Machine Shop
Cruise ships have machine shops?
I'm just curious. I wouldn't expect them to.
Nearly every large size seagoing vessel have machine shops on them, especially military naval ships which includes submarines. They are necessary in case a part needs to be fabricated or repaired while at sea where there are no ports nearby that they can go and have the work done. Sailors in the U.S. Navy who work in these machine shops are rated as Machinery Repairman (MR).
http://www.cnrc.navy.mil/Graphic-Elements/Rating-Factsheets/MR-Machinery-Repairman.pdf
I wouldn't be surprised if cruise ships had machine shops too.
Nearly every large size seagoing vessel have machine shops on them, especially military naval ships which includes submarines. They are necessary in case a part needs to be fabricated or repaired while at sea where there are no ports nearby that they can go and have the work done. Sailors in the U.S. Navy who work in these machine shops are rated as Machinery Repairman (MR).
Thanks for the reply, but that much is obvious.
I search for a while and found this:
[I work for Carrier Commercial Service servicing commercial chillers. The one chiller on the Noordam had a leak on the sight glass at the back of the motor and needed to be repaired. The repair was going to take longer then the ship was in port so we had to sail with the ship from New York City to St. Thomas. This ship did have a Machining area which consisted of a large lathe about 16 x 72 and a milling machine about 9 x 42. The machines were not american and I did not recognize the make. They also had a welding station and a large horizontal bandsaw.]
And there are listings for machinists on cruise ships on job search sites:
[http://www.cruiseshipjob.net/joblistings/
Machinist - Salary $2400-3600/month.
Machining and blueprint reading experience.]
It appears you are correct. share