Electronic, Electrical or Hydraulic

Wump,

SClub7 are exclusively sending all their guys to Fort William? Ah well lets see how many subs they lose in their first 6 months offshore 😆

I’m a bit behind what qualifications are what these days – and Scottish system is different from English one – but what you could do is do individual NVQs (SVQs in Scotland) which, if you do the appropriate core units plus a series of other ones, something like 12 units total. Once you have them, you can then apply for an overall HNC certificate.

That way, you can do smaller units when you have the time/money, while still working or looking for work. I got my HNC in Electrical/Electronics that way over 5 years.

Get in touch with local colleges or online ones and see what is available.

try and get a job without doing the course at fw, it will cot you lots of dough,
if a company wants you they wont care if you have been to fw or not

knock on doors and get on the phone, thats how i would do it,
(did it 10 years ago) 😉

but lost boy is bang on, if you have electronics its a big help

The ROV training courses are comparible with an intensive Driving course. You can turn up having never seen a car in your life, learn to drive and pass your test in 2 weeks.

Does that mean you are a fully competent driver, or even just a competent one??

Peanuts – meet monkeys.

OK, dont do a full 2 year full time HNC, do individual NVQs or modules while you continue to work.

Well, thats it.

You cannot expect to have enough knowlege or experience from doing a short few weeks course compared to a 2 year course. You get what you pay for.

OK, the FW course is not enough on its own, and the 2 year HNC is maybe too much to get you started.

As long as people realise there is no such thing as a shortcut. Im not saying Wump is trying to do it too quickly, he is asking for people advice. And I feel the best advice is to do some vocational qualifications such as NVQs etc. rather than doing the Fort William (or any other similar ROV training course) but agree that spending 2 odd years on an HNC is maybe more than is needed (as a minimum that is – obviously an HNC would be better).

If i get a trainee, i want someone who is pro-active, will look for work when its quiet. understands that there is not a RS components or MOD store that has every spare part ever made.
The best guys from the forces in general and this is only from my experience seem to come from the navy especially the artificers, these guys generally are able to weld, do a bit of fitting and turning and can make n mend. RAF tend to be a bit more specialised.
If someone new joins my spread i would prefer a jack of all trades with a indentured apprentiship from heavy industry, the intricisies of ROV engineering and piloting can be learnt but you need a good base to build from.

Hi All

I’m fortunate in that I may be working as a trainee ROV pilot/tech soon.
I was an RAAF radio tech and also did an Associate Diploma of Engineering(Electronics). I’m starting to learn a bit more of the hydraulics side but I can’t find any technical info on ROV systems tin general that would help me when I start working. I’ve seen ROV books however I may be going offshore next week and they’re not availabale in Perth (Aust), is there anything available that i can download that doesn’t cost a fortune – I’ve got a lot of brochures and sales stuff but I’m after technical info so that I have a better understanding before I go.

If anyone could help that would be muchly appreciated.

Thanks for your help. 😆 😀

Mick