Apprentice Marine Engineer
C TOMS & SON LTD
CORNWALL (PL23 1PB)
Closes in 28 days (Friday 12 September 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 14 August 2025
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Summary
Working alongside our team of Marine Engineers, primarily on fishing vessels up to approximately 30metres as new build vessels or refit projects to service, you will learn how to fit and maintain engines and associated systems. You will also assist with and learn how to carry out maintenance and servicing work on our vehicle and passenger ferries.
- Wage
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£18,553.60 a year
- Training course
- Maritime mechanical fitter (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday, 08:00 - 16:30.
40 hours a week
- Start date
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Friday 19 September 2025
- Duration
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3 years 6 months
- Positions available
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1
Work
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
What you'll do at work
Working on all aspects of fitting new engines and associated systems on both new build vessels and vessel under refit you will learn how to:
- Undertake servicing and maintenance on engines and associated systems for fishing boats up to approximately 30metres in length
- Remove, check and refit the shaft, including understanding the importance of alignment
- Find the cause of faults and identify potential problems with engines and associated systems
- Carry out a program of planned engine maintenance and servicing on both of our 15 car vehicle ferries and on our 4 passenger vessels seating between 12 and 48 passengers
- Carry out day to day maintenance and servicing on yard vessels
- Undertake engine winterizing as well as servicing and maintenance work on yachts and small motor boats
- Learn the importance of maintaining records generally and where required for vessels under MCA regulations
- Working with and alongside other specialist engineering trades such as hydraulic engineers
- Working alongside welders, electricians, painters and other trade specialists on projects
- Attending any training and development which is required within the business
- To perform your role, whilst following company policies and procedures
- Understanding and being responsible for ensuring you take the necessary health and safety precautions both in the set up of the area of work and whilst carrying out the work and cleaning up afterwards as well as ensuring the appropriate PPE is worn
- Being responsible for any equipment, tools and PPE issued, including checking, cleaning and returning
- Working on a weekly basis to ensure you remain up to date with assignments and the reporting element of your apprenticeship
Where you'll work
TOM'S YARD
EAST STREET
POLRUAN BY FOWEY
CORNWALL
PL23 1PB
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
CORNWALL MARINE NETWORK LIMITED
Training course
Maritime mechanical fitter (level 3)
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What you'll learn
Course contents
- Obtain, read, analyse and interpret engineering data, drawings or documentation used in the design, build, operation and repair of maritime vessels such as job instructions, drawings, quality control documentation.
- Apply health and safety procedures and safe systems of work in compliance with regulations and standards.
- Identify, organise and use resources to complete tasks, with consideration for safety, quality, cost, security and environmental impact.
- Use approved processes and procedures for maritime mechanical work.
- Carry out maritime mechanical quality assurance checks.
- Resolve maritime mechanical engineering problems within the limits of their responsibility. Escalate un-resolved fault issues or problems.
- Restore the work area on completion of the activity. Return any resources and consumables.
- Measure and mark out maritime mechanical components.
- Select and use hand and power tools to cut, shape and finish maritime mechanical components.
- Install and remove maritime mechanical equipment or components, sub-assemblies or whole systems.
- Apply maritime mechanical assembly and use methods and techniques such as lubrication, inspection, alignment, balancing, tightening, fastening, cleaning and calibrating on board maritime vessels.
- Apply testing, inspection and diagnostic techniques used in the maritime mechanical environment.
- Apply planned, preventative and corrective maintenance techniques on mechanical maritime components, equipment and systems.
- Apply continuous improvement techniques. Devise suggestions for improvement.
- Communicate with others verbally for example, colleagues and stakeholders.
- Apply team working principles.
- Carry out and record planned and unplanned learning and development activities.
- Record and enter information - paper based or electronic. For example, energy usage, job sheets, risk assessments, equipment service records, test results, handover documents and manufacturers' documentation, asset management records, work sheets, checklists, waste environmental records and any legal reporting requirements.
- Apply environmental and sustainability procedures in compliance with regulations and standards for example, segregate resources for reuse, recycling and disposal.
- Follow equality, diversity and inclusion procedures.
- Obtain, read, analyse and interpret engineering data, drawings or documentation used in the design, build, operation and repair of maritime vessels such as job instructions, drawings, quality control documentation.
- Apply health and safety procedures and safe systems of work in compliance with regulations and standards.
- Identify, organise and use resources to complete tasks, with consideration for safety, quality, cost, security and environmental impact.
- Use approved processes and procedures for maritime mechanical work.
- Carry out maritime mechanical quality assurance checks.
- Resolve maritime mechanical engineering problems within the limits of their responsibility. Escalate un-resolved fault issues or problems.
- Restore the work area on completion of the activity. Return any resources and consumables.
- Measure and mark out maritime mechanical components.
- Select and use hand and power tools to cut, shape and finish maritime mechanical components.
- Install and remove maritime mechanical equipment or components, sub-assemblies or whole systems.
- Apply maritime mechanical assembly and use methods and techniques such as lubrication, inspection, alignment, balancing, tightening, fastening, cleaning and calibrating on board maritime vessels.
- Apply testing, inspection and diagnostic techniques used in the maritime mechanical environment.
- Apply planned, preventative and corrective maintenance techniques on mechanical maritime components, equipment and systems.
- Apply continuous improvement techniques. Devise suggestions for improvement.
- Communicate with others verbally for example, colleagues and stakeholders.
- Apply team working principles.
- Carry out and record planned and unplanned learning and development activities.
- Record and enter information - paper based or electronic. For example, energy usage, job sheets, risk assessments, equipment service records, test results, handover documents and manufacturers' documentation, asset management records, work sheets, checklists, waste environmental records and any legal reporting requirements.
- Apply environmental and sustainability procedures in compliance with regulations and standards for example, segregate resources for reuse, recycling and disposal.
- Follow equality, diversity and inclusion procedures.
Training schedule
- You will undertake the Level 3 Maritime Mechanical Fitter apprenticeship
- Work based training at C. Toms & Son Ltd, East Street
Polruan-by-Fowey - This will be achieved fully on the job working alongside the business and your assessor, through training and assessment
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade C (4-9))
- Maths (grade C (4-9))
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Problem solving skills
- Presentation skills
- Number skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Initiative
- Patience
Other requirements
Working outdoors, working afloat, working with fuels, oils and grease.
About this employer
C Toms and Son Ltd is a family run boatyard working with both the fishing industry and the leisure sector. Offering both new build and refit work for the fishing industry as well as boat storage and repairs for yachts and small craft. Alongside the boatyard the company also owns and operates the Bodinnick car ferry and the Polruan passenger ferry.
After this apprenticeship
- Progression within the company to work towards being senior marine engineer
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
CORNWALL MARINE NETWORK LIMITED
Carol Churcher
carol.churcher@cornwallmarine.net
07375924249
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000337315.
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Closes in 28 days (Friday 12 September 2025 at 11:59pm)
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