Ship builder

Boat Builders is a nationally recognized training occupation, the building, repair, restoration and renovation and expansion of boats, yachts and smaller vessels includes. The construction materials used for boat building are mainly wood, plastics and metals, many boat builders specialize in one of these materials. Larger ships are built, however, of other professional groups on corresponding shipyards. The production of plastic hulls requires (except in mold ) no boat builder.

  • 2.1 Boat Builders - Boat Fachwart
  • 2.2 continuing education opportunities

Germany

Education and training

The teaching takes place in the dual system of vocational training and ends after 3.5 years with the final apprenticeship or final exam. Vocational schools are located in Duisburg, Bremen, Hamburg, Lübeck / Travemünde and Brake ( Weser) and are each visited by the students of their state. Apprentice boat builder without vocational school in their state visit the Vocational School of HWK Lübeck Travemünde.

The maritime center of excellence is to be understood as a part of the vocational school. Here the developments of place to the boat builder their place. Furthermore, on-site provides various educational contents which fall short in teaching or on the basis of their specialization can not be addressed.

The boat builder is a recognized profession by the Vocational Training Act ( Vocational Training Act) and the Crafts Code ( HwO ). After passing the final examination may immediately with the preparation for the examination to begin, as the journeyman duty was abolished in the wake of the trades on 1 January 2004 renewal ( § 49 HwO ). To maintain an own -subsystem operation this is, despite the modifications made by the EU in some trades, a master craftsman examination prescribed. Boat building is a craft of " upscale demand ".

The Education Code was modernized in 2010. The aim was to replace the mono profession by a professional with two disciplines. The previous contents are found in a specialty " new construction, and remodeling " again while the new specialty of " technology" of the growing assembly, maintenance and repair of technical equipment elements, including electric systems should take into account. The new training regulations became effective on August 1, 2011.

Employment alternatives

The training to become a boat builder is a good basis to work in the fields of boat rentals or advice and selling boats and accessories. With appropriate experience in woodworking also a change in the carpentry craft is possible.

Switzerland

In Switzerland, is called the training professional boat builder. Training for the boat builder takes 4 years to closely related professional boat Fachwart three years.

Boat Builders - Boat Fachwart

Boat builders and boat Fachwart are closely related professions and described in a common regulation. Together the content for the first two years of teaching and thus the basics.

Boat builder then delve into new construction, and renovation work on vessels, as well as repairs. The create and interpret the necessary technical documentation is as important.

The boat Fachwirt other hand deal from the third year to transport the, store, and repair of vessels. This also includes the deposition of the motorboat and sailing test.

Training opportunities

Courses:

  • Various topics (organized by the Association )

Higher technical examination:

  • Boat builder

Study:

  • Shipbuilding and marine structures
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