5235 — Boat and ship builders and repairers

What this occupation covers

Boat and ship builders and repairers construct, install and repair wooden structures and fittings, and shape, position, rivet and seal metal plates and girders to form the metal structures and frameworks for marine craft.

Typical duties

examines drawings and specifications to determine job requirements

uses rules, scribes and punches to mark out metal plate with guidelines and reference points and cuts plates using appropriate tools

uses machine tools to bend, curve, punch, drill and straighten metal plate as required and positions and aligns metal platework or frame for welding and bolting

rivets together metal plates and girders, seals seams, smooths welds, fixes metal doors, collars, portholes, tank and hatch covers

selects and measures appropriate wood and cuts, shapes and drills to specification using saws, planes, chisels and other power or hand tools

aligns and fixes prepared wood pieces by screwing, nailing, gluing and dowelling to form decking, small wooden marine craft and their interiors and fittings

maintains and repairs woodwork and fittings

Entry routes and qualifications

Entrants typically possess GCSEs/S grades. Training is usually via apprenticeship including practical experience and technical training. Apprenticeships and vocational qualifications in boat building and relevant aspects of engineering and construction are available at levels 2 and 3.

Sponsorship information

Medium Skilled. Actual duties, sponsor, applicant, salary and any transitional or shortage-list conditions must be checked.

Immigration Salary List: 5235 Boat and ship builders and repairers – all jobs. Nations: Scotland. Removal: 31 December 2026.

Temporary Shortage List: Boat and ship builders and repairers. Certificate of Sponsorship must be issued before 31 December 2026.

DBS assessment

No code-wide DBS assessment is assigned. Check actual duties, activities, workplace, frequency and jurisdiction. This code does not determine the level of check.

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