Gain trade qualifications in boat building and repairs

The Certificate III is available to existing contracted apprentices in the field of marine fabrication or International students. The Certificate III will qualify you to produce templates and patterns from full size detail drawings, conduct fit-outs, install engineering drive systems and carry out repairs to wooden, fibreglass and composite craft. If you have previous industry experience you may be able to gain course credits and finish your studies sooner through Recognition of Prior Learning. Training is delivered in workshops, in the classroom and at your place of work.

Topics include:

• Perform engineering measurements
• Apply principles of occupational health and safety in the work environment
• Use hand tools and power tools/hand held operations
• Perform general woodworking machine operations
• Form and integrate fibre-reinforced structures
• Mark off/out structural fabrications and shapes
• Set up marine vessel structures
• Interpret and produce curved 3-dimensional shapes
• Maintain marine vessel surfaces and install marine systems
• Repair marine vessel surfaces and structures
• Construct and assemble marine vessel timber components
• Perform fit-out procedures
• Produce three-dimensional plugs/moulds