As a Marine Fitter, you will need to master following:

• comply with operational standards for vessels
• measure parts of manufactured products
• operate metal fabricating machines
• use caulking tools

More generally, a marine fitter is also versed in:

• cut metal products
• fabricate metal parts
• fasten components
• inspect quality of products
• manipulate metal
• manufacturing processes
• marine technology
• metal forming technologies
• metal joining technologies
• operate drill press
• operate material handling equipment
• pollution prevention
• read engineering drawings
• read standard blueprints
• tend lathe
• troubleshoot
• types of metal
• use technical documentation
• work as a team in a hazardous environment

It also helps to know the following:

• assemble metal parts
• heat metals
• install electrical equipment in vessels
• join metals
• manufacturing of metal structures
• produce materials for decision making
• repair vessel mechanical systems
• types of maritime vessels
• apply polishing lubricants
• metal coating technologies
• operate handheld riveting equipment
• rivet types
• screw types
• set up the controller of a machine
• tend computer numerical control lathe machine
• tend riveting machine