I’ve seen this happen, but as to why… That’s another matter.
Employees or Agency at the end of the day we are all pretty much the same people but some out there seem to feel that the actual ROV belongs to them and not the company.. so flying ‘their’ vehicle is deemed a privilege.
Any sensible Supervisor would try you out on the sticks and, if things are work out OK, use you to help spread the flying hours around a bit.
Regular pilot rotation keeps people more relaxed, things go better.
I’ve been on jobs where regular agency guys start to take the same ‘this is my ROV’ approach when they have been doing regular rotation for a number of trips.
Beats me what it’s all about.. some kind of pissing contest I guess.
What needs to be remembered here is that their company (the one that looks after them so well), sees fit to send agency guys out on the job so, like it or not, they should accept that fact that you are there because their own bosses feel that is the right way to go.
Do the job the best way you know how, take the money, let the guys with a feeling of self importance get all the glory or, equally let them take the can if they screw up, as you were probably on the winch at the time anyway. They can’t have it all ways.
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