dazed and confused!

Did you get any feedback at all from any of the companies you applied to?

You said it already, luck.

Luck, knowing someone who knows someone, right handshake, golfing buddies, drinking buddies, right place at the right time.

We’ve all heard the taxi driver who got a job so why can’t I stories. It really does skew any advice on how to get into ROV work. Most of teh advice given here is based on how the MAJORITy of people get jobs. You always get the odd curveball.

So now you know, you need more skills, qualifications, take up golf, go drinking with the right people, practise your handshake with your trouser leg rolled up and get to know someone!

That should almost guarantee you a job… 😀

Hey Mick,

Am in the same boat fella (no pun intended). I have technical background as does a mate, who is also trying to enter this minefield. Like the others say, it does take quals, lots of luck but most of all persaverance. The taxi driver as Ray put it may have made it…but how long did it take him?.

Keep ploddin away mate, keep sending the cv’s and climb as far up the relevant companies ass as possible, until they have to scratch the itch you leave.

You could always try and enter the oil and gas engineering side of the rigs then sideline later???, hell i got 2 requests for interview today, i’ll go look and see how i get on, but eventually i HOPE to end up in ROV’s.

Tomorrows another day and you dont know whats round the corner.

Good luck fella 😀

Its always worth while trying to get a job before doing any training course – you might be surprised and get a job with out it 🙂

You would think it would be cheaper, wouldn’t you? However the people from S Africa that we have employed via Agencys always seemed to get flown to Paris and then down to N Africa. Wierd, but there are no easy/cheap connections from S Africa to the likes of Tripoli, Cairo etc.

Your best bet to make yourself hirable is to offer to work in W Africa. They are desperate for people to work there and it is easier to fly S Africa direct. Of cousre the reason they are desperate is there a fair few people wont work there because its so dangerous/bad conditions. But if you want a start. Technip and Oceaneering have loads of work down there.

Some people trying to get a break right now (in Europe) need to consider that winter is here. There will be less work around and those with experience may be looking to do a few trips themselves before and after Christmas/New year.

A few year back new starts could pretty much forget getting work between [say] Oct-Apr anyway. Yeah for sure the industry is busy now and you may well get work but an element of that still applies.

best regards
James

Acergy also took on a few South Africans, and they are getting the same money as the Brits.

Thanx for all the feedback, does anyone know what medical cert I should have to work in West Africa. I have seen all the other for Europe but does that include Africa?