• Prepare the work area
• Maintain safe, clean and efficient work methods and environments
• Identify and minimise hazards and risks in the workplace
• Select, use, maintain and store equipment, tools and materials
• Follow and maintain work procedures, method statements and production records
• Make the most efficient and effective use of resources, time and materials

• The purpose of a range of equipment, tools and materials
• The characteristics and reaction of materials to their environment e.g. temperature, humidity, pressure
• Safe and efficient methods of use, maintenance, movement, protection and storage of materials
• Work hazards and safe working methods
• Broad knowledge of other marine trades to understand their needs
• How to produce and interpret engineering drawings and understand boatbuilding terminology

Identify and respond to customer needs

• Prepare for meetings and discussions
• Use appropriate listening, questioning, recording and presentation techniques
• Use appropriate marine terminology
• Use estimating techniques to support discussions

• The international marine industry and the company’s place within it
• The company’s products and services
• The role of formal and informal communication
• The uses of information technology in the workplace
• Principles of costing, pricing and budgeting

Planning and set up

• Review and verify designs and plans
• Finalise time and cost of the work to be done
• Identify and source equipment, machinery, tools and materials
• Make, produce and use jigs and templates as required
• Set up tools and machinery

• The company’s process for design, planning and set up
• How to obtain the required specifications using selected procedures
• The conventions underpinning technical documentation the roles and safe and efficient uses of machinery
• The uses of templates
• Vessel design and construction, complex shapes and the applications of geometry
• The bill of materials methodology and reporting of discrepancies
• Feedback on drawing and specification errors of modifications required

• Manufacture or repair components to the required specification
• Move components using the appropriate safe methods
• Check components for robustness, fit and tolerances
• Analyse problems with machinery, equipment,
• Tools and material, proposing/implementing solutions where appropriate
• Move, shape and manipulate components to achieve best fit
• Select and use appropriate methods for holding materials and components in place during assembly, and for the connecting, fixing and assembly of materials and components
• Safeguard materials and components during assembly
• Select suitable methods of repair that are effective and maintain original construction
• Select suitable methods for fault finding and analysis
• Make repairs whilst safeguarding the integrity of components and the surrounding area
• Identify, mark, store and organise dismantled parts for reassembly

• The appropriate uses of measuring aids and equipment
• The basic principles of contingency planning and of problem solving
• The options and constraints during assembly
• Working with complex shapes and curves
• The scope of materials for shaping and manipulation
• The options for holding and clamping components prior to assembly
• The properties, uses and limitations of materials for connecting, fixing and assembling components
• De-storing a vessel for repair, safeguarding and protecting all removed items.
• Methods of disassembling boats for repair
• Fault finding techniques
• A range of new and traditional techniques for boatbuilding

• Determine the order and work methods
• Install and fix components using the most appropriate method and material
• Ensure that joins are suitably made and treated
• Position and fit items
• Finalise fit out for deck hardware

• The options for connecting similar and dissimilar materials
• Types and uses of deck hardware and the forces applied
• The options for fixing components in place
• Understanding service and maintenance requirements

• Check joins are sealed and fit for purpose
• Prepare surfaces, treat suitably and ensure are free from defects and protected
• Soften or suitably finish edges
• Assess quality of work

• The options for connecting similar and dissimilar materials
• Types and uses of deck hardware and the forces applied
• The options for fixing components in place
• Understanding service and maintenance requirements

Support commissioning and sea trials

• Assess fixtures and fittings for quality and stability
• Contribute to the commissioning of the boat as required
• Assemble required documentation
• Brief recipients verbally with necessary documentation

• Manufacturers’ specifications and requirements
• Guidance for the care and maintenance of materials
• The relevant documentation
• Boat handling skills
• Understand the requirements for basin and sea trials
• Principles of practice for working on or near water