Time for a career change – ROV pilot?

Do not bother with the course you are qualified enough to contact companies directly also try the big agencies and some of the smaller ones who seem to be recruiting directly for the companies.

If I was you spending my money I would get a medical and survival with your qualifications you could get a job in the ROV industry easily enough and also there are plenty of other offshore jobs which your qualifications fit so you have a lot of options but seriously have a good look through the threads on this site the course may help but at the moment there is so much work around it is not necessary and you may well end up starting with a company and being sent back on the course anyway.

Happy Hunting

On the boom or bust front… The offshore industry is the same. However, as pointed out above, with the high barrel value at present we are going through a boom. As long as oil stays high our industry will remain sound.

Someone asked a similar question about the Fort William course in another thread but, reading between the lines, to me they didn’t seem as qualified as you so I recommended they attend the course to maybe give them an edge. In your case I say do the Survival and Medical and get your CV out.

Sounds like you have the right idea. The quickest way to get in with the companies seems to be by-passing the HR departments and getting to the ops managers directly.

Ask your Ex-colleage to pass your C.V. on there is nothing better in this game than word of mouth.

If not have a look at the pay rates page there are the names of just about all the big players on there just google them for websites and contacts.

On top of that there is the IMCA website which lists all the registered companies.

After companies there are some agencies who now recruit some permanant staff for companies. The ones I have heard of recently are Omega resources and Mansell recruitment but have a scan through the agency requirements you may pick up some others there.

Traditionally the next couple of months are when the companies tended to start recruiting processes for next years season although at the moment that has been blown out of the water and they seem to be recruiting all year.

Do not worry about the courses most of what you need to know you learn on the job. You already have a good starting technical background so you should not struggle to much.

Good luck

Six weeks on & two weeks off

I can see any company asking you to come back after two weeks but I can’t see them being able to force you to.

4on & 4off
6on 3off
8on 4 off

It varies between companies plus an element of how many days you wish to work.

Don’t expect a regular rotation as a matter of course.

I do know that Oceaneering are doing the half day free for each day over the hundred days in a six month period.
So if you do 200 days a year nowt but if you do an extra trip over your prefered 183 for tax or back to back then its easy money at circa £200 for each day especially if you do a long or double trip in the period Jan-July or Aug-Dec.
This is happening to most experienced guys at the mo anyway and its not a bad carrot to dangle for Oceaneering!!!