Hi speedfamgirl,

Noticed that you're from "Central Luconia". Any chance you're on E11 platform? I was there last week to fix something for Shell.

If you're into ROVs, you can join Oceaneering in Malaysia. They are taking in trainees all the time. Try to look for a company called Solus Oceaneering. Write in and see if you are accepted to be a trainee with your SPM.

Or else you can join an ROV course and later become a trainee but with higher pay. You can check out this LINK. There are two other ROV companies that I know you can try your luck with, Sonsub and Fugro. They are based in Singapore.

The nearest training centre is in Tasmania, Australia. Look at the bottom of the page. I'm not sure about the entry requirements for the course, but all I know is that you're going to pay a lot of money for it.

Think again. Being a diver is a very risky job. That's why you're paid a lot of money and plus you only work for 5 hours a day, maybe less. Sometimes when the weather conditions is bad, you don't work at all but still getting paid, sweet isn't it?

You don't have to become a diver first before becoming an ROV pilot. I have met a lot of guys who went to become a trainee after graduating from some engineering diploma course. And yes, it does help if you're good with video games, hand and eyes coordination is important.

Bleed_X,

Seems like you heard quite a lot of 'GREAT' stories from your diver friends. Why don't you just join the diving academy straight away instead? I don't think having a business admin degree is a requirement for divers.

This post has been edited by new~b0y: Jun 4 2008, 09:25 PM

Not really. I had only minor adjustment to my annual premium. I think I still pay less premium than aircraft pilot and taxi driver.

Just checked the company website and saw the services they provided. Salary is not too bad. A good stepping stone to bigger service companies.

Siemens is one of them. And then other companies like Emerson, Yokogawa and Honeywell are also supplying DCS systems.

It seems to be a very good opportunity for a fresh grad to get into the OnG industry. Of course, the catch is you need to have a UK work permit. Chances are higher for EU citizens.

Nigeria... hmm... gun-shooting, kidnapping.... all the things you see in the movies. Good luck man!! I was just exagerating, it's not like I worked there before. Stories from friends!

Anyway, if you're going to work in Nigeria, I supposed you will be placed in a heavily guarded camp. You're not allowed to wander outside alone. I believe anyone who doesn't look local are kidnapping targets.
If you're going offshore, make sure it's a chopper flight. Going by boat? Your boat better be able to outrun the pirates twin engine speedboat.

I came across someone working with Yokogawa. He never stopped b*tching about the company. Therefore I suppose the culture and environment is not really good.

It's one of the OnG construction companies in Malaysia. They have an office in KL and a yard in Teluk Ramunia, Johor. I've been to their yard a few times for some job. My ex-employer was one of the sub-suppliers for Ramunia. Poor payment from them.

Overall, it's a big company. If you join, you will learn a lot of about platform construction, project management and project commissioning.

Sapura Crest did a joint venture with Acergy? That's news for me.

You will be dealing with ultrasonic inspection equipment and x-ray machines. When it comes to inspecting hard to reach places, you will need rope access and abseiling skills. Certification wise, for NDT, you need CSWIP 3.x from TWI, Abseiling from IRATA.

Future prospect, I guess there is. Since inspection is an ongoing process and oil operators put inspection into their annual inspection plan.

I believe there are more OnG service companies in Perth. But then again, you must be staying in Melbourne. So going to Perth for Industrial Training is not really an option.

So, the barge is supposed to go on a head-to-head challenge with the great Saipem 3000 then.

Yes, of course the industry needs welders. But in order to earn big bucks, you need to know a lot of welding techniques (backed by recognised certificates from TWI).

Hi, probably this website can answer most of your questions: http://www.twisea.com/

If you have no experience at all, level one: General welder is a good start. Then you might need to practise of a number of hours before you can proceed to level 2. Perhaps after getting level 3 is where the money starts coming in. Sorry, I can't tell you how much and how long the courses are. You need to contact TWI personally.

Why don't you just call? Some people are not fond of replying emails, unless you're some big companies sending a group of employees for training. I'm not a welder, but I did attend some theory classes on welding in college. Never been to TWI for any training course, so can't comment on teaching there.

Welding is a very skill intensive job. You need to have steady hands, just like surgeons. The 3 levels are 3 separated courses with 3 separate exams. But I guess if you're a very experienced welder, you can just go for the 3rd level exam just to prove your competency. Else, just start at the bottom. Don't take my word for it. Get all the details you need from TWI. Call them.

Are you a 2nd or 3rd Engineer on board your cargo ship? If so, you can consider joining as a marine crew on those ships involved in the OnG industry, such as survey vessels, pipe-laying vessels and etc.

If you are familiar with those big trans-ocean cargo ships and bulk carriers, you should have no problem working on those smaller vessels.

This post has been edited by new~b0y: Nov 15 2008, 02:58 AM