Skill Level: 3 | Assessing Authority: TRA
Job description
Constructs, fits out and repairs ships. Registration or licensing is required.
Specialisations:
- Loftsman/woman (Marine)
- Ship’s Carpenter
Tasks Include:
- studying plans and specifications, and preparing templates and scale plans for fabrication and cutting of hull sections
- marking reference points and lines on dry docks and slipways
- checking position and functioning of slipway apparatus
- assembling shells of boats and erecting hull sections of ship
- erecting and preparing launching platforms, conducting pre-launch tests and supervising launching procedures
- installing masts, frames, decking, fittings, machines, shafts and safety equipment
- building and installing structures such as cabins, machine mountings, propeller supports and rudders
- determining repair requirements and procedures
- may make hull moulds and fabricate and repair vessels using materials such as aluminium, wood, glass, reinforced plastics, carbon fibre, Kevlar, fibreglass and concrete
Documents Requirement
The following is a summary of the documentation checklist for the skill assessment application.
Personal Documents
- Passport bio page
- Passport photo
- Proof of identity, including a national ID or driver’s license
- Current CV/Resume
Qualifications
- final qualification/s or apprenticeship certificate/s or award/s
- a full academic transcript or other documents that include the start and end date of your training and details of the program of study.
- apprenticeship documents such as the contract of apprenticeship, journal or any other relevant document from your employer, governing body or training institution relating to your apprenticeship (if applicable).
Employments Evidence Documents
You are required to demonstrate 3 years of full-time (as 38 hours per week) or equivalent part-time paid employment. This employment must be directly relevant to your nominated occupation and can be completed before, during or after your comparable qualification.
- Statement of services letter
- Payslips
- Personal tax return
- Superannuation evidence
- Employment contract
Processing Time
According to Trades Recognition Australia, skills assessment applications are typically finalized within 120 days of the date you submit and pay for your application. The completion time is determined by how promptly Trades Recognition Australia receives all relevant documents and any additional information from you. Ensuring that you have provided all necessary documents in the correct format will help reduce processing time.
What will I get after the assessment?
Once you have successfully completed your skills assessment application and received a positive outcome, Trades Recognition Australia, the assessing authority, will issue a letter detailing the results of your assessment. This letter is essential for your visa application.
Application Fees
The table below summarises the fees that are charged by Trades Recognition Australia in compliance with it for the purpose of skill assessments application.
Skills Assessment |
Fee ($AUD) |
Migration Skills Assessment Application Fee |
$795 |