Personnel Requirements for an Advanced Shipyard Technology.

Abstract : This report identifies changes in the nature of shipyard manpower characteristics and training requirements that may result from introduction of advanced technology during the next 15 years. Its scope is limited to (a) production, conversion, alteration, and repair trades and (b) management jobs that clearly are identified with the shipbuilding industry. The main focus is on private shipyards; Navy and other government work in private yards is included, and, except for the implications of commercial shipyard manpower supply and demand, government shipyards are excluded. Non-ship work performed in private yards is included. The report describes the level of employment, personal and motivational characteristics, education, earnings, jobs performed, job mixes, union affiliation, training, and turnover of shipyard personnel. It also provides a U.S. shipyard industry profile, including information on recent trends, both U.S. and worldwide; describes industry adjustments to trends in shipbuilding techniques and related labor requirements; and summarizes major factors affecting current shipyard operations and personnel, including market factors, government regulations that affect shipyard administration and production, and matters of insurance and liability. Appendixes include a selective bibliography, brief glossary, and sample job descriptions. (Author)