rov pilot opportunities

Employers do not employ "pilots".
So forget the flying you got at school it is almost worthless!

Employers require Technicians (at the moment the word "require" may well be stretching the truth). What qualifications and work experience do you have?

FW advertise that they follow the IMCA guidelines. So If you have no qualifications they should have warned you that you will have almost zero chance of getting a job. If you have the relevant qualifications but no relevant Industrial experience then FW should have told you to get Industrial experience. Although I’d guess that at the moment FW will have much in common with most other business enterprises ie happy to take your any money that comes along. IF you have neither quals nor indepth experience of Hyd, Mech, Elect or Electronics then you have been led down the garden path.

A 3 week course cannot possibly train unqualified personnel to work competently or proficiently in any of the above fields.

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Hi Stephen,

I too did the course at FW back in Jan 2008. I’m 23 (will be 24 in a week). Before attending the course I had a college degree in Electronics and Telecom Engineering. There was a guy on the course without any technical background. But YES they did make it very clear to him that it would be extremely hard to get a job later.
Even with my degree I was finding it hard to get in. After reading a lot here I realised that there are ppl who are way better qualified so I did a Hydaulics Engineering course and got Uk medicals and BOSIET from Singapore. I’m still waiting for my break! It can get quite frsutrating but if you really want this you have to keep trying.
As suggested it might be good idea to get some sort of tech education.
As already mentioned, we are not ROV Pilots yet nor are we qualified Technicians so I think we should be be open for a Trainee position even in a workshop. In my opinion its the best place to get started and learn the system.
Since you’re in the Uk you have the luxury of going door-to-door. You might just get lucky. I’m from India and apart from Oceaneering India there isn’t any ROV company here. So for me its email and phone but there’s nothing like face to face.
Anyway, keep at it mate. Perseverance will pay off 🙂

Cheers

Hi sedco,

Yeah I’ve realised it’s going to be real hard to break into ROVs at this time that too without any relevant work exp. I have taken your advice and trying to get in somewhere here. Hopefully something gives soon. I’m itching to get started..

Thanks

I have been going for Trainee positions but not got a break yet. Go to aberdeen alot and around the companies. Some of my family are in the rov field and have advised me to get into rovs. They came from a fishing background 2.Is there any courses or that i can do at home or is it best to go to college.

I would highly recommend college, anything with a recognised qualification, SVQ, HNC, City & Guilds etc..

As stated, even if you can get an onshore job working in a workshop, that would certainly count towards technical experience.

I know you think being a hard worker and being away from home a lot may count, yes it will to a certain extent (though you have to PROVE you are a hard worker, many SAY they are…), howver your primary job as an ROV Pilot Technican is a technical role of maintaining and fixing the equipment.

I think banff n buchan college have a course in electronics