In the drafting lab, Sailors learn to read blueprints, how to use common hand tools, and learn about geometric construction techniques to develop patterns for use in the sheet metal lab. Reading a tape measure is fundamental to a hull technician. They must be able to read a tape measure and know how to add and subtract fractions. They have to fabricate and repair pipe - jobs that require measuring. The sheet metal lab teaches knowledge and skills in sheet metal fabrication.
Students get to know basic hand tools and industrial machines.
In the gas shop students learn eye and hand coordination while silver brazing with a torch. Arc welding covers basic knowledge, skills and safety of arc welding, as well as information about equipment used. The last lab of the school is the pipe lab, where students make and repair piping systems. It's where they learn basic skills and knowledge in pipe fabrication and repair techniques. They combine all their skills learned in the previous labs and put it all together.