Boilermaker Endorsement: 

Marine Fitter

Marine Fitters are precise and collaborative tradespeople whose expert work with metal and other components are essential to the creation and repair of the ships that transport people and goods.  

As a Marine Fitter, you’ll play an important role creating and repairing the many vessels that navigate our world.  

Drawing on your math skills and precision, you’ll build, maintain and repair everything from small boats to ocean liners. You’ll enjoy the collaborative nature of this career, which interacts with a large range of tradespeople.  

  

What You'll Learn

  • How to read ship drawings
  • How to lay out and mark bending and cutting lines on plate and sheet steel 
  • How to set up heavy metal working machines
  • How to fit metal parts and other components 
  • How to construct and repair ship structures 

Key Job Skills

  • Critical thinking
  • Problem solving
  • Work health and safety 
  • Metal installation and repairs
  • Equipment operation 

 

Start Your Apprenticeship

Interested in this trade? Learn how to start your apprenticeship.

Technical Training 8 weeks over 2 years
Work-Based Training
2460 HOURS
General Skills
Athletic Collaborative Mathematical Precise Tactile

Technical Training

The classroom is where you learn the technical knowledge to complement your work-based training. Make sure to register as early as possible to secure a seat for technical training with a SkilledTradesBC-designated training provider. 

Visit Trades Training BC and EducationPlannerBC to find where this program is being offered across the province. 

Program Information

Exam Information and Resources

Find exam-related information and resources under each menu item below. Looking for more exam tips? Visit the Exam and Study Support page. 

Program and Exam Updates

December 2017: SkilledTradesBC has launched a program for Boilermaker Endorsement: Marine Fitter. For details refer to OPSN 2017 021.

Challenge the Certification Exam

If you have work experience in the trade but have never been certified in Canada, you may be eligible to challenge the certification exam as a Trade Qualifier to become certified without going through an apprenticeship program. 

If you have some practical experience but do not yet qualify for the certification exam, you may be eligible to challenge a level exam to enter the program at the appropriate level. 

Check the Program Profile on this page for the available pathway options and eligibility details.