Navy Rating · Engineering
HT Hull Maintenance Technician
Overview
A Hull Maintenance Technician plans, supervises, and performs fabrication, installation, maintenance, and repair of shipboard structures, plumbing, sewage, and piping systems. The technician organizes hull repair personnel, provides instruction, enforces safety and security procedures, and prepares records and reports.
Core Skills
- fabrication and welding
- piping and plumbing systems maintenance
- sewage and waste system maintenance
- structural repair and modification
- preventive and corrective maintenance
- safety and environmental compliance
- team leadership and supervision
- maintenance planning and scheduling
- technical training and instruction
- incident and maintenance reporting
Civilian Software & Tools
- Computer aided design and drafting CADD software
- Dassault Systemes CATIA
- Tekla software
- Three-dimensional modeling software
- AEC Design Group CADPIPE
- Autodesk Building Systems
- Microsoft Office software
- Microsoft Excel
Civilian Career Paths
- Construction Management
- Civil Engineering
- Facilities Management
- Mechanical Engineering
Training & Development
Getting Started
- Certified Maintenance and Reliability Technician (CMRT) · Funded
- Certified Radiographic Interpreter (CRI)
- Industrial Radiography Radiation Safety Personnel: X-Ray (IRSSP-X-Ray) · Funded
- Measurement, Materials, and Safety
- National Barge Supervisor
Career Growth
- ASNT NDT Level III Certification: Leak Testing (LT) · Funded
- Corrosion Technologist
- Journey Level Plumber
- Journey Level Steamfitter/Pipefitter
- ASNT NDT Level III Certification: Liquid Penetrant Testing (PT) · Funded
Also Common
- ASNT NDT Level III Certification: Magnetic Particle Testing (MT) · Funded
- ASNT NDT Level III Certification: Radiographic Testing (RT) · Funded
What the Work Involves
- Verify conformance of workpieces to specifications, using squares, rulers, and measuring tapes.
- Study engineering drawings and blueprints to determine materials requirements and task sequences.
- Position, align, fit, and weld parts to form complete units or subunits, following blueprints and layout specifications, and using jigs, welding torches, and hand tools.
- Assemble pipe sections, tubing, or fittings, using couplings, clamps, screws, bolts, cement, plastic solvent, caulking, or soldering, brazing, or welding equipment.
- Cut, thread, or hammer pipes to specifications, using tools such as saws, cutting torches, pipe threaders, or pipe benders.
Related Occupations
- Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers
- Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic
- Sheet Metal Workers
- Structural Iron and Steel Workers
Typical preparation for these civilian roles: vocational training or an associate degree.
Descriptions may be summarized for clarity. Verify all information with your branch career counselor or official military documentation before making career decisions.
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