IMCA competence certificate renewal

Whats that you say Rov ooops, “against it because it’s unfair and unethical”..cough splutter gurgle choke, c’mon blue cut the humour i almost choked on my VB.

Seriously though the whole thing is just a scam dreamed up so some bludgers who never go offshore, can get their finger in your pie and make some money out of the workers once again.(and maybe the contrators as well)

why the hell should the certs have dates on them. i never heard of doctors, lawyers, politicians, ops managers, motor mechanics and heaps others, ever having to recertify or pay money to some asshole assessor who knows sweet F.A about your craft to prove you can do what your employer has been happily paying you for , for the last 20 years or what ever

in the real world, the proof that you are qualified and capable is that you can hold down the job.

if we stopped giving these type of scams serious consideration they should just go away. Next time this type of shit pops up, speak out against it, email the thieves concerned telling them where to go, refuse to hold or produce these dodgey certification cards etc and fight them off at every opportunity. if we don’t we deserve all we get and have no room for complaint when we find ourselves having to pay our way to the otherside of the globe and paying for such things as mutlimeter users refresher courses, hacksaw safety etc

to be fair to rov ooops at sonsub. As far as i know they do not have dates on their cards and do their assessing in house, so no outside authorities or other assorted bludgers get a chance to make any easy money out of sonsub or their employees

as for the reasons, unfair? unethical? old joelbert is always good for a laugh.if he ever gets tired of the rov business the used car industry would love him.I’m still having a good chuckle now that i’m down off my soap box

Recently finished my Pilot Tech one cert through MCTS which is run by Richard Warburton formerly of Subserv.

The certs are still being issued with expiry dates but I think that is to be compliant with the NVQ elements of the courses which as I understand was originally needed to gain some government funding when the scheme was originally set up. Also as there was a recognised qualification at the end of it us fine and upstanding ex servicemen could get funding for the course when leaving the services.

My understanding of the situation is the expiry date is not important if you keep your log book upto date. Also you could alway complete the next level in that time and then the nice people in the office will be keener to pay you more money (honest).

My experience of the scheme is the original course is a good introduction to the ROV world but is very generic. Being more electrical the hydraulic section of the course was very helpfull indeed as I had little experience of these systems.

Also it makes it easier for agencies to classify you to the client company however it also makes it easier to keep your money down as if you are for example if your a certified Sub eng why should you be paid as a supervisor as you are not certified competent to do the job.