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9531 – Boat assemblers and inspectors
Boat assemblers assemble wooden, fibreglass and metal boats, such as sailboats, motorboats, canoes and cabin cruisers. Boat inspectors check assembled boats to ensure proper product quality. They are employed by boat and marine craft manufacturing companies.
Profile
Index of titles Example job titles
- Aluminum boat assembler
- Aluminum boat leak tester
- Boat assembler
- Boat assembly inspector
- Boat assembly laminator
- Boat assembly repairer
- Boat inspector
- Boat motor installer
- Canoe assembler
- Canoe building inspector
- Canoe canvasser
- Canvas canoe waterproofer
- Composite technician - boat assembly
- Dinghy assembler
- Fibreglass boat assembler
- Fibreglass boat assembly repairer
- Fibreglass boat inspector and finisher
- Hull inspector
- Hull surveyor
- Loft rigger - boat assembly
- Motorboat assembler
- Motorboat assembly inspector
- Outboard motor installer
- Outboard motor installer-fitter
- Plywood boat veneer layer
- Rivet tester - boat assembly
- Sailboat assembler
- Wooden boat assembly inspector
- Wooden boat inspector
- Wooden hull caulker - boat assembly
- Aluminum boat assembler
- Boat assembler
- Boat inspector
- Canoe assembler
- Fibreglass boat assembler
- Motorboat assembler
- Sailboat assembler
Main duties
This group performs some or all of the following duties:
Boat assemblers
- Cut, shape and join timber pieces or assemble pre-cut timber pieces to make a wooden boat using hand and power tools
- Assemble prefabricated parts and sections of fibreglass, metal or other material to form complete boat
- Caulk decks and hulls using caulking gun
- Install trims, rudders, seats, engine mounts and other accessories using hand tools
- May repair boats.
Boat inspectors
- Inspect assembled boats for defects and conformance to quality standards
- Mark defects to be repaired
- Make minor adjustments and repairs
- Record information on products inspected.
Employment requirements
- Some secondary school education may be required.
- Completion of college or other courses in boat building may be required.
- On-the-job training is provided.
- Experience as a helper or labourer in the same company may be required for boat assemblers.
- Experience as a boat assembler may be required for boat inspectors.
Additional information
- Progression to supervisory positions is possible with experience.
Exclusions
- Builders of customized wooden boats and wooden shipwrights (in 7271 Carpenters)
- Canoe builders (in 5244 Artisans and craftspersons)
- Helpers and labourers in boat assembly (in 9619 Other labourers in processing, manufacturing and utilities)
- Marine repair technicians (in 7384 Other trades and related occupations, n.e.c.)
- Supervisors of boat assemblers and inspectors (in 9227 Supervisors, other products manufacturing and assembly)
- Workers who fabricate, assemble and fit steel and other metal components to build ships (in 7235 Structural metal and platework fabricators and fitters)
Breakdown summary
- Broad occupational category
- 9 – Occupations in manufacturing and utilities
- Skill level
- C – Occupations usually require secondary school and/or occupation-specific training.
- Major group
- 95 – Assemblers in manufacturing
- Minor group
- 953 – Other assembly and related occupations
- Associated Career Handbook profiles
- 9531.1 – Boat assemblers9531.2 – Boat inspectors
- Version
- NOC 2016 Version 1.3