Any forum members working on the rigs?

[kingfishers2]

Totally off topic!
Looking for leads to break into rig work just completed my compex ex01-exo4 but struggling to get anywhere with applications. Any help would be apprieciated.
Thanks in advance.

[spink]

pm 'se30' I am sure he could help

[spink]

and an old school mate of mine once gave me the name 'global industries offshore' to pass onto a mate who was looking for rig work.They are based in singapore

[kingfishers2]

Cheers bud, ive tried loads of companies but most need 4 years offshore experience.
That s6 turned up yesterday absolute barging the mods are worth the asking alone.

[Donnie]

By ex01 and ex04 does that mean your an electrician?
Platform work for operators pays best but Its easier to get a start with drilling companies.

[kingfishers2]

yes im an electrician, currently working in water treatment/petro chem. would like to break into the rigs but it seems to be a closed shop.
Looking into offshore survival courses at the moment as this seems to be another requirement.

[spink]

have you thought about mines aswell?just up the road from me they have found the largest seam of potash ever (5billion tons) 5000 jobs to be created.

[andy10v]

To work offshore in the UK you need;
Offshore medical certificate (cheap, less than a £100)
BOSIET (Basic Offshore Safety Induction & Emergency Training)
MIST (Minimum Industry Safety Training)

BOSIET and mist are more expensive, about a grand iirc, can often get BOSIET with free MIST, takes 5 days to do.

Any companies I spoke to were not interested in talking to you unless you had the above, or a desirable trade. Also a lot seem to be looking for previous offshore experience.

Have you tried to get a start in a on shore service yard, with a view to move offshore?

If you have the above qualifications have you tried getting any agencies to put you on their books?

Are you trying to get into drilling, production, service work?

I can pm you some details from when I was looking if you want?

[kingfishers2]

Looked at various options its like commercial sparking 5 years ago if your not in your not in. we made big money up until 2009 but since then its been bad. the rigs mining logcap iv ect is the way to go if you can get in.

[Donnie]

Bare minimum courses(i.e legal req.) are BOSIET(Basic Offshore Survival Incident and Emergency Training), Offshore medical, and MIST(Minimum Industry Standard Training).

Aberdeen (Dyce) is the center for offshore training, but you can do courses elsewhere. Survivex in Dyce are doing good deals for bundled courses and recently Maersk training were too. Falck Nutec and Petrofac are other training centers I've used.

As far as the job goes, I'm not an electrician so I don't really know what else is required or desired.

Agencies don't really want to know unless you have experience.

Try contacting:
Noble drilling - 01224 401 600
KCA Deutag www.kcadeutag.com
Archer 01224 767 500
Odfjell Drilling 01224 856 010
Awilco Drilling recruitment@awilcodrilling.com
Also try - Ensco, Stena drilling, Transocean, Diamond, Dolphin drilling, Rowan drilling.
All these companies have offices in Dyce and work in the North sea. Google will help you get their contact details.
I'd not hold out much hope untill you actually have the survival, medical and mist though - there is lots of people who already do.

Also they all tell you over the phone "we'll call you back when something comes up" - Don't believe the lies - phone them all at least once a week. IMO

Good Luck, Its hard to get a start but the pay is decent and you only work 6 months out of 12.

[kingfishers2]

Thank you very much for the above information. looks like i need to get a few courses under my belt.
Im thinking some onshore work in aberdeen would be the best option and build up contacts in the mean time.
thanks again.

[Donnie]

No probs dude.

[sjw185]

I work on drilling rigs, in my experience the best way for a new man to get in is through an agency or service company.
Have seen many guys starting through agency on installation jobs then maybe being in the right place at the right time and getting a permanent position.
As you have your compex it would be good to play up any petrochemical experience and you might get a few trips doing inspections etc.
We had guys on doing installation work in Invergordon that had no experience through agency's like Byron and Global
Depends on what you're after, floating about installation work or permanent maintenance?

Cheers
Steve

[rj scotty]

Watching this with Interest.

I'm an electrician and did my offshore survival back in 2009 when the company I worked for (EIC ltd) went down hill. A mate got me on the course at fleetwood for next to nothing.
I started looking for offshore work and realised very quickly I would need compex.

Shortly after this I landed a contract fitting out two big name restaurants and my interest in offshore work was put on hold, until recently. I'm currently fitting out a restaurant in Aberdeen and its surprising how geared up toward the offshore industry the place is.

Compex is the key hear and you already have that so get your offshore survival/mist done and just keep plugging away at agencies etc.
It's a case of having the qualifications and being in the right place at the right time.
Also let it be known you will be willing to do an offshore trip in any post, that way you gain the all important experience.

I might get my compex done and join you in the hunt

Keep me posted on your progress.

By the way the offshore survival course is fantastic fun, especially the helicopter under water escape technique

[waveydavey]

have you thought about mines aswell?just up the road from me they have found the largest seam of potash ever (5billion tons) 5000 jobs to be created.

Is that part of the Boulby mine or further south between Whitby and Scarborough.

Bit off topic I know but I have a vested interest as some of my work is involved with Boulby.

Cheers

David