PIPEFITTER

Duties

• You will remove, install, align, repair, and test a variety of submarine and surface craft piping and components.
• You will install, modify, and repair systems by setting up system routes, placing and cutting route openings.
• You will make necessary templates, jigs, and other fixtures required for repair or installation utilizing knowledge of materials and their versatility.
• You will determine pipe, joint, and valve sizes needed to support pressures of systems, aligning pipes, valves, fittings, and joints for accurate match.
• You will apply standard formulas, shop mathematics, trade theories, and industry practices in calculating needed materials and problem solving.
• You will utilize blueprints, and sketches to plan and lay out the routing, placement, pitch, elevation, pressure reduction, expansion, and operations of various piping systems and equipment.