What company are you working at? I just graduated (from UTP), and am looking for job soon.

Ah.. yes. I was searching for SSB only. Pardon me.

Hi there,

Ex-UTP and PETRONAS scholar reporting here and currently working in PCSB as commissioning engineer. It seems like there has been some misleading infomation and circulation about client company, especially PCSB. To put in simple, working in PCSB and other client company is more challenging than what rumours said.

Our work evolve as how the work progress. Being as a client representative, we deal with a lot of people, from skill workers to professional engineer and manager level. Document review is only part of the work. PETRONAS staffs are very marketable in O&G not without any reason.



What do you mean by rotation aboard and working onshore? Meaning working onshore and offshore at the same time?

Sorry to disappoint you, but sapuracrest prefer civil or mechanical graduates.

10 to 15 years of experience in HSE related job, with a pinch of luck

First you need to pass 3 level of diving courses. There are written and practical test. You will need to learn hand signage, gears, safety, evacuation and most importantly how to combine N2 and O2 (only in level 3). Underwater, oxygen is very corrosive. Diver breath in more N2 and less O2 as they go deeper. There is this cumulative effect of saturated N2 in bloodstream which cause health problem at later age (forget the details ).

Then you need to go for welding course, then only underwater welding. For info, welding isn't just about skill, it is also an art, not everybody can do it. You need to perfect your welding skills before going for underwater welding. In O&G, client can't afford defective welding, especially underwater. You will be out as soon as you get nt if you can't perform.

As for underwater inspector, you need to have a handy of experience in underwater work (7-10 years) before you are qualify.

Since you are from marine, my advice is to stay on. Once you promoted to chief engineer position, you get 5 figure easily, more stable job than underwater, more lasting career, less health risk, and overall better money.

It's not that difficult to pass the survival test and get the offshore pasport la~ Provided you are not afraid of water and height

Yeah, you can join O&G,but you need to start all over again when you join operation. You will get high salary only when you reach platform supervisor, manager status (depends on company though). Only those who are professionl and rare, i.e. turbine, engine, generator, compressor, system engineer will get those figures.

Get your sailing experience with tankers, cargo ship. Need to sacrifice few years of your youth though.

After a 5-10 years, join service company that provide troubleshoot, overhaul service to vessel's engine. Build your reputation, then you can go further by joining luxurious cruise ship, join 3rd party service company and become inspector, surveyor, etc for engine. You be travelling from port to port, usually within our region. Your income is either daily, per job basis, or hourly, depends on your experience and knowledge. Annual income can reach 0.5 million (with 15-20 yrs experience, by then you would probably be 40+)

In project, standard working 15-16 hours/day. Life is indeed very demanding and challenging. There are more one can learn when working at offshore than working in office. Everyday there are different problems and challenges, more stress and frustration.

For operation and maintenance, there are less challenges, and usually work on shift. Usually working >12hrs only when turnaround.

We use ear plug/earmuff when working in noisy environment, everyone is provided with 1 set. But some people just lazy to put on, that's how they lost their hearing.

Sunrise and sunset are good. But when weather pick up, it is also 'good'.

People work 16 hours not because they want to, but that is what the industry demands. Operating cost at offshore is extremely high. Some operation runs 24 hours (hence the 2 shift). And because of the fact that it demands the employees/workers to work >12 hours/day, that's why the salary is so high. At some extreme cases, people may require to work 18 hours, until morning 2-3am.

When you get paid with freaking huge salary compare to your batch, don't expect the demand is the same as desk job You need to be physically, mentally and phychologically strong. (ok, perhaps I exeggerated ) And can be disasterous when you start lossing focus cause lack of rest.

This post has been edited by Aurora: Jan 6 2009, 09:36 PM