats. Registration or licensing may be required. |
| Skill Level | 3 |
| Specialisation | Composite Boat Builder Rigger (Boat) Sparmaker Wooden Boat Builder Yacht Builder |
| Occupation List | Medium and Long-term Strategic Skills List (MLTSSL) |
| Combined list of eligible skilled occupations for subclasses 457 and 186 | |
| 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 | |
| Skills Assessment Authority | Trades Recognition Australia |
| Related Occupations | 399112 Shipwright |
| State Sponsorship Options | Skilled Nominated visa (subclass 190) Sponsorship |
| Skilled Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 489) Sponsorship | |
| English Requirements | Competent English (e.g. IELTS: at least 6 in each skill) |