The philosopher Voltaire once said "Give a man a job he enjoys, and he will never work again!" As soon as I turned 14 and could leave school, my parents got me into HM Royal Australian Naval Dockyards as an Apprentice Ship's Plumber, the theory being that this would prepare me for a life at sea when I was old enough to be trusted.
After two and a half years at the Dockyards I discovered that not only couldn't you sign on as a merchant seaman (of any rank) in Australia, but there was a ten year waiting list in the Uk for those wishing to sign on as a ship's plumber.I transferred my apprenticeship from the Dockyards to a Plumbing Company involved in Commercial and Industrial work.
I finished my apprenticeship after the obligatory five years, with a bit added on because I couldn't, for the life of me, wipe a joint on a bit of 4 lead. A bit of rebellion to be honest, as lead pipe in any form had been banned from use in Australia two years previously and I couldn't quite see the point of it all.
After two and a half years at the Dockyards I discovered that not only couldn't you sign on as a merchant seaman (of any rank) in Australia, but there was a ten year waiting list in the Uk for those wishing to sign on as a ship's plumber.I transferred my apprenticeship from the Dockyards to a Plumbing Company involved in Commercial and Industrial work.
I finished my apprenticeship after the obligatory five years, with a bit added on because I couldn't, for the life of me, wipe a joint on a bit of 4 lead. A bit of rebellion to be honest, as lead pipe in any form had been banned from use in Australia two years previously and I couldn't quite see the point of it all.
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You will need to be a bricklayer, an electrician, carpenter, accountant, public relations expert.
And that's in addition to everything you need to know about plumbing!
The Revision Pack has examples of every question you are likely to get in any Plumbing Theory Exam!
And gives you the answers to each and every one of those questions!
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