OSCA 2024 · 399931 · Skill level 3
Boat Builder and Repairer: OSCA 399931
ABS OSCA 2024 v1.0 · visa lists checked 21 October 2026
Boat Builder and Repairer is OSCA 2024 code 399931. It corresponds to 2 ANZSCO codes (399111 and 399999). All of them are on Australia's skilled visa lists, which still use ANZSCO codes.
ANZSCO equivalent
ANZSCO codes for OSCA 399931
Skilled visa lists still use ANZSCO codes, so this is the code that decides your visa options.
ANZSCO 399111
Boat Builder and Repairer
On the Core Skills Occupation List, Medium and Long-term Strategic Skills List.
Visas for ANZSCO 399111ANZSCO 399999 · in part
Technicians and Trades Workers nec
On the Core Skills Occupation List, Regional Occupation List.
Visas for ANZSCO 399999
The job
What a boat builder and repairer does
Builds, repairs and modifies boats.
Skill level 3: Certificate IV, or Certificate III with at least 2 years of on-the-job training, or 3 years of relevant experience
Registration or licensing may be required.
Specialisations
- Rigger (Boat)
- Yacht Builder
Main tasks
Main tasks
- Reads, analyses and interprets technical drawings and plans for boat construction
- Builds and repairs boats using various materials such as wood, fibreglass, carbon fibre, metal, glass, reinforced plastic and Kevlar
- Modifies boat designs and structures to meet customer requirements
- Installs and fits out boat interiors including cabinetry, fixtures and fittings
- Completes rigging fit out of new boat builds
- Repairs and replaces damaged or worn-out boat parts and components to ensure the boat is seaworthy
Unit group 3999
Other occupations in Other Miscellaneous Technicians and Trades Workers
Questions
OSCA 399931: common questions
What is the OSCA code for boat builder and repairer?
What is the ANZSCO code for OSCA 399931?
Is Boat Builder and Repairer on Australia's skilled occupation lists?
Does Home Affairs use OSCA codes for visas?
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Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, OSCA 2024 v1.0 (CC BY 4.0); Department of Home Affairs, checked 21 October 2026. General information only, not immigration advice.
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