Ship Carpenters and Joiners

Fabricate, assemble, install, or repair wooden furnishings in ships or boats.

Job Task

• Assembles and installs hardware, gaskets, floors, furnishings, or insulation, using adhesive, hand tools, and power tools.
• Transfers dimensions or measurements of wood parts or bulkhead on plywood, using measuring instruments and marking devices.
• Greases gears and other moving parts of machines on ship.
• Reads blueprints to determine dimensions of furnishings in ships or boats.
• Shapes and laminates wood to form parts of ship, using steam chambers, clamps, glue, and jigs.
• Repairs structural woodwork and replaces defective parts and equipment, using hand tools and power tools.
• Shapes irregular parts and trims excess material from bulkhead and furnishings to ensure fit meets specifications.
• Constructs floors, doors, and partitions, using woodworking machines, hand tools, and power tools.
• Cuts wood or glass to specified dimensions, using hand tools and power tools.

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